Armalite AR18 : Manual : Page 12

Remove Mogazlne Figure 2-4

Inspect Chamber

Disengage Takedown

Remove Bolt Handle

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d II. FIRING.

Z-23. SEI,ECTOR LE1’ER. The rifle may be fired semi-automatically or fully automatically

by moving the selector lever to the appropriate position, described in Figures ‘2-l and 2-5.

:‘-23. SE111 POSITION. With the selector lever in this position, the rifle will fire one round

each time the trigger is pulled.

Z-25. AUTO POSITION. With the selector lever in this position, the rifle will continue to fire

until the magazine is empty or the trigger is released. When the rifle is fired on either SEMI

or AliTO, the bolt will lock in open position when the last round from a magazine has been fired.

Z-26. WITH STOCK FOLDED. With the stock folded, the rifle may be fired and readily con-

trolled from the hip position. The selector lever must be positioned from the right side of the

rifle, as the folded stock prevents access to the lever on the left side. See Figure 2-5.

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IMMEDIATE ACTION PROCEDURES FOR REMOVING A LIVE ROUND IN CASE

OF FAILURE TO FIRE.

2-28. To apply immediate action, follow the sequence below:

a. Wait 10 seconds, then pull charging handle fully to the rear; observe for ejection of

cartridge or cartridge case.

1. If a cartridge is ejected, release charging handle to feed a new round.

2. If a cartridge or case is not ejected, a failure to extract or feed has occurred.

Check for round in chamber. If chamber is empty, change magazines, reload and

attempt to fire the rifle.

b. If a. 1 above occurs, it may indicate a defective round, a broken firing pin, hammei

spring or a bolt closure failure.

c. If a . 2 above occurs, it may indicate a broken eutractor.

2-29. MISFIRE, HANG FIRE AND COOK-OFF. In the event of failure of the rifle to fire

when the trigger has been pulled and the hammer has fallen, allow ten seconds to elapse in the

event of a hang fire and then eject the round and attempt to fire. Cook-off can only result from

an excessively heated chamber, caused by full automatic fire requiring approximately 180-200

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