Manual

FIREARMS SAFETY-YOUR RESPONSIBILITY

SAFETY MUST BE THE FIRST AND CONSTANT

CONSIDERATION OF EVERY PERSON WHO

HANDLES FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION.

This Instruction Manual is designed to assist you in learning how to use

and care for your RUGER

CARBINE properly. Please contact us if

you have any questions about it.

Only when you are certain you fully understand the Manual and can

properly carry out its instructions should you practice loading, etc. with

live ammunition. If you have any doubts about your ability to handle or

use a particular type of gun safely, then you should seek supervised

instruction. Such personalized instruction is often available from gun

dealers, gun clubs or police departments. If none of these sources can

help you, write to the National Rifle Association, 11250 Waples Mill Rd.,

Fairfax, VA 22030-7400. They will assist you.

The person possessing a gun has a full-time job. You cannot guess; you

cannot forget. You must know how to use your firearm safely. Do not use

any firearm without having a complete understanding of its particular

characteristics and safe use. Remember: There is no such thing as a fool-

proof gun.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Operation of Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

The Slide Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

To Load and Fire (With Magazine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

To Load and Fire (Without Magazine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

To Unload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

To Extract and Eject a Chambered Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

To Clear a Malfunction (“Jam”) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

To Minimize Malfunctions (“Jams”) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

To Disassemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Reassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Magazine Inspection and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Care and Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Attaching Ruger Scope Rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Sight Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Ghost Ring Sight Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Service and Parts Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Parts Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

The Basic Rules of Safe Firearms Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

“RUGER

” is a registered U.S. trademark.