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Safety First! With
the rifle pointed in a safe direction, open
the bolt and make sure the rifle is not
loaded.
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1)
Figure 1 shows the Spanish FR-8.
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2)
Pull the bolt to the rear. |
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3)
Depress the bolt stop. Remove the bolt from
the receiver. |
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4)
Depress the magazine catch. |
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5)
Slightly slide the magazine floor plate to
the rear and remove. |
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6) Slide the
magazine spring from the follower. |
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7)
Slide the magazine spring from the magazine
floor plate. |
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Locking Screws |
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Most 98 type
Military Mausers have locking screws
that lock the trigger guard screws
in place. The two figures to the
left show the positions of the
locking screws. |
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8)
Loosen the locking screw to the unlocked
position. |
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9)
Unscrew the rear guard screw. |
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10)
Remove the rear guard screw. |
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11) Sometimes setting
the lock screw to the lock position does not
allow the guard screw to be removed. In this
case completely unscrew the lock screw. |
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12) Remove the lock screw. |
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13) Unscrew the forward guard screw. |
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14) Remove the forward guard screw. |
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15) If the guard is difficult to remove you
can turn the rifle over and tap the guard
out from the top using a wooden dowel. Be
very careful in this procedure not to damage
the stock. Remember you are only trying to
loosen the guard, not remove it. |
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16) Remove the guard once loosened. |
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17) Depress the cleaning kit
tube catch.
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18) Slide the cleaning kit
tube forward.
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19) Unscrew the cleaning kit
tube.
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20) Figure 20 shows the cleaning kit tube to
be a hollow container once the cap is
removed. |
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21) Unscrew the stock band screw.
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22) Remove the stock band screw. |
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23) Slide the stock band forward. |
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24) Separate the barreled receiver from the
rifle stock. |
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25) Unscrew the rear, rear swivel screw. |
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26) Remove the rear, rear swivel screw.
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27) Unscrew the front, rear swivel screw. |
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28) Remove the front, rear swivel screw. |
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29) Remove the rear swivel. |
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30) Unscrew the upper butt plate screw.
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31) Remove the upper butt plate screw. |
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32) Unscrew the lower butt plate screw.
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33) Remove the lower butt plate screw. |
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34) Remove the butt plate screw. |
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35) The FR-8 hand guard is held onto the
barrel by a band spring at the rear of the
hand guard. Slowly lift the hand guard from
the front and separate the spring from the
barrel. |
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36) Remove the hand guard. Figure 36 shows
the contoured fit of the hand guard and the
band spring. |
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37) Using a tap and mallet punch out the
sear pin.
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38) Remove the sear pin. |
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39) Remove the sear spring from the sear. |
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40)
Using a tap and mallet punch out the trigger
pin.
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41) Remove the trigger pin.
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42)
Separate the trigger (left) from the sear
(right).
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43) It is easier to remove the bolt stop
screw if the bolt stop is held in place.
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44) Unscrew the bolt stop screw.
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45) Remove the bolt stop screw.
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46) Separate the bolt stop from the
receiver.
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Reassembly
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47) Install the bolt stop.
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48) Install the bolt stop screw.
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49) Tighten the bolt stop screw. |
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50) Insert the sear spring.
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51) Compress the sear against the receiver.
I have found that using a quick clamp to
hold the sear in place leaves your hands
free while you install the sear pin. |
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52) Install the sear pin into the sear. |
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53) Tap the sear pin into place with a
punch. |
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54) Insert the trigger into the sear as
shown in figure 54. |
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55) Insert the trigger pin. |
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56) Tap in the trigger pin. |
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57) Test the trigger and make certain it
does not bind and functions properly. |
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58) Replace the butt plate. |
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59) Install the upper butt plate screw. |
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60) Tighten the upper butt plate screw. |
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61) Install the lower butt plate screw. |
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62) Tighten the lower butt plate screw. |
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63) Replace the rear swivel. |
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64) Replace the front, rear swivel screw. |
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65) Tighten the front, rear swivel screw. |
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66) Replace the rear, rear swivel screw. |
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67) Tighten the rear, rear swivel screw. |
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68) Figure 68 shows the contoured fit of the
hand guard and the band spring. |
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69) Snap the hand guard's band spring over
the rear of the barrel and slide the hand
guard as far to the rear as it will go. When
assembled it should look like figure 69. |
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70) Install the barreled receiver into the
rifle stock. |
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71) Figure 71 shows how the hand guard and
stock should be aligned before installing
the stock band onto the rifle. |
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72) Slide the stock band into place. |
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73) Insert the stock band screw. |
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74) Tighten the stock band screw. |
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75) Insert the guard. |
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76) Insert the rear guard screw. |
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77) Insert the forward guard screw. |
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78) Tighten partially the forward guard
screw. |
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79) Tighten partially the rear guard screw. |
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80) Tighten the forward guard screw
completely. |
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81) Tighten completely the rear guard screw. |
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Locking Screws |
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Most 98 type
Military Mausers have locking screws
that lock the trigger guard screws
in place. The two figures to the
left show the positions of the
locking screws. |
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82) Tighten the rear locking screw. |
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83) Insert the forward locking screw. |
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84) Tighten and lock the forward lock screw. |
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85) Insert the cap onto the cleaning kit
tube. |
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86) Insert the cleaning kit
tube as shown in figure 86. |
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87)Align and insert the guide pin of the
cleaning kit tube. |
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88) Allow the cleaning kit
tube catch to lock into place. |
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89) Slide the tapered part of the magazine
spring into the magazine follower. |
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90) Slide the other end of the magazine
spring into the magazine floor plate. |
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91) Insert the magazine floor plate/follower
assembly into the magazine well of the
rifle. |
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92) Snap the magazine floor plate into
place. |
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93) Depress the magazine follower and insert
the bolt into the receiver. |
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94) Push the bolt fully forward in the
receiver. |
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95) Close the bolt. You have completed the
disassembly and reassembly of the Spanish
FR-8. |
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