Manual
SOVIET RIFLES AND CARBINES
ORDI
7-101
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IDENTIFICATION AND OPERATION
May 1954
76. AUTOMATIC RIFLE
Ml940
(AVT)
a.
Disassembly for this rifle is the same as that for the Ml940 semiautomatic.
b.
.Assembly
for the automatic rifle Ml940 is the same as that for the Ml940
semiauto-
mat&?.
C. The care
and
cleaning of this rifle is the same as that required for United States
semi.utomatic rifles.
d.
The accessories for this rifle are the same as those for the Ml940 semiautomatic.
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77. SEMIAUTOMATIC SNIPER RIFLE Ml938
a.
Disassembly of the semiautomatic sniper rifle Ml938 is the same as that for the
semi&tomatic rifle M1938, with the following exceptions:
(1) The telescope sight base is removed by punching out the pin with the point of a
cartridge.
Slide the base rearward and remove it.
NOTE: It is not necessary to remove the telescope sight base before the firing
mechanism can be removed.
(2) To remove the telescope from the base, remove the clamp screws; swing the
clamp out of position, and remove the telescope.
b.
This rifle is assembled in the same manner as the M1938.
c. The care and cleaning of this rifle is the same as that required
ior
the rifle
K-1
33b,
exceit
that the telescope will not be disassembled.
Care must be exercised in the handling of
the telescope sight to prevent breakage and the disturbing of the settings.
d.
The accessories for this rifle are the same as those for the
M1938.
78. SEMIAUTOMATIC SNIPER RIFLE Ml940
a.
The disassembly will be conducted in the same manner as that for the
semiautorr-?tic
rifle-Ml940 except that the removal of the telescope sight base will be the same as that
Us.-
scribed for the semiautomatic sniper rifle M1938.
b.
The semiautomatic sniper rifle Ml940 is assembled in the same manner as the semi-
automatic rifle M1940.
c
d.
The care and cleaning of this rifle is the same as that required for the United States
semi’iutomatic
rifles.
d.
The accessories for the semiautomatic sniper rifle Ml940 are the same as those for
the
s%miautomatic
rifle M1940.
SECTION VIII. MALFUNCTIONS AFFECTING OPERATIONS
79. MALFUNCTIONS
a.
Stoppages are sometimes caused by improper assembly or improper loading of maga-
zines. They may also be due to dirt, breakage of parts, or defective ammunition. When a
stoppage occurs, check the weapon, cock the weapon, and fire again.
If the weapon fails to
fire, take corrective action.
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