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Safety
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| Figure Safety 1 shows
the safety in the off or in the fire position. |
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| Pushing the safety
rearward engages the safety. |
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| While your finger is
inside of the trigger guard press firmly forward to disengage
the safety. |
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| The safety on the
M1A/M14 is identical in function to the M1 Garand. A very
ergonomic design that allows the shooter's finger to stay in
close proximity to the trigger. |
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Loading
Operations |
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| Make sure the safety
is on. Depress the magazine release and pivot the magazine
forward. |
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| Pull the magazine out
of the magazine well. |
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| Press down of the
magazine follower and insert the first cartridge. |
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| By pressing down on
loaded cartridges, insert as many cartridges as your magazine is
intended to carry. |
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| Make certain the rifle
is pointing in a safe direction. Once you magazine is loaded
with cartridges you insert them into the magazine well of the
rifle. |
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| Start to insert the
magazine with the front is first as shown in figure Loading 6
above. |
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| Pivot the magazine
back and lock into place. |
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| Grasp the handle of
the operating rod. |
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| Pull back on the
operating rod to the rear of the receiver. |
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| Allow the bolt and
operating rod to slam forward, stripping a cartridge form the
magazine and loading it into the chamber. |
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| To unload make sure
the safety is on and depress the magazine release and pivot the
magazine forward. |
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| Remove the magazine. |
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| Pull back on the
operating rod handle and allow the cartridge to be extracted
from the rifle. |
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| The rifle is now
unloaded and safe. |
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Operation of
the Bolt Stop |
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| Bolt Stop 1 above
shows the bolt stop not engaged. |
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| While there is no
magazine loaded in the magazine well of the rifle, pull back on
the operating rod handle to the rear of the receiver and
simultaneously press the bottom of the bolt stop to stop the
bolt form being able to travel forward. Figure Bolt Stop 2 shows
the bolt stop engaged. |
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Using the
Bore Brush |
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| Two tools that are
necessary for cleaning the chamber or bore of the M1A/M14 rifle
is an M14 bore brush and cleaning rods. The ratchet style
chamber brush shown in these instructions can be purchased from
Fulton Armory for $5.95. The
complete butt stock cleaning kit including the cleaning rods can
also be purchased from
Fulton
Armory for $25.95. |
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| Take a single section
of the cleaning rod and screw it into one of the threaded holes
on the side of the ratchet cleaning brush. |
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| Remove the magazine
and pull the bolt to the rear and lock in place using the bolt
stop. Apply a light coat of bore cleaner to the brush and insert
the bore brush into the chamber. |
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| Close the bolt against
the rear of the bore brush. |
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| Ratchet the bore brush
by moving the handle from side to side. |
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| Do this several times.
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| Open the bolt and lock
in place and remove the bore brush. |
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Lubrication |
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| Tetra® Gun Grease is
specifically designed for military semi-automatic rifles such as
the M1A/M14 rifle. Another plus of the grease is because it is
white in appearance it is easy to determine if there is still
grease on the parts where it is needed. Tetra® Gun Grease is
sold at
Fulton
Armory in easy applicator 1oz tubes
for $4.95. |
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| Place a small bead of
Tetra in the operating rod guide groove on the side of the
receiver. |
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| Open the bolt and lock
in place by using the bolt stop. |
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| Place a small bead of
Tetra in the bolt guides inside of the receiver. |
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| Place a very fine bead
of Tetra on the bottom of the bolt. |
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| Lightly wipe with
finger. |
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accomplished in two ways. If the bolt and operating rod are
disassembled from the receiver then place a small amount of
Tetra inside the recess of the operating rod as well as the
anti-friction roller of the bolt that rest inside the operating
rod recess. The other way is if the rifle is assembled the
Tetra nozzle allows for it to be inserted between the recess and
anti-friction roller. You can place a small amount of Tetra and
then by working the operating rod handle and cycling the bolt
several times you can evenly distribute the Tetra grease over
the roller and inside the guide. |
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| Pull the bolt to the
rear. |
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| Cycle the bolt several
time to distribute the applied Tetra to all required surfaces.
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| Last place a fine bead
of Tetra to the top of the hammer that will make contact with
the bottom of the bolt. |
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| Use your finger to
evenly distribute the Tetra. |
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