Instruction Manual

LOADING THE MAGAZINE
• To load the magazine, remove it from the firearm by pushing
the magazine release button (Fig. 6).
• With the magazine firmly on a surface, use the forfinger and
thumb of one hand to slide down the follower as you insert
rounds from the top of the magazine with your other hand.
Each round should be fed rim-first through the guides in the
feed lips. (Fig. 7).
• Repeat process until magazine is fully loaded.
CAUTION: Do not try to force more than the maximum number
of rounds indicated for your firearm into the magazine. An
overloaded magazine may not function properly.
LOADING THE ARX160 AND ITS FIRING CHAMBER
WARNING: Point the firearm in a safe direction. Do not touch
the trigger until you are ready to shoot. Be sure of your target
and anything behind it.
The firing chamber of the firearm is the portion of the barrel into
which the cartridge is fed. The firing chamber may be loaded in
one of the following ways:
LOADING FROM MAGAZINE
• Engage the manual safety by turning the safety selector into
the SAFE position (Fig. 1+3).
WARNING: The safety selector is merely a mechanical device
and is in no way a substitute for the Basic Safety Rules of
firearm handling.
• Completely push the loaded magazine into magazine well to
ensure magazine catch engagement.
• Pull back the bolt handle and release it. The bolt will
automatically pick up a cartridge from the top of the
magazine and feed it into the chamber.
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