Part # AZ9-MANOP V.1 - 11/05 PLEASE PRACTICE SAFE FIREARMS HANDLING! WARNING: BEFORE USING THlS FIREARM, READ AND FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
TABLE OF CONTENTS… Warnings / Cautions / Safe Handling…… 1 Immediate Actions - in Case of Trouble…… 10 About Your 9MM Pistol / Carbine…… 2 Disassembling the 9MM Pistol / Carbine…… 11 Features / Controls - Identification…… 3 Inspection / Cleaning / Lubrication…… 15 Clearing the 9MM Pistol / Carbine…… 4 Detailed Cleaning Techniques…… 16 Preventative Maintenance Checks…… 5 Cleaning the Upper Receiver…… 17 Safety Function Check…… 5 Cleaning the Bolt & Lower Receiver…… 18 Preparing to Fire / Loading
PLEASE PRACTICE SAFE FIREARMS HANDLING! WARNING: IF THIS FIREARM IS CARELESSLY OR IMPROPERLY HANDLED, UNINTENTIONAL DISCHARGE COULD RESULT AND COULD CAUSE INJURY, DEATH, OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. CAUTION: CAREFULLY READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL PRIOR TO LOADING AND FIRING THIS FIREARM.
About Your Bushmaster 9mm Pistol or Carbine… • This Operating Manual covers all Bushmaster Carbon 15 9MM models chambered for 9MM NATO (9MM x 19MM) ammunition. They are lightweight, blow-back operated, magazine-fed pistols or carbines that are Semi-Automatic in operating mode (i.e., a single round will fire each time the trigger is pulled). For Law Enforcement and Military markets, Bushmaster makes similar models in Full-Automatic operating mode (continuous fire as long as the trigger is pulled).
Features & Controls - Identification / Location… Front Sight Post Bushmaster 9MM Carbine & Pistol… Rear Sight Windage Knob Rear Sight Front Sight Assembly Picatinny Optics Rail Charging Handle Magazine Release Button Trigger 30 Rd.
CLEARING YOUR 9MM Pistol or CARBINE… ALWAYS FOLLOW THE RULES OF SAFE GUN HANDLING. First, assume the gun you are handling is loaded, and then proceed - according to the following steps - to CLEAR YOUR FIREARM… 1. Point Firearm in a SAFE DIRECTION! Place Safety Selector Lever on SAFE. NOTE: If the firearm is not cocked, the Safety Selector Lever cannot be pointed toward SAFE. 2. Press in Magazine Catch Button and pull Magazine down to remove. Pull Back Charging Handle 3.
PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS & SERVICES… CHECK BEFORE YOU FIRE! … 1. Check to see that there is NO EXCESSIVE OIL in the Bore. If there is, swab it out with a patch and the cleaning rod. ALWAYS CLEAN A NEW FIREARM BEFORE FIRING. WARNING! If the Firearm is fired with oil - or water - in the barrel, excessive pressure will be created causing it to explode. 2. Retract the Bolt to ensure free movement between Bolt and Receiver. 3.
SAFETY FUNCTION CHECK… (Continued) 3. Place Selector Lever in FIRE position. Pull the Trigger. THE HAMMER SHOULD FALL. NOTE: For purposes of the following check, “SLOW” is defined as one fourth to one half the normal rate of trigger release. 4. Hold Trigger to the rear, pull Charging Handle to the rear and release Charging Handle. Then release pressure on the Trigger with a slow, smooth motion, without hesitations or stops, until the Trigger is fully forward.
OPERATION OF YOUR FIREARM… LOADING CAUTION: ALWAYS POINT THE MUZZLE IN A SAFE DIRECTION! Pull Back 1. With the Hammer cocked, place Charging Handle Selector Lever on SAFE. 2. Pull Charging Handle back to open Bolt and check Firing Chamber. Make sure it is CLEAR! With no Magazine in the gun, the Bolt will not lock to the rear unless Bolt Catch is manually engaged as described on Page 4. INSERTING A MAGAZINE… 1. Return Charging Handle to forward, locked position.
OPERATION OF YOUR FIREARM… (Continued) CHAMBERING A ROUND FROM AN OPEN BOLT… (i.e. Bolt locked back) 1. Depress upper portion of Bolt Catch. Bolt should spring forward. This will chamber a round from the Magazine. CAUTION: FIREARM IS NOW LOADED – READY TO BE AIMED AND FIRED! CHAMBERING A ROUND FROM A CLOSED BOLT… 1. With a Magazine inserted in the Firearm, Charging Handle pull the Charging Handle fully to Rear.
OPERATION OF YOUR FIREARM… (Continued) CONDITION: Firearm is now Loaded, a Round is Chambered, and Safety Selector should be on SAFE. CAUTION: ALWAYS POINT THE MUZZLE IN A SAFE DIRECTION! To FIRE the Pistol/Carbine in SEMI-AUTOMATIC MODE (one Round fired with each pull of the Trigger), move the Safety Selector from SAFE (S) to FIRE (F) To FIRE the Pistol/Carbine in FULL-AUTOMATIC MODE (continuous fire as long as Trigger is held back), move the Safety Selector from SAFE (S) to AUTO (A).
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS — IN CASE OF TROUBLE! IF YOUR RIFLE/PISTOL STOPS FIRING: Perform the following IMMEDIATE ACTIONS… 1. SLAP upward on Magazine to make sure it is properly seated. 2. PULL Charging Handle all the way back. Observe the ejection of the Case or Cartridge. Check Firing Chamber for any obstruction. WARNING… DO NOT LOAD WITH A HOT CHAMBER – A ROUND MAY “COOK OFF”.
DISASSEMBLING YOUR 9MM PISTOL/CARBINE… 1. CLEAR THE FIREARM! (as described on Page 4). Remove Magazine and any Accessories or Sling for convenience. 2. Push in Takedown Pin (a punch or other pointed tool can help) as far as it will go. Pivot Upper Receiver from Lower Receiver. Pivot Pin Takedown Pin 3. Push in Pivot Pin (a punch or other pointed tool can help). 4. Separate Upper and Lower Receivers. 5. Pulling Charging Handle back will bring Bolt out of Upper Receiver. Separated Receivers 6.
DISASSEMBLY… (Continued) 8. Remove the Firing Pin Retaining Pin from the Bolt. A punch or other pointed tool can help push it out far enough to grasp from left side. Push out Firing Pin Retaining Pin from this side 9. Firing Pin is spring loaded, so once Firing Pin Retaining Pin is removed, Firing Pin should pop out of Bolt. If carbon or powder residue is preventing free movement of Firing Pin, turn bolt on end and tap on a hard surface to free it.
DISASSEMBLY… (Continued) 10. With Hammer cocked, depress Buffer Retainer with punch or Bullet tip to release Buffer and Spring. Magazine Well and Insert Buffer Retainer CAUTION! Buffer is under tension from Action Spring. NOTE: Hammer needs to be cocked to allow Buffer and Spring to clear Receiver. 11. Pull out Buffer and Action Spring for cleaning. NOTE: Carbine Receiver shown here - Pistol is similar. Buffer Action Spring Buffer Retainer Buffer 12.
DISASSEMBLY… (Continued) 12. To remove the Bolt Catch, carefully drive the Bolt Catch Roll Pin to the rear with a small punch and hammer. Take care not to damage the Receiver protrusions that are drilled for this Pin. Remove the Bolt Catch, and its Plunger and Spring. Then drive out a second Roll Pin located at the lower front of the Receiver’s Magazine Well. The Magazine Well Insert can then be lifted out of the Lower Receiver.
INSPECTION — CLEANING — LUBRICATION… AFTER FIRING YOUR 9MM PISTOL or CARBINE, clean it as soon as possible to make the job easier and to avoid allowing the development of any corrosion or rust on steel parts (Carbon Fiber parts - Receivers, etc. are unaffected by moisture). WHEN YOUR FIREARM HAS NOT BEEN FIRED, you should clean it at least once or twice a year if you live in a temperate climate, or as often as once a week in a tropical climate.
DETAILED CLEANING TECHNIQUES… NOTE: The procedures below describe cleaning with a standard military issue multi-piece rod cleaning kit. Other commercial cleaning kits may include alternate cleaning instructions which could be just as effective. CLEANING THE BORE: The bore of your Bushmaster Firearm has Lands and Grooves called Rifling. Rifling makes the bullet spin very fast as it moves down the Bore and down range. It is difficult to push a new, stiff Bore Brush through the Bore.
DETAILED CLEANING TECHNIQUES… (Continued) 6. After one pull, take off the handle section and repeat the process. After three or four pulls, the three rod sections and the Bore Brush may become screwed tightly together. Loosen them up and repeat the process. 7. Send a patch through the Bore occasionally to help clean out the crud that the brush is getting loose. Just replace the Bore Brush with the Rod Tip (Patch Holder) and a wet patch. Pull it through.
DETAILED CLEANING TECHNIQUES… (Continued) CLEANING THE BOLT & COMPONENTS… 1. Clean all surfaces of the Bolt with a Toothbrush, Q-Tips or Pipe Cleaners. 2. Clean and inspect Bolt, Firing Pin, Firing Pin Spring, and Firing Pin Retaining Pin thoroughly. CHECK THE BOLT: Look for cracks or fractures. Inspect Bolt Face - Bolts with any pitting extending into the firing pin hole should be replaced. CHECK THE FIRING PIN: If it is bent, cracked, too blunted or too sharp, it should be replaced.
LUBRICATING YOUR 9MM PISTOL / CARBINE…… UPPER RECEIVER… Lightly Lubricate the inside of Upper Receiver, the Bore and Chamber (using the cleaning rod and a patch), the outer surfaces of the Barrel and Front Sight, and surfaces under the Handguards. Bolt: Generously lubricate all surfaces of the Bolt - a lighter application is good on the Extractor. Firing Pin: Lightly lubricate the Firing Pin with CLP - also the Firing Pin recess in the Bolt.
LUBRICATION… (Continued) LUBRICATION – ADJUSTABLE REAR SIGHT… NOTE: Record how far you move the Rear Sight so it can be returned to its original position upon the completion of this task. Rear Sight Moving Parts: Use 1 or 2 drops of CLP. Rotate these parts to ensure that the lubricant is spread evenly above, below and around the threads of the Windage Knob / Windage Screw / Detent Hole in Windage Knob / Dual Aperture Flip-up REASSEMBLING YOUR 9MM PISTOL / CARBINE… LOWER RECEIVER… 1.
REASSEMBLY… (Continued) 3. If the Magazine Well Insert was removed from the Lower Mag Well Receiver, re-assemble all its components into the left half Front Roll Pin (which holds the Ejector). Then Screw the right half down onto the left with the Two Socket Head Screws. Re-insert the Magazine Well Insert into the Lower Receiver and carefully re-install the Bolt Catch Spring, Plunger and Bolt Catch.
REASSEMBLY… (Continued) 3. If the Magazine Well Insert was removed from the Lower Mag Well Receiver, re-assemble all its components into the left half Front Roll Pin (which holds the Ejector). Then Screw the right half down onto the left with the Two Socket Head Screws. Re-insert the Magazine Well Insert into the Lower Receiver and carefully re-install the Bolt Catch Spring, Plunger and Bolt Catch.
PROBLEMS / SOLUTIONS… (Continued) PROBLEM: CHECK FOR: WHAT TO DO: BOLT WON’T UNLOCK DIRTY OR BURRED BOLT CLEAN, OR SEE YOUR GUNSMITH WON’T EXTRACT BROKEN EXTRACTOR SEE YOUR GUNSMITH DIRTY OR CORRODED AMMO REMOVE STUCK ROUND: PUSH OUT WITH CLEANING ROD CARBON IN CHAMBER CLEAN CHAMBER FOULING OR CARBON IN EXTRACTOR LIP CLEAN EXTRACTOR LIP / BOLT FACE DIRTY OR CORRODED AMMO CLEAN DIRTY MAGAZINE CLEAN DEFECTIVE MAGAZINE REPLACE TOO MANY ROUNDS IN MAGAZINE TAKE OUT EXCESS AMMUNITION ACTI
PROBLEMS / SOLUTIONS… (Continued) WHAT TO DO: PROBLEM: CHECK FOR: WON’T FEED (continued) MAGAZINE NOT FULLY SEATED ADJUST MAGAZINE CATCH: PRESS MAGAZINE CATCH BUTTON IN FROM RIGHT SIDE OF RECEIVER. TURN CATCH CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT SIDE OF RECEIVER TO TIGHTEN AND COUNTERCLOCKWISE TO LOOSEN. DOUBLE FEED DEFECTIVE MAGAZINE REPLACE WON’T CHAMBER DIRTY / CORRODED AMMO CLEAN DAMAGED AMMO REPLACE CARBON IN CHAMBER CLEAN DIRTY OR CORRODED BOLT CATCH CLEAN - OR REPLACE - BOLT CATCH.
PLEASE PRACTICE SAFE FIREARMS HANDLING! WARNING: IF THIS FIREARM IS CARELESSLY OR IMPROPERLY HANDLED, UNINTENTIONAL DISCHARGE COULD RESULT AND COULD CAUSE INJURY, DEATH, OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. CAUTION: CAREFULLY READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL PRIOR TO LOADING AND FIRING THIS FIREARM.
Part # AZ9-MANOP V.1 - 11/05 Bushmaster Firearms, Inc. • P.O. Box 1479 • 999 Roosevelt Trail • Windham, Maine 04062 U.S.A. Tel.: 207 892 3594 • Toll Free: 1 800 998 7928 • Customer Service: 1 800 883 6229 • Fax: 207 892 8068 Web: http://www.bushmaster.com • E-Mail: info@bushmaster.com Made with Pride in the U.S.A. © 2005, Bushmaster Firearms, Inc.
