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13. LOADING
WHEN LOADING YOUR RIFLE ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE
POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION, ALWAYS PLACE THE
“SAFETY” SELECTOR IN THE ON SAFE POSITION AND KEEP
YOUR FINGERS AWAY FROM THE TRIGGER. FAILURE TO
FOLLOW THESE WARNINGS COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS
INJURY OR DEATH.
DO NOT CARRY YOUR RIFLE WITH A CARTRIDGE IN THE
CHAMBER TO AVOID ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE. WHEN
FIRING IS NO LONGER IMMINENT, PLACE THE “SAFETY”
SELECTOR IN THE ON SAFE POSITION, REMOVE THE
MAGAZINE AND UNLOAD THE CHAMBER AS EXPLAINED IN
SECTION 15.1. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE WARNINGS
COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
13.1. LOADING THE MAGAZINE
DO NOT INSERT THE MAGAZINE INTO THE RIFLE, NOR
LOAD A CARTRIDGE INTO THE CHAMBER, UNLESS
SHOOTING IS IMMINENT.
DISCHARGING FIREARMS IN POORLY VENTILATED AREAS,
CLEANING FIREARMS OR HANDLING AMMUNITION MAY
RESULT IN EXPOSURE TO LEAD AND OTHER SUBSTANCES
KNOWN TO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS, REPRODUCTIVE HARM
AND OTHER SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY. HAVE ADEQUATE
VENTILATION AT ALL TIMES. WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY
AFTER HANDLING AMMUNITION.
The barrel and action of this rifle have been made with substantial safety
margins over the pressures developed by established American loads.
However, we assume no responsibility for incidents which occur through the
use of cartridges of nonstandard dimension or those developing pressures
in excess of SAAMI (Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’
Institute) established standards.
• The SCAR 16S rifle is designed to operate with NATO spec 5.56mm
ammunition (223 Rem.).
• The SCAR 17S is designed to operate with NATO spec 7.62x51mm
ammunition (308 Win.).
12. MAGAZINE CAPACITY
The SCAR 16S and 17S magazines are unique for the rifles and should not
be used in other rifles. No other magazine type should be used in your rifles.
The specialized designs make the magazine highly reliable and result in
easy maintenance and cleaning.
SCAR 16S rifles have a standard magazine capacity of 30 cartridges.
SCAR 17S rifles have a standard magazine capacity of 20 cartridges.
However, some jurisdictions limit the magazine capacity to 10 cartridges.
All SCAR rifles sold in those jurisdictions will be shipped with limited
capacity magazines in compliance with local or state law. Make sure you
have verified the capacity of your magazine before loading it in your rifle.
FIGURE 7
Remove the magazine by pushing on the
ambidextrous magazine release (right side).
FIGURE 8
Remove the magazine by pushing on the
ambidextrous magazine release (left side).