Manual

CARE AND CLEANING
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CARE AND CLEANING
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Proper maintenance of the carbine is an es-
sential step to preserve its functionality, and
especially for your safety and that of others.
After a shooting session always clean the
carbine or at least run a patch through the
barrel, which is more exposed to the action
of corrosive agents.
Barrels require more diligent care, but the
other parts of the carbine should not be ne-
glected for any length of time.
The powder and the primer combustion, as
well as the deposits from the lead, are at the
origin of the erosive and corrosive phenome-
na inside the barrels, and they are the largest
causes, with the humidity of the atmosphere,
of the progressive deterioration of your fi re-
arm.
In order to reduce the effects of corrosion it
is necessary to very carefully remove residues
that adhere to internal barrel surfaces.
If you want to thoroughly clean your carbine,
follow these steps to take it apart:
Remove the stock (Part # 46) by unscrewing
the screw (Part # 52) that holds it to the barrel
cover picture N°8 and picture N°9.
Unscrew the two screws that hold the recei-
ver (Part # 23) to the barrel cover (Part # 1)
picture N°10 and pull out the receiver pin
(Part # 24) picture N°11 and picture N°12.
In this way you will be able to clean up all
the receiver assembly with care picture N°13.
You need not take apart the mechanism any
farther
, because this is an operation that only
a professional gunsmith should undertake.
FOR COMPLETE DISASSEMBL
Y WE RECOM-
MEND
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OU TO CONTACT AN AUTHORIZED
F.LLI PIETTA SERVICE POINT.
BARREL:
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et a small cloth with a cleaning solvent and
pass it through the bore with a cleaning rod,
from chamber to mouth.
Make sure not to use steel rods: you will avoid
per
manent damage to your barrel
BOLT:
Since these parts are basic components of
the carbine, they must be cleaned very
carefully.
The use of an oil or a generic solvent with a
small brush will maintain these parts in good
working order.
Avoid using too much oil; a light coat of
fi rearms oil will prevent rust due to unburnt
powder residue.
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Always make sure the carbine is complete-
ly unloaded before cleaning. Wear safety
glasses in case you lose control of some
spring-loaded component which could in-
jure your eyes or in case you use compres-
sed air or solvents.
CAUTION:
F.lli Pietta shall not be responsible for pro-
duct malfunctioning or for physical injury,
death or damage to property resulting
from an incorrect assembly of the fi rearm.
Beware of unauthorized or unqualifi ed pe-
ople. Take your fi rearm to F.lli Pietta autho-
rized Service Point only.
WARNING:
DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
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