U.S. Sporting Goods, Inc. MODELS Z98 & Z99 Bolt Action Rifle WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTION MANUAL U.S. Sporting Goods, Inc. 411 Hawk Street Rockledge, Florida 32955 (321) 639-4842 www.ussginc.com E-mail: ussg@eaacorp.
U.S.SPORTING GOODS, INC. MODELS Z98 & Z99 BOLT ACTION RIFLE WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTION MANUAL PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS MODEL NUMBER Z98 - Z99 BARREL LENGTH 20-24 Inches CALIBERS 25-06, 308, 243 30-06, 270, 7mm 223 Rem, 22 Hornet, 300WM, 375HH 222, 7.62x39, 22-250, 458 Win Mag TYPE BOLT ACTION RIFLE FINISH BLUE OR STAINLESS STEEL GENERAL INFORMATION: Weight (average) - 6.5 - 8.5 Lbs. Overall Length - 39.5-44.
WARNING **YOU RISK INJURY OR DEATH BY HANDLING THIS FIREARM** Before handling this firearm, read, understand and follow the instructions in this manual. Always keep this manual with the firearm. If you lend, give or sell this firearm, be sure the manual goes with it. If there is anything you do not understand, seek advice from someone qualified in safe handling of firearms. WARNING *This firearm should always be transported and stored unloaded in its case.
Safety Procedures: 1. We recommend that you get competent firearms instruction in safe handling before using this firearm. Please ask your dealer. All guns are extremely dangerous if carelessly handled or used. Remember that the firearm user is the primary “safety” and to depend on any mechanical devices is to be only half safe. 2. This firearm will fire if a cartridge is in the chamber and the trigger is pulled and the safety is disengaged. 3.
READING THESE SAFETY RULES WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE OR THE LIFE OF SOMEONE ELSE Get instructions from a competent firearms instructor before using this or any firearm. Learn from a professional how to handle, load, unload, operate, fire and care for your gun. NEVER PLAY with your firearm. It is not a toy and can be a very dangerous weapon that can cause serious personal injury or death. Always keep the gun pointed in a safe direction. Treat every gun as if it is loaded...all the time.
READING THESE SAFETY RULES WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE OR THE LIFE OF SOMEONE ELSE Be careful with ALL ammunition. Even “blank” cartridges are deadly at close range due to the muzzle blast. Make sure your ammunition is in new and in good clean condition. Do NOT oil or grease ammo as this may damage the cartridge primer. Do NOT tamper with or alter the standard factory ammunition. Keep firearms unloaded when not actually in use.
READING THESE SAFETY RULES WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE OR THE LIFE OF SOMEONE ELSE Since many ammunition identifications sound similar, be sure that you use only the correct ammunition for your gun. Do NOT use the wrong size or wrong strength ammunition in your firearm. Repeated and prolonged exposure to gunfire may cause toxic levels of lead in your body. High levels of lead in the blood may result in cancer, impotency, birth defects and other serious physical injury.
WARNING BEFORE LOADING or firing a Bolt Action Rifle, examine the bore and the firing chamber to be certain they are clean and free of any obstruction. Even a heavy coat of oil, grease, snow or water may result in damage to the firearm and injury to the shooter and/or persons near the firearm. A misfire or unusual sound upon firing is a signal to cease firing and to examine the chamber and bore. If there is any obstruction, clear the obstruction and clean the bore and chamber before firing.
WARNING (Mechanical Malfunctions) STOP SHOOTING IMMEDIATELY AND UNLOAD YOUR FIREARM if your firearm develops: a mechanical malfunction; binding or stoppage; spitting powder/ gas; a cartridge primer is punctured; a cartridge case is bulged or ruptured; or the sound on firing does not sound quite right. Do NOT try one more shot but unload your firearm and take it and the ammunition to a qualified gunsmith or send it back to USSG for examination.
The bolt guide must be aligned with the locking lug on the same side as the bolt handle. (See Pictures 2a & 2b) Correct Picture 2a Incorrect Picture 2b 3. Insert the bolt into the receiver aligning the lugs on the bolt with the lug tracks in the receiver. With the left hand, swing the bolt release lever open and push the bolt fully forward through the channel in the receiver. (See Picture 3) Picture 3 Release the bolt release lever after the lugs on the bolt clear the box.
WARNING The bolt has been fitted at the factory to assure proper head space when used with this particular rifle. Never interchange bolts from one rifle to another as this may affect head space leading to a potentially hazardous situation. If your bolt is damaged or lost, return your rifle to the factory for replacement with a properly fitted bolt. Safety Mechanism 1. The safety mechanism is located on the right side of the receiver just behind the bolt handle.
SAFETY OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Engage the safety mechanism in the “safe” position, pull the safety to its most rearward position, covering the red indicator dot on the stock. (See Picture 8) “SAFE” Position “FIRE” Position To place the safety mechanism in the “fire” position, push the safety fully forward, exposing the red indicator dot on the stock. The rifle is now ready to fire by pulling the trigger.
5. Press each successive cartridge into the magazine in a similar fashion. 6. When the magazine is loaded to capacity, one additional cartridge may be loaded directly into the chamber. To accomplish this, insert the round directly into the chamber, and then press down on the top cartridge in the magazine as you close the bolt. (See Picture 12) 7. Your rifle is now in the ready-to-fire condition, loaded with a round in the chamber and a full magazine.
5. Place a cartridge on top of the follower of the magazine and press down on the cartridge until it is retained in the magazine. Carefully position the cartridge so that its base is flush with the rear of the magazine. (See Picture 14) 6. Place each successive cartridge in the magazine as described in Step 4, until the magazine is full. 7. Insert the magazine back into the magazine well of the receiver until it is retained by the magazine latch. 8. Insert one round directly into the chamber.
NOTE: Unless you intend to fire another shot right away, leave the bolt closed over the fired cartridge. 4. To extract and eject the fired cartridge case, lift the bolt handle and pull the bolt all the way to the rear. 5. Closing the bolt will then chamber the next cartridge from the magazine. Unless you intend to fire an immediate next shot, pull the safety fully to the rear to the “safe” position. Your rifle is now loaded with another round in the chamber. WARNING: Never keep or store your rifle loaded...
WARNING: At this stage of the unloading process, your rifle still has a live round in the chamber which may be fired even though the magazine has been unloaded. Never assume your rifle cannot fire simply because the magazine is empty. 5. The magazine spring and follower will be released from the magazine allowing the cartridges to empty out from the magazine into your hand. Picture 18 (See Picture 18) 6.
6. Empty the cartridges from the box magazine in a reverse manner from the loading instructions. You may store the empty magazine separately or reinsert it into the rifle. 7. With the bolt still open, visually recheck the chamber and magazine well to make sure the rifle is completely unloaded. CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: NEVER attempt to clean a loaded firearm. Make sure the rifle is completely unloaded (chamber and magazine empty) before cleaning. Cleaning the Barrel 1.
WARNING: Never attempt to take your rifle apart further than as set forth in the Owner’s Manual. If further cleaning, service or repairs are needed, take your rifle to a competent gunsmith or return to US SPORTING GOODS, Inc. for service. WARNING: Lead or lead compounds are known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, reproductive toxicity, and other serious physical injury. Those who clean firearms should take protective measures to avoid contact or exposure to such chemicals.
LUBRICATION WARNING Firing a Bolt Action Rifle with oil, grease or any other material even partially obstructing the bore may result in damage to the Bolt Action Rifle and injury to the shooter and those nearby. Do not spray or apply lubricants directly on ammunition. If the powder charge of a cartridge is affected by the lubricant, it may not be ignited, but the energy from the primer may be sufficient to push the bullet into the bore where it may become lodged.
MODEL Z98 BOLT ACTION CENTER FIRE RIFLE 20
MODEL Z98 BOLT ACTION CENTER FIRE RIFLE PARTS LIST # Part Name # Part Name 1,2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11, 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Bolt Receiver Barrel Firing Pin Bolt Sleeve Bolt Sleeve Catch Bolt Sleeve Catch Spring Firing Pin Spring Cocking Piece Safety Sear Safety Lever Screw Pusher Safety Lever Safety Screw Trigger Sear Spring Sear Pin Screw Pusher Screw Pusher Spring Ball Spring Fixing Ring Sear Pin 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Safety Spring L
MODEL Z99 BOLT ACTION CENTER FIRE RIFLE
MODEL Z99 BOLT ACTION CENTER FIRE RIFLE PARTS LIST # Part Name # Part Name 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Bolt Receiver Barrel Bolt Sleeve Cocking Piece Firing Pin Bolt Sleeve Catch Bolt Sleeve Catch Spring Sear Pin Firing Pin Spring Safety Safety Housing Sear Safety Lever Screw Pusher Safety Screw Trigger Sear Spring Screw Pusher Screw Pusher Spring Ball Spring Fixing Ring Sear Pin Safety Spring Lower Screw 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48
YOUR OWNERS’ MANUAL Always keep this manual with your firearm. Make sure you understand all the warnings, operation instructions and safety procedures. When you lend, give or sell the firearm, be sure this manual goes with it. You can get a copy of this manual from European American Armory on request. ALL PARTS ORDERS ARE SUBJECT TO A $10.00 CHARGE FOR SHIPPING AND HANDLING. Please state Model, Caliber, Serial Number, and Finish Color when ordering.
