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FIELD-STRIPPING THE RIFLE
CARING AND CLEANING OF THE RIFLE AND AMMUNITION - 14325_313

Basic Military Requirements (BMR) Revised Edition
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muzzle in a safe direction. With your left hand, insert the loaded magazine into the magazine housing. Push upward until the magazine catch engages and holds the magazine. Rap the base of the magazine sharply with the heel of your hand to ensure positive retention. If the action is open, release the bolt by depressing the upper portion of the bolt catch with the thumb of your left hand, allowing the action to close, chambering the round. If the action is closed when the magazine is inserted, pull the charging handle fully to the rear with your right hand and release it. (Refer to figure 11-10.) WARNING Don’t   ride the charging handle forward with the right hand. If the charging handle is eased forward from the open position, the bolt may fail to lock. If the bolt fails to go fully forward, use  the  bolt  closure  forward  assist  assembly (fig. 11-4) with the heel of your right hand. The rifle is now loaded and is ready to fire when you place  the  selector  lever  in  the  automatic  or semiautomatic position. If it is not ready to fire, make sure the selector lever is on SAFE. After the last round has been fired, the bolt catch holds the bolt carrier to the rear. To change the magazine for  reloading,  press  the  magazine  catch  button  and remove the empty magazine from the weapon. FIRING THE RIFLE The rifle fires semiautomatic or burst (automatic for the M16A1) when you move the selector lever to the desired position. (Refer to figure 11-8.) With the selector lever in the semiautomatic position, the rifle fires one round each time you pull the trigger. With the  selector  lever  in  the  burst  position,  the  M16A2 fires  in  short  bursts  of  three  rounds.  (NOTE:  The M16A1  rifle  fires  fully  automatically  and  will continue  to  fire  until  the  magazine  is  empty  or  you release  the  trigger.)  When  the  rifle  is  fired  in  either SEMI or BURST or AUTOMATIC, the bolt locks in the  open  position  when  the  last  round  from  the magazine has been fired. UNLOADING AND CLEARING THE RIFLE As you read this section, refer back to figures 11-8, 11-9, 11-10, and 11-11. To unload the rifle and make it safe, place the selector lever on the SAFE position (fig. 11-8);  and  remove  the  magazine  by  pressing  the magazine release button (fig. 11-9). Pull the charging handle to the rear (fig. 11-10), ejecting any round from the  chamber.  Inspect  the  chamber  and  receiver  to ensure that it is clear. Releasing the charging handle will  allow  the  bolt  to  close.  To  keep  the  bolt  open, depress  the  lower  portion  of  the  bolt  catch  before returning  the  charging  handle  forward  (fig.  11-11). The rifle is clear only when the following conditions exist: No case or round is in the chamber. The magazine is out. 11-8 Student Notes: Figure 11-13.—Unloading the magazine with the nose of a cartridge.







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