Manual
DISASSEMBl
Y -
Loo!>en
band
!>crew-P.
Depress
band
refainer-
Q.
"Field
Stripping",
Slide
band-R-forward
\
Q
unti
I
it
clears
upper
and
lower
stock
halves.
Lift
barrel/action
assem-
bly
up
by
muzzle
until
action
can
be
removed
from
under
the
rear
aC-
tion
re'ainer-S.
Draw
recoil
spring
guide
slightly
to
reqr
until
it
IS
disengaged
from
operating
slide,
and
then
pull
to
right
and
forward
and
withdraw
guide
and
spring
6-:t.
from
weil
in
receiver.
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Remove
trigger
housing
retaining
pin
(If
pin
sticks, use
operating
spring
guide
as
a
punch).
Slide
trigger
housing
grou.p
for-
ward
oH
receiver.
Pull
operating
s!ide
slowly
to
rear
un-
til
forward
face
of
operating
slide
stap
is
in
line
with
rear
face
of
boll
open-
ing
in
top
of
receiver.
This
places
guide
lug
on
operating
slide
handle
in
line
with
notch
in
guideway.
Pull
slide
handle
up
and
to
right
until
guide
lug
is
free
of
retaining
groove.
Move
operating
slide
slightly
forward
to
align
leh
guide
lug
on
heavy
forward
part
of
operating
slide
opposite
relief
cut
(arrow)
in
retaining
guideway
on
barrel.
Then
rota
te
operating
slide
counter-clockwise
to
free
guide
lugs
from
retaining
guideway,
and
remave
slide.
Grasp
operating
lug
of
bolt
and
draw
bolt
to
rear
unti
I its
face
is
just
back
of
receiver
locking
shoulders.
Rotate
bolt
counter-c1ockwise
to
disengage
it
from
left
guideway
in
receiver.
Then
rotate
bolt
clockwise,
and
lift
it
up
and
right
to
~
remove
from
receiver.
This
is
the
last
step
in
field
stripping.
CLEANING
- The
carbine
bore
can be
cleaned
only
from
the
muzzle.
Before
c1eaning
bore,
remove
magazine,
and
pul!
operating
slide
to
rear
and
lock
in
this
position
by
depressing
operating
slide
stop.
Then
inspect
chamber
to
make
sure
that
it
is
not
loaded.
Use
deaning
rod,
which
is
available
from
arms
deal-
ers,
and
guide
rod
with
thumb
and
finger
to
prevent
damaging
rifling
at
muz-
zle.
Inspect
bore
with
aid
of
a
bore
reflector,
small
mirror
or
piece
of
white
cloth
or
paper
placed
in
qreech
opening
at an
angle
to
reflect
light.
With
bore
reflector
or
mirrar
bore
can
be
inspected
from
both
ends.
Ca,bine
cartridges
have
noncorrosive
primers
and
therefore
it
is
not
necessary
to
use
wafer
in
cleaning
the
bore.
However,
nitro-solvent
cr
bore
cleaner
should,
be
used
to
dissolve
powder
fouling.
Dry
bore
with
clean
pl!ltches
after
use
of
nitro-solvent
or
bore
cleaner,
and
oil
bore
with
patch
soaked
in
preservative
oil.
Be
sure
to
remove
grease
cr
any
obstructions
from
bore
prior
to
firing.