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4. Remove the bolt carrier assembly by pulling back half way on the charging handle
then pull backwards and down on the bolt carrier assembly.
5. Remove the charging handle by pulling to the rear then downward. Make note of
where the lugs on the forward part of the charging handle mate with the recess inside
the upper receiver for re-assembly.
6. Remove the buffer and drive spring by depressing the buffer detent and pulling the
buffer and spring from the lower receiver. Separate the buffer and spring. e weapon
is now field stripped.
3.1 Detailed Disassembly – (Figures 4 through 12)
1. is level of disassembly is for detailed operator level maintenance of the M6 Series.
Take care not to lose small parts. Further disassembly is not required for operator
authorized maintenance and should only be performed by higher echelon
maintenance personnel.
2. Clear and field strip the weapon by following the instructions in the previous section.
3. Remove the firing pin retaining pin from the bolt carrier turn the carrier so the bolt is
facing upward and tap against your palm to remove the firing pin.
4. Ensure the bolt is retracted into the bolt carrier and rotate the bolt cam-pin 90
degrees counter clockwise. Pull to remove the bolt cam pin and pull the bolt out of
the bolt carrier.
5. Utilize the firing pin to push the extractor pin and start it out of the bolt. Grasp the
pin from the opposite side and remove it. Turn the bolt over and tap the extractor out
into your palm.
6. Pull out the forward take-down pin to its stop by pushing from the left side of the
receiver to start the pin then pull from the right. Separate the upper and lower
receiver.
7. Remove the upper rail by loosening the two captive tensioning screws and pushing
the upper rail forward then lift up.
(NOTE: e two rail tensioning screws are captive and are not supposed to come free
from the lower portion of the rail system.)
8. To disassemble the piston components grasp the front of the operating rod and pull
firmly to the rear compressing the piston spring. Ensure you pull it dead straight back
into the receiver or it will bind. e front of the intermediate rod will disengage from
the piston cup. Lift out the front of the intermediate rod. Once the intermediate rod