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floor plate and the rod firmly rearward. The floor plate will move

back about 1/8

inch only.

b. Release the pressure on the plunger and the floor plate will come

away from the rifle by the force of the follower spring. Lift out

the whole assembly as one piece, the floor plate, the follower and

the follower spring. (We’ll take it apart later.)

c. Now thoroughly clean out the magazine well with a good quality

solvent. Wipe clean the inside of the receiver (where the bolt

goes) with solvent and make sure there is no trash or shipping ma-

terial residue anywhere in the receiver or magazine well.

d. Take the follower assembly apart for cleaning. Simply slide the

flat spring out of the base of the follower and slide the other end

out of the top inside of the floor plate. (Thou shalt pay close at-

tention to what thou art doing as the spring will go back into the

floor plate and the follower in only the same way they came out.)

If you put it back together wrong, the follower may jam the car-

tridges during feeding and that is a bummer (it could also be dan-

gerous!). Make sure you do it right! After you’ve cleaned all

three parts, you can re-insert them into the rifle.

4. Clean the Barrel Thoroughly:

Use a good solvent and keep going at it until you get a clean patch

through the barrel. Change patches every time; use one patch one

time only. Look through the barrel from the breech end and the barrel

should be sparkling clean with the spiral grooves clean and sharp!

This is a tribute to the quality of your rifle. The cleaning rod under

the barrel is screwed into position. It alone, is too short to clean the

barrel. Soldiers, together, screwed two rods together, to make one

long one and then cleaned both rifles as the rod is too short by itself.

We suggest you simply buy a one piece rod to clean the barrel and

leave the original one screwed in tight, right where it is (and where it

belongs).

5. Clean the Receiver.

Thoroughly clean the trigger sear, the locking lug recesses, the slide-

ways and all of the surfaces inside the receiver.

6. Disassemble and Clean the Bolt:

The preservative grease inside the bolt will cause the rifle to fail to

fire. To clean the bolt, you must become knowledgeable about its dis-

assembly and reassembly. You may require some help here as this is