Manual

Beginning with the rifle empty and uncocked:

1. Point the muzzle in a safe direction! Lift the bolt

handle and pull the bolt to the rear until it stops. Put

the safety "on". Check the chamber to make sure it

is empty.

2. Press cartridges down into the magazine one at

a time as shown in Fig. 5 until the magazine is full

(5 cartridges in standard calibers, 3 in magnum

calibers, 6 in .223 caliber).

3. If you intend to commence shooting immediately,

push the bolt back forward and turn the handle

down to its original position. In its forward

movement, the bolt will pick up the top cartridge in

the magazine and feed it into the chamber for firing

(Fig. 61. The rifle is ready to fire as soon as the

safety is pushed" off").

4. If you will not be shooting immediately, minimize

any risk of accidental firing by leaving the barrel

chamber empty until you are actually prepared to

fire. Follow the loading procedure under "closing

the bolt without loading the chamber" (Figs. 7

and 8).