Owner’s Manual 2009

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15. UNLOADING
WHEN UNLOADING YOUR RIFLE ALWAYS PLACE THE “SAFETY”
IN THE INTERMEDIATE POSITION. KEEP THE MUZZLE
POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION AND YOUR FINGERS AWAY
FROM THE TRIGGER. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE
WARNINGS COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
ALWAYS INSPECT THE CHAMBER, BARREL AND MAGAZINE
CAREFULLY AFTER UNLOADING TO BE SURE ALL LIVE
CARTRIDGES ARE CLEARED FROM THE FIREARM.
15.1. UNLOADING THROUGH THE HINGED FLOORPLATE (FLP)
1. Place the “safety” in the intermediate position.
2. Lift bolt handle up and pull the bolt fully back to remove the cartridge
from the chamber.
3. Lower the floorplate by pressing back the floorplate release in front of
the trigger guard (Figure 22).
4. Allow the floorplate to swing open (downward). Let the magazine
follower lower until it is out of the magazine opening. This will allow
any cartridges in the magazine to fall into your hand (Figure 23).
5. Carefully reposition the magazine follower and magazine spring back
into the magazine opening. Close the hinged magazine cover and make
sure it snaps into place.
6. Recheck the chamber to assure it contains no cartridge. If it does,
cycle the action (as explained earlier) to eject the loaded cartridge.
15.2. UNLOADING THE DETACHABLE BOX MAGAZINE (DBM)
1. Place the “safety” in the intermediate position.
2. Open the bolt, extracting the cartridge in the chamber. Leave the
bolt open.
3. Depress the magazine release and remove the magazine from the rifle.
4. Slide the cartridges forward and out of the magazine, removing them
one at a time.
15.3. UNLOADING BY CYCLING THE ACTION
1. Place the safety in the intermediate position.
2. With the rifle pointed in a safe direction and your finger off the
trigger, cycle the bolt, extracting and ejecting each loaded cartridge
from the chamber. Work the bolt very slowly in order to easily capture
the loaded cartridges with your free hand as they are ejected. Do not
eject them onto the ground. This risks damaging them and affecting
their accuracy.
16. TACTICAL SPORT TRIGGER
The Tactical Sport Trigger is pre-set at the factory. The trigger pull weight
is pre-set at approximately 3
3
⁄4 pounds and can be adjusted within a
range of 3 to 5 pounds. Though trigger adjustments should be unnecessary,
the trigger pull weight and overtravel can be tuned to your specifications.
FIGURE 23
Catch the cartridges as the floorplate
swings down.
FIGURE 22
Press the floorplate catch.