Owner's Manual

1. Remove the magazine from the rifle. To do so, follow the procedures detailed in the

Unloading the Rifle section on page 9.

2. Move the safety lever to the "FIRE" position by rotating the safety lever downward. (See

Illustration #3.)

3. Check the rifle's chamber to ensure it does not contain a round by pulling back on the bolt

cocking handle. (See Illustration #4). Inspect the chamber to ensure it is empty. Once you

determine the chamber is empty and no magazine is in the rifle, let the bolt go forward.

Remove all live ammunition, loaded magazines and other firearms from the working area.

Never assume a firearm is unloaded.

4. While remembering to maintain a safe muzzle direction, secure the rifle firmly in a supported

location such as your lap, or on a table. With the rifle secured, use the thumb of your primary

hand to press in on the recoil spring cam, while lifting the duct cover off of the receiver with

your support hand. Then remove the receiver cover from the back end first with your other

hand. (See Illustration #10.)

5. Remove the recoil spring assembly from the rifle by holding the forward portion of the

receiver with your hand and pressing on the back of the recoil spring cam with your other

hand until its rear face leaves the groove in the rear of the receiver. Lift the recoil spring cam

and remove the recoil spring assembly from the bolt carrier channel. (See Illustration #11.)

NOTE: The recoil spring assembly is under spring pressure. Hold on to the assembly

when removing it or injury could result.

Illustration #10

Illustration #11

WARNING! Wear eye protection, such as shooting glasses or goggles, when

disassembling your firearm to protect your eyes from tensioned parts, such as

springs that could be dislodged during disassembly.

Field Stripping

WARNING!

Before beginning the disassembly process, check to ensure the rifle

is not loaded. To do so, follow the procedures detailed in the Unloading the Rifle

section on page 9.

6. Remove the bolt carrier and bolt from the rifle by holding the receiver with one hand and the

cocking handle with your other hand. Pull the bolt carrier and bolt to the rear as far as

possible. Once the back of the bolt carrier contacts the backplate of the receiver, lift the rear

portion of the bolt carrier and remove it and the bolt from the receiver. (See Illustration #12.)

7. To remove the bolt from the bolt carrier, hold the bolt carrier in your primary hand so that

the cocking handle faces to the left. (See Illustration #13.) Next, rotate the bolt, counter

clockwise while letting it drop to the bottom of the bolt cam track. Once at the bottom of the

cam track continue to rotate counter clockwise until the bolt cam has exited the cam track

then lift the bolt up and out of the bolt carrier.”