Bev Fitchett's Guns Magazine

Removal of Bolt Carrier Assembly

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1. Move the safety lever to the fire position as indicated by the letter "F". Pull the cocking handle completely to the rear. This action is to ensure the hammer is in the cocked position. (NOTE: The hammer must be in this position to remove the bolt carrier.) Release the charging handle allowing the bolt carrier to move forward. Now move the safety lever to the safe position as indicated by the letter "S"

2. Using the rim of a cartridge, push in the left side of the takedown pin as shown in Fig. 17. NOTE: If you use a punch, use it only to get the pin started. Do not force the pin all the way out. It is meant to stay attached to the lower receiver.

3. Take hold of the right side of the takedown pin and pull it all the way to the right, come all the way out of the lower receiver.

4. Rotate the lower receiver down and away from the receiver, exposing the opening in the back of the receiver.

5. Using the tip of a bullet or similar object, depress the bolt carrier release button while simultaneously pulling it to the rear (Fig. 18).

Fig. 17

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6. After you have pulled the bolt carrier free of the operating rod, tip up the muzzle end of the rifle so that the bolt carrier can slide out the back of the receiver. Be ready to catch it!

NOTE: If the bolt carrier does not slide out the back of the receiver on its own, reach through the ejection port with a cleaning rod or similar object and lightly push the bolt carrier to the rear.

NOTE: Do not pull back on the charging handle and release it after the bolt carrier has been removed from the rifle. Doing so may damage the key on the operating rod.