Manual

5. Insert magazine into the firearm, with bullet end of the cartridges toward the

muzzle. (Magazine cannot be seated if reversed).

6. Load a cartridge into the chamber by fully retracting the bolt handle, releasing

the bolt lock, and then releasing the bolt handle. Don’t touch the trigger. Do

not ‘ride’ the bolt handle as it moves forward. Do not apply force to the bolt

handle to chamber a cartridge. If a cartridge does not readily chamber, eject it

from the rifle, lock the bolt open, remove the magazine and see

MALFUNCTION WARNING, p. 19.

7. The rifle is now fully loaded. If the rifle is not to be fired immediately, the

safety should remain “ON” (See Figure 1, p. 9). When the safety is moved to

the “off” position, the rifle will fire each time the trigger is pulled until all the

cartridges in the magazine, and the one in the chamber, have been fired.

Firing will automatically reload and recock the rifle. Note that every time the

trigger is pulled, if a cartridge is in the chamber, the rifle will fire – be careful!

8. Immediately following the firing of a shot, and if a subsequent shot is not to be

fired at once, put the safety “ON” while the rifle is still pointing in a safe

direction down range. The safety should be moved to the “on” position as soon

as firing is completed, and it should be “on” at all times except when the rifle

is on target and being fired.

9. The bolt does not remain open after the last shot has been fired, nor does the

bolt automatically lock open when the magazine is empty. When firing is

completed, manually retract the bolt, lock it open, and visually check the

chamber to be sure it is empty. If the bolt is shut, the shooter should always

assume that there is a cartridge in the chamber. Don’t rely on your memory to

know if a gun or magazine is loaded. Visually inspect the magazine and the

chamber.

WARNING –FIRING

The bolt automatically opens

and shuts quickly while firing.

Keep face and hands away

from it. Hot brass and powder

gas are ejected quickly and

can burn you. The rifle should

be fired from the right

shoulder. Always wear

shooting glasses and hearing

protectors.

BOLT OPENS FAST–

HOT BRASS EJECTED