Owner`s manual

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weAr eye protection when disAssembling And cleAning your
shotgun to prevent springs, spring-loAded pArts, solvents or
other Agents from contActing your eyes, resulting in injury.
keep All Ammunition AwAy from the cleAning AreA. never
test the mechAnicAl function of your shotgun with live
Ammunition. fAilure to follow these wArnings could result
in serious injury or deAth.
1 Remove the barrel, gas piston, piston sleeve and piston sleeve
spring as explained previously.
2 Prior to removing the bolt assembly, it is preferred to first remove
the trigger group, as explained previously.
3 Carefully place the bolt in the forward position by holding back on
the operating handle and depressing the bolt release button.
NOTICE! never Allow the Action to slAm closed by pressing the
bolt releAse button without the bArrel instAlled. if the bolt is
releAsed forwArd with the bArrel removed, the operAting
hAndle will strike the receiver And cAuse dAmAge.
4 Remove the operating handle by pulling the operating handle
outward (Figure 29).
5 Slide the bolt assembly forward and out of the receiver (Figure 30).
6 The bolt and bolt slide can now be separated for cleaning (Figure 31).
Perform cleaning of the bolt and receiver cavity as necessary.
NOTICE! do not disAssemble the bolt Assembly beyond this point.
REINSTALLING THE BOLT ASSEMBLY
1 Reassemble the bolt and bolt slide (Figure 32).
2 Place a few drops of oil in the
grooves in the bolt to lubricate
the bolt slide rails (Figure 3,
page 11).
3 Align the rails on the bolt slide
with the grooves in the receiver.
Press the bolt release button and
slide the bolt assembly into the
receiver, bolt slide link end first.
4 Ensure the bolt slide link fits into
the socket in the recoil spring
follower (Figure 33).
figure 29
Pull outward to remove the bolt handle.
figure 30
Slide the bolt forward and out of the receiver.
figure 31
The bolt and bolt slide can be separated
for cleaning.
figure 32
The bolt shown assembled.
figure 33
Guide the bolt slide link into its socket in the
recoil spring follower.
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