Instruction Manual

LOAD CHECK
In this manual you will frequently be instructed to “visually
check to be certain your ARX 160 is unloaded.” This should
become second nature to you, you should:
• Never assume that a firearm is unloaded (even a gun that is
new and in its original packaging).
• Never point or push a firearm toward yourself or another
person.
• Always open and visually check to see that the chamber is
unloaded.
• Remove the magazine, engage the manual safety and lock
the bolt in the open position before handing the firearm to
another person.
• Never take or pull this firearm from another person unless the
safety is engaged, the magazine is removed, the bolt is
open, and the chamber has been visually checked to confirm
it is unloaded.
To visually check to be certain your ARX 160 is unloaded,
carefully follow the steps below.
WARNING: Keep your finger OFF THE TRIGGER and the
barrel pointed in a SAFE direction until you are on target
and prepared to fire.
• Engage the manual safety by turning the manual selector to
the Safe position (Fig. 1+3).
• Remove the magazine by pushing the magazine release
button (Fig. 6).
• Retract the bolt handle to open the bolt (Fig. 7) (Releasing
the bolt when a magazine is not in the firearm will
automatically close the bolt). Always keep your finger away
from the ejection port.
• Check the chamber to be certain it is empty (Fig. 8).
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