LOADING THE MAGAZINE

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forward until it engages the bolt catch, and return the charging handle to its forward position. 4. Inspect the receiver and chamber of the weapon by looking through the ejection port to ensure these spaces contain no ammunition. 5. Check the selector lever to ensure it points toward SAFE; then allow the bolt to go forward by depressing the upper portion of the bolt catch. CAUTION The selector must be on SAFE to prevent damage to the automatic sear during assembly and disassembly. FIELD-STRIPPING THE RIFLE Before you can field-strip a rifle, you must be qualified to do so. You will use instructions when you actually field-strip a rifle. Follow the procedures in the instruction that deals with the weapon that you are field stripping. LOADING THE MAGAZINE A magazine can come in either a 20- or 30-round capacity and may be loaded with any amount up to that capacity. The magazine follower has a raised portion generally resembling the outline of a cartridge. Cartridges are loaded into the magazine so the tips of the bullets point in the same direction as the raised portion of the follower (fig. 11-12). CAUTION Do not load or attempt to load more rounds than what the magazine was designed for. Overloading deforms the lips of the magazine and can cause malfunctions. UNLOADING THE MAGAZINE To prevent damage to the lips of the magazine, you should remove the ammunition in the following manner: 1. Hold the magazine in your left hand with the open end away from your body and with the nose of the cartridge down (fig. 11-13, view A). 2. Depress the center of the second round in the magazine using the nose of the cartridge, allowing the first round to drop out of the magazine (fig. 11-13, view B). Repeat this procedure until you remove all the rounds from the magazine except the last one. 3. Use the nose of the cartridge to depress the follower to remove the last round, allowing the last round to drop out of the magazine (fig. 11-13, view C). LOADING THE RIFLE With the hammer cocked, place the selector lever on SAFE. (Refer to figure 11-8, view A.) Notice that you can’t place the selector lever on SAFE unless the rifle is cocked. You may insert the magazine with the bolt and bolt carrier open or closed; however, you should learn to load with the bolt open. Loading with the bolt open reduces the possibility of first round stoppage and saves the time needed to pull the charging handle to the rear. Hold the stock of the rifle under your right arm with your right hand. Grasp the pistol grip; then point the 11-7 Student Notes: Figure 11-12.—Loading cartridges into the magazine, 20 -round capacity. Figure 11-11.—Locking the bolt open.

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