Operator's Manual

SECTIDN II I .
OPERATION
for thi-s purpose (fig 18). Later'a 1 zeroing is done by moving the
cy'lindrical front sight post mount from side tD side using the l-ater.al
zeroing tool (fig 19).
load i ng the Magal i ne : P1 a,ce a rQU nd between the feed 1; ps (fi 9 8).
Press it down unti 1 it 10cks i nsi de th~ m~gazine.. Repeat unti 1 maga-
ZiT1-e is full (3D rds)..
If the strike of the bullet is below the control pDint, the front
sight should be screwed in ~ If above
~ it shoul d be screwe,d out., If
the strike of the bullet is to the left of the control point~ the
51ide.. of the front si ght should be mov~d to the left; ; f' tD: thE: r; ght:l
to the right.
Inserting the mag-azine into the re-cE!1v'er : Cant t,he magaz.ine for-
ward so the 1ug on the front of the magazi ne engag~s with its re'cess
in the magazine we1l (fig 9); then pull the ma-gazi ne tD the rear unti 1
it snaps into place.
Moving the front sight slide to th~ left~ right~ up or down lrffi1,
changes tne stri ke of the bul1et 26cm at 100 meters ~ One fu11 turn
an the front sight post moves the stri ke of the bull et 2Dcm' when f; r-
i ng at 100 meters. Front si gnt post changes sho~ld be ver'i fied by a
group of four indi vidua I 1y aimed shots. After the weapon ha,s been
zeroed" tne Dld mark s"'ould be removed and a new one written in.
Loading the AK~47: Pull the operating handle (fig 10), fully to
the rear and release it so the lug on the bottom of the bolt can strip
~ rou nd from tl1e mag13zi neaT! d ; nto the cha.moer a NOTE: The se 1ector
(fig ll)t must be in a firing positionK
CAUTION: Al ways keep' the sel ector in the safe (upper) pas; tion unt; 1
the weapo'TI is ready to be fi red a
Firing the AK-47: Place the s~lector on the desired positfon (au-
tomati c mi dd1e positi Din
~ and sem.i-automati clower positi on) (fig 12).
Aim usi ng a nonna 1 sight pi'cture and pull the tri gger ~
The AK-47' with the metal stock can a.150 be fired with the stock
fo1ded~ This is done by pressing the stock latch located on the left
rear of the receiver (fi 9 13) ~ swi ng,ing the stock down beneath the
~eapDn {fig 14). This position is used mainly by airborfle and armor
units.,
Ill111ed i ate ac ti 0 n : For ij ru naway' gun
~ keep the ri. fl e poi n ted up
a,nd down range unt i ~ a 11 a,mmuni t ion is e xpen ded II Cl ea r the: wea.poTl and
ins,pect it to' detE!rmine the caus~ of the ma1 fune,tiol'l.. Immediate ac-
tion for a m~sfi re is to, keep th~ ri fle pointed down range for at
least one minute. Then pull the operating handle to the rear and
eject the n~isf;red ro-und~ Load a new round and attempt to fi re i't.
If it does no,t fire~ wait one minute and then IJnload the rifle. In-
spect to determine the caus:e of tfle malfunction.
Unloading: Remove the magazine by pressing the magazifle catch
(fig, 15) toward the magaz;ne; then swing the magazine forward and out
of the receiver.. Pull the operating handle fully to the reart inspect
the chamber and receiver. If no cartridge is present, release the
operating hand1e and pull the tri-gger (fig 16).
Zeroing; Set the rear sight for the desired range by pressing in
on the s1id-e catch and moving the s1ide bar along the 1eaf until the
frolnt edge of the bar is al igned with the 1ine below the number that
correspDnds with the range in meters (fig 17)..
The froflt sight post c:a.n be scrE!wed in or out Df its base' to ad-
just for elevatiDn. The wrench in the combination tool kit is used
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