Manual
assembly. If you remove the gas piston,
replace it so that it stands on its flanges
atop the magazine tube.
Depress carrier release.
Pull the bolt to the rear by means of the
operating handle until the bolt locks in the
open position.
Carefully insert the barrel into the receiver
while aligning the barrel guide with the
magazine spring retainer and forearm cap
stud. (See Figure 7.)
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