Manual

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ii. Clean all of the little nooks and crannies. A tooth brush is
handy. Carefully inspect everything.
ii. Observe the long claw extractor. It should easily rotate
around the bolt through the full range of its guide slot. Do
not remove the extractor. Simply clean it. Restore it to its
original position in line with the locking lug, otherwise you
won’t be able to get the bolt back into the rifle.
e. Clean the Firing Pin Assembly:
Notice that the firing pin is in cocked position, the very powerful
firing pin spring being compressed and held in position by the
safety lever. Do not attempt to release the safety. Normally this
assembly can be cleaned without further disassembly. Soak the
assembly in solvent and then wipe, brush, and blow it clean.
Further disassembly is difficult and not normally necessary. Also
there is some risk of bending the firing pin. Skip the following
italicized steps unless you have a real reason to completely disas-
semble the Firing Pin Assembly.
f. Disassemble the Firing Pin Assembly, which consists of the Firing Pin,
the highly compressed Firing Pin Spring, the Bolt Sleeve, and the Cock-
ing Piece.
i. Caution: Notice that the firing pin protrudes about 2" beyond the
front of the compressed spring. Be careful not to bend it when
compressing the spring. Do not apply force to the tip of the firing
pin. It is best if you have a work table or a block of wood with a
small hole into which the front of the firing pin will fit, right up to
the squared off enlarged portion just in front of the spring. (If this is
not available to you, do not proceed.)
To compress
spring, apply
force here
Bolt Sleeve with
Gas Shield
Cocking Piece
in cocked position
Safety
Lever
Firing Pin Spring
Firing Pin
NEVER Apply
Force Here