Manual

7
WARNING (Mechanical Malfunctions)
STOP SHOOTING IMMEDIATELY AND UNLOAD YOUR FIREARM if your firearm
develops: a mechanical malfunction; binding or stoppage; spitting powder/gas; a
cartridge primer is punctured; a cartridge case is bulged or ruptured; or the sound
on firing does not sound quite right. Do NOT try one more shot but unload your
firearm and take it and the ammunition to a qualified gunsmith or send it back to
EAA for examination. Do not assume that the firearm is empty merely because
you checked the chamber. You must also check the bore for any fired shot or wad
jammed inside the barrel.
External Control Parts:
Bolt Block Safety: Located on receiver above trigger, pivot slide style. When
moved to the full up position blocks bolt movement, covers bolt and blocks
trigger movement. When in the lower position bolt is fully exposed and free to
move and the firearm will fire if trigger is pulled!! Do not disengage safety unless
you are ready to fire the firearm. (Safety Engaged - Bolt Covered and Blocked and
the trigger is blocked from full travel; Safety Disengaged - Bolt is fully exposed and
the trigger has full travel...MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND HOW THE SAFETY
WORKS BEFORE YOU LOAD OR USE THE FIREARM)
Trigger: Located in the trigger guard with safety disengaged and trigger pulled to
the rear the firearm will discharge.
Bolt Cocking Handle: Located on right hand side of the firearm protrudes from bolt
used for pulling bolt rearward.
Magazine Release Lever: Used for insertion or removal of the magazine. To
insert the magazine engage the front lug of the magazine with the magazine lug
located in the front of the magazine well. With the lugs engaged you should be able
to swing the magazine up into the locked position. To remove the magazine push
the magazine release lever forward and swing the magazine down while pushing
the magazine release lever.
Upper Receiver Release Latch: Located in back of receiver above stock. If the
detente is depressed and the latch is depressed, the upper receiver dust cover
can be removed for disassembly. See disassembly section of manual.
Upper Receiver Release Latch Detente: Located on upper receiver release
latch. Round button that must first be depressed before latch is depressed.
Bolt Catch (Not on all Models): Located by trigger guard. To use the Bolt Catch
move the safety to the off position and pull the bolt to the rear and then push the
Bolt Catch up so that it engages the bolt and holds it in the rear position. Now
release the bolt and it should be held in place by the Bolt Catch. Note: The Bolt
Catch was added to some models of Saiga guns so as to allow easier loading of
the firearm. Thus, to load a gun with a Bolt Catch simply lock the bolt back as
directed above, insert magazine as directed above. Then pull the bolt handle to the
rear and release and the bolt handle and the bolt will strip a round from the
magazine. Immediately move bolt block safety to the safe position after a round
has been stripped from the magazine.