Loading a Rifle With a Detachable Box Magazine (cont’d)
NOTE
Single loading: Your rifle may be loaded with a single round in the chamber and no cartridges in the detachable box magazine. To
Loading the magazine only: Your rifle may be loaded with no round in the chamber and a full magazine. To accomplish this type of loading, follow Steps 1 through 7 above. Then do not load a round directly into the chamber and press down on the top cartridge of the magazine as you slide the bolt closed over that cartridge. The bolt will now be closed over an empty chamber. A round may subsequently be loaded into the chamber for firing by opening and fully retracting the bolt and then closing the bolt, stripping off the top cartridge from the magazine into the chamber.
WARNING
Your rifle may fire a chambered round even if the detachable box magazine has been removed from the rifle. Never assume the rifle is unloaded merely because you have removed the magazine.
Firing the Rifle
Once a cartridge has been loaded into the chamber, the rifle is ready to be fired.
1.Aim the rifle at your intended target, with the butt of the rifle planted firmly against your shoulder.
2.Keeping your fingers away from the trigger, push the manual safety forward to the “fire” position.
3.Put your trigger finger on the trigger and slowly squeeze or pull the trigger to fire the rifle.
NOTE
Unless you intend to fire another shot right away, leave the bolt closed over the fired cartridge.
4.To extract and eject the fired cartridge case, lift the bolt handle and pull the bolt all the way to the rear.
5.Closing the bolt will then chamber the next cartridge from the magazine. Unless you intend to fire an im- mediate next shot, pull the safety fully to the rear to the “safe” position. Your rifle is now loaded with anot- her round in the chamber.
Unloading a Rifle With a Hinged Floor Plate
1.Keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction and your fingers away from the trigger throughout the unload- ing process.
2.Make sure the safety is engaged in the “safe” position.
3.Open the bottom magazine cover by depressing the release button allowing the magazine cover to swing open. (See Picture 16)
Picture 16
4.The magazine spring and follower will be released from the magazine allowing the cartridges to empty out from the magazine into your hand. (See Picture 17)
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