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We a re pleased that you have chosen aB rown ing BAR Rifle .In itsmanufacture,wehave en deav ored to inco rp orate th e very fin estin materials an d craftsm an ship, and w ith justreason ab le care, th is g un sh ou ld p rov id e y ouw ith many y ears o f p leasu re and d ep en dableserv ic e. P lea se fe el free to w rite u s immed iate lyif y ou h av e any obs erv atio ns re ga rd in gitsperformance and ope ra tion.

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You are re sponsib le fo rfirearm sa fe ty.

b l.ock ing o r d is engaging mechanism fo r thetn gg er, se ar, h ammer and/o r firin g p in .A lth~ugh mechanical dev ices p lace you rgu n In a SAFER status, no g uaran tee canbe made that the gun will not fire even ifth e "s afety " is in th e "on sa fe" positio n.Saf~ gun handling does not stop w ith yourgun s mechani ca l " sa fe ty " dev ices . I tstartsth ere . A lway s tre at y ou r fire arm w ith th e

re spec t due a loaded , re ady-ta -fi re gun .

II WHENEVER YOU HANDLE A FIREARM,OR HAND ITTOSOMEONE, ALWAYSOPEN THEACTION IMMEDIATELY.andv isua ll y check the chambe r, r eceiver' andm agazine to be certain they do not containany ammunit ion .

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Please let us rem ind you that, as a gun ow ner,yo u accept a set of respo nsibilities of the mostd emanding n atu re. F ir~ arms a re , a nd s houldalw ays b e co nsid ered as, dang erou s p ro du cts andshould be handled accord ingly.

PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND THEFOLLOWINGPROPER HANDLING ANDINSTRUCTION PROCEDURES OUTLINEDBELOW IN THIS BOOKLET BEFORE USINGYOUR NEW FIREARM.

a ALWAYS KEEP THEMUZZLE OF YOURF IREARM POINTED IN A SAFEDIRECTIONeven though you are certainthe rifle is u nlo ad ed . N ever p oint anyfirearm at anything you do not intend toshoot. B e extrem ely alert and aw are of allpersons and property w ithin the range ofyour ammunit ion .

II DO NOT TRANS PORT YOUR FIR EARMLOADED, WHETHER IN A SCABBARD,GUN CASE, OR OTHER CONTAIN ER.

EI HUNTING FROM ELEVATED SURFACESSUCH AS TREESTANDS ISDANGEROUSand may increase the r isk ofhandlin g a fire arm . The fo llowing ru lesshould alw ays be observed by you andth ose yo u hu nt w ith : A lw ays make certainthat the stand being used is safe ands .tab le . ~Iways make cer ta in_ that yourf ir ea rm ISunloaded when it i s beingtaken

~ DO NOT RELY roTALLY ON YOUR..FIREARM'S MECHANICAL "SAFE TY "DEVICES. AS AN ADDITIONAL SAFETYMEASURE ALWAYS ASSUME THAT AGUN CAN BE FIRED WITH A SAFETYON. The word "safety " describ es a g un 's

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up an d down fromthe s tand. Alwaysmake

certain that yo ur firearm is no t drop pedfrom the stand, or dropped w hile it isbeing taken up or down from the stand.R emember, a lo aded firearm may disch argew hen dropped, even with the safety on.

a BEWARE OF BARREL OBSTRUCTIONSfor the safety of both your gun andyou rse lf. Mud, s now, and an in fin ite v arie tyof other objects m ay inadvertently lodge ina barrel bore. It takes only one sm allo bs tru ctio n to caus e d angerous ly in crea sedpressures that m ay damage your gun andcause in jury to yo urself and to oth ers.

BEFORECHECKING FOR A BARRELOBSTRUCTION,BE CERTAIN NO LIVEROUND IS IN THE CHAMBER ANDTHAT THE MAGAZ INE AND FEEDMECHANISMS ARE COMPLETELYEMPTY. PUT THE SAFETY IN THE "ONSAFE" POSITION(S ee p ag e 19 f orin str uc tions on unloading) . Afte r a ssur ingyou rse lf th at th e firea rm is comp le te lyem pty, again, open the action and lookthrough the barrel to be sure it is clear ofany c,b stru ctio n. If an obstru ctio n is see n,no matter how small it mav be clean thebore w ith a cleaning rod a~d p~tch asd esc rib ed in "Clea nin g Sugges tio ns " onpage31.

a ALWAYS UNLOAD YOUR GUN WHENNOT IN USE .Your responsibilitiesdo notend when y ou r firearm is u nattend ed .S to re you r gun and ammun itio n se pa ratelyand well b ey on d th e reach o f children .Take all safeg uards to insure y ou r g un d oesnot b ecome ava ila ble to untra in ed ,in experien ced , o r unwelc omed hands .

D USE THE PROPER AMMUN IT ION.Thebarrel an d actio n of this rifle h av e beenmade w ith subs ta ntial sa fe ty marg in s ove rthe p re ssure s developed by establi shedAmerican commerc ia l loads . Neverthe less ,B rowning assumes no li ab ilit y fo r acc iden tswhich occur throu gh th e u se o f cartrid geso f non -sta nd ard d imen sio ns o r whichd ev elo p p re ssu re s in ex ces s o fcommercia lly ava ilable ammuniti on wh ichhas been loaded in accordance w iths tandards estab li shed by SAAMI(Sport ingArms and Ammun ition Manufactu re r'sInstitute).BE ALERTTO THE S IGNS OFAMMUNITION MAt.FUNCTION.Ifyoudetect an off sound or light recoil when acartridge is fired,DO NOT LOADANOTHER CARTRIDGEINTO THECHAMBER.Open the action and remove

all ca rtrid ges from th e magaz in e, c hamberan d action areas. G lance d own the barrelto m ake sure that a bullet or other

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o bstru ction do es n ot rem ain in th e b arrel.Completely emp ty th e b arrel b efo reload ing and firi ng aga in .

!'PI DROPPING A LOADED GUN MAYYiI CAUSE AN ACC IDENTAL D ISCHARGE

EVEN WITH THE SAFETY IN THE "ONSAFE" POSIT ION . A lthough s afe tymechanism s are designedto m ake a gunsafer. th e own er o r user sho uldbeextrem ely careful w hile hunting or duringany shooting activity, to avoid dropping alo ad ed fire arm .

.. EXAMINE EVERY CARTRIDGE YOU PUTY IN YOURGUN.Browning cannot assume

any respo nsib ility th rou gh th e u se o funsafeor imp~operarms and ammunitioncombin atio ns. It is y ou r res pons ib ility toread an d h eed all w arn ing s in clu ding th osethat appear in the instruction m anual andon ammunition boxes and to secure themost up -to -date in fo rm ation o n th e safeh andlin g p ro cedures fo r you r B rown inggun.

~ DO NOT SNAP THE FIRING PIN ON AN... EMPTY CHAMBER-THE CHAMBER MAYNOTBE EMPTY!Treat eve ry gun with therespect due a loaded gun. even though youare certain the gu n is u nloaded.

ALWAYS UNLOAD YOUR F IREARM 'S~ CHAMBER BEFO RE CROSSING A

FENCE, CLIMBING A TREE, JUM PINGA DITCH OR NEGOTIATING OTHEROBSTACLES. Refer to page 19 of thisinstruction book for instructions on theunloading of your firearm. Never place anyfirearm on or against a fence. tree, car, oro th er sim ilar ob ject.

m KEEP YOUR FINGER AWAY FROM THETRIGGER WHILE UNLOADING,LOADING OR UNTIL YOU ARE READYTO SHOOT.

Prt BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET AND&.W BACKSTOp,part icularly during low light

per iods . Know the r ange o fyour ammunit ion.N ever shoot at w ater or hard objects.

m IF YOUR GUN FAILSTO F IRE, K fEP~ THE MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE

DIRECTION.Hold this posi tion for aminimum of 3 0 seco nd s. N ever assumethat failure to fire m eans that the gun isempty o r u nloaded . C arefu lly o pen th eactio n an d remove th e cartridge. If th eprim er o r rim is in dented. th e cartridg eshould be disposed of in a way that cannotcause harm . If the prim er or rim is notin den ted . y ou r firea rm should b e ex am in ed

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by a qualified gunsmith and the cause ofth e malfu nc tio n shou ld b e co rre cted b efo refur ther use .

BEFORE OR DUR ING SHOOT ING.Your

v is io n and judg emen t c ou ld b e d angerous lyimpaired , mak ing you r gun h andlin gunsafe to you or to others.

PP.! WEAREYE AND EAR PROTECT ION~ WHEN SHOOTING.Unprotec ted, repea ted

exp osu re to gu nfire can cause hearingd amag e. Wear ear p rotectors (sh oo tin g earp lugs o r muffs ) to gua rd aga in st such damage.Wear sho oting g lasses to p rotect yo ur eyesfrom flying part ic les . Also.wear eye protectionwhen disassembling an d cleaning y ou rsho tg un to p reven t th e p ossib ility ofspri ngs. spr ing-t en sioned part s. solven ts o r

o ther agen ts from con tactin g yo ur ey es.

Pr! BE DEFENSIVEAND ON GUARDWI AGAINST UNSAFE GUN HANDLING

AROUND YOUAND OTHERS.Don't betim id w hen it com es to gun safety. If youo bserv e o ther sh oo ters violating an y ofthese saf ety p recautions , poli te ly suggestsafer handling pract ices .

~ READ AND HEED ALL WARNINGSin~ this instruction book and on ammunition

box es. It is y ou r re spon sib ility to sec ure th emost u p-to -d ate in fo rmatio n on th e safeh andlin g p ro cedure s fo r you r B rown inggun . B rown ing c anno t a ssume any respon si-bility w hen unsafe or im proper arm s andammun itio n combin atio ns a re u sed .

PP:I EDUCATE AND SUP ERV IS E FIR EARMSWill SAFETY TO ALL MEMBERS OF YOUR

FAMILY,especially to children an d n on -shooters. Closely supervise newcom ers tothe shooting sports. E ncourage enrollm entin hunting/shooting safety courses.

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w.I UNAUTHOR IZED S ERVIC ING.Your gunis a mech an ical d ev ice which w ill n ot lastforever and, as such, is subject to w ear andrequires per iod ic inspect ion . adjus tment ,and service. B ro 'wn ing fi re arms should bes erv ic ed by a B rown ing rec ommendeds erv ic e statio n o r by B rown ing's s erv icefac il ity in Arnold . Missouri . Browningcannot a ssume any res pons ib ility fo rin ju ri es suffe red o r caused by unautho riz edservic ing, a lt era tions o r modifi ca tions o fBrowning firearms.IT CAN BE VERYDANGEROUSTO ALTER THE TRIGGER,SAFETY OR OTHERFIRINGMECHANISM OF ANY F IREARM.

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Browning BARSemi-AutomaticHigh-Power R ifleNomenclature

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In conv en tio nal g un term inology th e positio nand movem ent of gun parts are described asthey occur w ith the gun horizontal and innormal firin g positio n; L e.. th e muzzle is fo rwardor in front; the buttstock is rearw ard or to therear; th e trigger is downward or un dern eath; thesights are upw ard or on top.

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trig ger. (S ee F igure 2 ) This is an id ea l lo ca tio nfor easy man ip ulation of the large safety headw ith the index finger of either hand.

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With the safety pushed completely to the rightthe rifle is ON SAFE and rearw ard m ovem ent ofthe tr igge r is comp le te ly b locked .With safety pu shed comp letely to th e left therifle is O FF SAFE and ready to fire. In this FIREor OFF SAFE position a band of RED is visibleon the safety w here it projects beyond the leftfac e o f th e trig ge r guard .Whenever a cartridg e is chambered th e rifle

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Genera l Opera ting P rocedu re.

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You r n ew B rowning is a g as op erated . sem i-au toma tic re pe atin g rifle . With ca rtrid ges in th emagazine and the chamber and the safety in theOFF SAFE o r F IRE po sitio n. the rifle w ill fire asing le rou nd w ith each su ccessiv e pu ll o f th etrigg er u ntil the magazine and chamber areem pty. When the last round has been fired. thebolt w ill be held in its rearw ard. or open,p os itio n by th e magazin e fo llower.To c lo se th ebo lt. p ull slig htly to th e rear on th e op eratin ghandle and at the sam e tim e unlatch the floorp la te , a ll ow ing the magaz ine- floorp la te uni t toswing downward and fo rward . Then re lea se ' th eoperating handle and allow the bolt to m ovefo rw ard to th e clo sed po sitio n un der its sprin gp re ssure . During th is ope ra tion. exe rc i~e carethat your fingers do not enter the ejection portin th e rec eiv er.

Operation of the Safety

CAUTION: THE "SAFETY" SHOULD BE KEPTIN ITS "ON SAFE" POSITION AT ALL TIMESEXCEPT WHEN ACTUALLY RRING THERIFLE. The c ro ssbo lt type safe ty is convenientlylo cated on the trig ger gu ard just rearw ard of the

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should be ON SA FE until it is ready to be fired.N ote: If a left hand safety is installed thesed ire cti on s a re reve rs ed ; i.e . th e saf ety is pushedto the left to place the rifle ON SA FE and to theright to place the rifle O FF SAFE .

Loading the rifle

CAUTION:Keep y ou r fing ers clear of theejection port at all tim es w hen the bolt is lockedopen . The bolt w ill clo se w ith consid erab le fo rc e.if y ou s hould d ep re ss th e magaz in e fo llowe r.The B rown ing s em i-a utomatic h ig h power rifleu tilizes a un iqu e d etach ab le bo x magazin e. T hecap acity of the mag azine is fou r ro un ds (thr:erounds fo r Magnum caliber s). Another cartndgem ay be carried in the cham ber, providing a totalrifle c ap acity o f fiv e rounds (fo ur ro unds fo rMagnum cal ibers. )

To read y the rifle fo r lo ad ing , first in su re that thecro ss -b olt safety is in th e ON SAFE positio n.

N ext hold the rifle in a natural position w ith thebarr~ l safely p ointing at the grou nd . If th e bo lt isin its closed position, use either hand to hold therifle at the fo rearm . T hen , pu ll rearw ard on themag azine latch w ith the in dex fing er o f th eoppos ite hand, a llow ing the h inged floorpla te -magaz in e unit to swing downward .

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In the event the boIt is in its open position, asligh tly differen t techn iq ue may be used to sw ingthe m agazine open and close the bolt atapp ro xim ately th e same tim e. Again, the firststep is to insure that the safety is in its ON SA FEposition . N ext. ho ld the rifle w ith the muzzlepointed in a safe direction, w ith the left hand atfo rea rm , as d es crib ed ' b efo re . Then, h ook th ethum b of the right hand over the operatinghandle and pull it slightly rearw ard w hile at thesam e tim e releasing the m agazine latch w ith therig ht in dex fin ger. (S ee F igure 3 )The h ingedmagazine-f loorp la te un it wi ll swing downward .

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for lo ad ing as describ ed in the precedingp arag raph. However, when lo ad in g th e chamber,the bolt should be allow ed to slam closed fromits open position. If the bolt is not allow ed toclo se in th is m ann er, there is the po ssibility th atit w ill n ot clo se completely. in which event th erifle w ill n ot fire . If th is s hould eve r h appen.mere ly push th e ope ra tin g h andle comp lete lyforw ard w ith the thum b or heel of your hand.M any sportsm en prefer to hunt w ith an em ptycham ber until in the presence of gam e. In thissituatio n, qu ietness in ch amberin g a cartridg e issometimes o f p rime impo rta nce . To ac comp lis hth is, cy cle th e a ctio n slowly and quietly, k eep in gthe o perating hand le co ntrolled at all tim es u ntilthe bolt com es to rest against the cham ber andcartridg e head . T hen p ush th e o perating h an dlecomp le te ly fo rward, a s descr ibed above .It is both convenient and fast to load themag azine while it is 'attach ed to th e floo rp late inthe open position. H ow ever, som e m ay prefer toload the m agazine after detaching it from thefl oo rp la te . Both methods will be descri bed.

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Always be sure the gun is ON SAFE. and themuzzle is p oin ted in a safe d irection . sin ce th ere

A t this point, allow the bolt to m ove forw ard toi ts c losed posi tion .

A le ft handed shoote r may hold the ri fle a s descr ibedabove with his right hand at the forearm and theleft th umb. o ver the to pof the receiver, hookingthe op eratmg hand le an d pu lling it slig htly to th erear, w hile the left ind ex fin ger releases themagazine la tch. Or, he may f ind it more conveni en tto grip the rifle around the rear part of thereceiv er w ith h is left h an d, w ith h is left in dexfin g~ r o .n ~he magazin e latch , in o rd er to supportthe nfle m Itsdownward point ing posi tion.Additionalsup po rt m ay be g ain ed b y gripp in g th e b uttstockb etw een th e left elbow and th e sh oo ter's left sid e.The right hand may then be used to pull theoperatin g h andle rea rward . while th e in dex fin gero f the left h an d releases the magazine latch.

If it is desired to load a round into the cham berprior to lo ad ing th e magazin e, th e fo l1Qwingsteps should be taken. First, be sure the crossbolt safety is in the ON SAFE position. H old thegun on its side w ith the barrel pointing safelydownward w ith either hand at the rear of thefo re arm , a s d escrib ed ea rlier. With th e rifle h eldin th is po sition th e ejection p ort in the receiversho uld b e facing up . N ext, w ith the mag azinefloo rp late clo sed an d the bo lt locked o pen, in sertone round into the ejection port,a llow in g it tod ro p c ompletely into th e ch ambe r.Thenproceed to close the bolt and open the m agazine

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may be occasions when you will want to load orreplenish the m agazine w hile a round ischambered. N ext. ho ld th e rifle in a safe barreldown po sition . using either hand on th e forearm .Each c artrid ge shou ld th en b e carefu lly in se rte dinto the m agazine against the pressure of thesp rin g lo ad ed fo llower, u ntil it is retain ed by th emetal rim s o f th e mag azin e b od y. C are sho uldb e ex ercised in p ositio ning each cartrid ge so thatits base is to the rear of the m agazine. If t henose of a cartridge protrudes bevond the end ofth e mag azine, it cou ld cau se feed in g p ro blem s orin terfere w ith th e c lo sin g o f th e magaz in ef loorp la te . (See Figure4)

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Once again, place the rifle ON SA FE and be surethe m uzzle is pointed in a safe direction. Withth e magazin e-flo orp l~ te unit o pen th e magazin emay be deta ched by mere ly pulling itaway fromthe hinged floorplate. To do so, grasp the sides ofthe m agazine tow ard its rear w ith the thum band m iddle finger of either hand. T hen, pull them agazine aw ay from the floor plate w hile at thesam e tim e bearing against the projecting rear ofth e flo orp late w ith th e in dex fin ger. (S ee F igure 5 )

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PART NO . DESCRIPT ION PART NO . DESCRIPT ION1'076002 A cti on R od -R ig ht o r L eft 1'076076 C am P in

P076006 A ction Spring 1'076080Disconnector

1'07 6010 Ac ti on Spr in g Gu id e 1'076082 D i sc onne ct or p in1'076016 B ar re l Wit ho ut S ig ht s o r P076084 Disconnecto r Spring

F ro nt R amp, 2 43 Win . 1'076086 Disconnecto r Spring1'076021 B arr el Wit ho ut S ig ht s o r Plunger

F ro nt R am p, 27 0 Win . 1'076090 Ejector1'076026 B arr el Wit ho ut S ig ht s o r 1'076096 E je ct or Re ta in in g P in

F ro nt R am p, 3 08 Win . 1'076099 Ejec tor Spring1'076031 B arr el Wit ho ut S ig ht s o r 1'076101 Extractor

F ront Ramp , 30. {J 6Sprg. 1'076105 Extrac tor Spring1'076033 B arr el Wit ho ut S ig ht s o r 1'076110 F ir in g P in

F ro nt R am p, 7 mm R em . M ag.1'076114 F iri ng P in R et ai ni ng P in1'076035 B ar re l Wit ho ut S ig ht s o r 1'076117 F ir in g P in Spr in g

F ro nt R am p, 3 00 Win . M ag . 1'076120 Forearm-Standard.1'076036 B ar re l Wit ho ut S ig ht s o r C al ib ers , G ra de I

F ro nt R am p, 3 38 Win . M ag . 1'076122 Forearm-Magnum.1'076038 B olt-243 W in.. 308 W in., C al ib er s, G ra de I

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PART NO. DESCRIPT ION PART NO. DESCRIPT ION1'0 76 15 5 In ertia P iec e 1'076208 Magaz ine Reta ining Spring1'076160 MaRazine Complete, 243 1'076210Magaz ine Reta in ing

Win ., 3 08 Win . S pr in g P in1'076165 Magazi ne Comp le te , 2 70 1'076214 Mai ns pr in g-R ig ht o r L eft

Win ., 30 .{J6Sprg . 1'076218 Mainspring Guide-Righ t1'076167 Mag az in e C ompl et e, 7 mm o r L eft

Rem. Mag. 1'076222 Mainspring Pin-Hammer1'076168 Mag az in e C ompl et e 3 00 1'076224 Mainspring Pin-Trigger

Win. Mag. Guard1'076169 Magazi ne Comp le te , 3 38 1'076228 Oper at in g Hand le

Win. Mag. 1'076232 Ope ra ti ng H an dl e L oc k1'076170 Magazine Body, 243 W in. 1'076236 Ope ra ti ng L oc k P in

308 Win. 1'076238 Oper at in g Lock Spr in g

1'076175270 Win., 30.{J6 Sprg. 1'076239 R ec ei ve r G ra de I ,

1'076177 Magazine Body, 7 m m Rem. Standard Calibers1'076178 Magaz ine Body,300 Win .Mag .1'076246 Rece iv er , G rade I ,1'076179 Magaz ine Body,338 Win . Mag . Magnum Caliber s1'076180 Magazi ne F loor P la te - 1'076255 Safe ty Cross Bol t, Left Hand

S ta nd ard C al ib ers , G ra de I 1'076256 Safe ty Spring1'076182 Magazi ne F loor P la te , 1'076258 Saf et y Sp ri ng P lunger

Mag num Cal ib ers , G ra de I 1'076260 Saf et y Spr in g Ret ai ni ng P in1'076184 MaRazi ne F loor P la te P ivot P in 1 '0 76262Saf et y C ro ss Bo lt1'076186 Magazi ne F loor P la te Spr in g 1'076264 Sear1'076188 Magazi ne Fol lower, 2 43 1'076266 S ea r P in

Win ., 3 08 Win . 1'076270 S ig ht B ea d F ro nt1'076192 Magazi ne Fol lower, 2 70 1'0;6272 S ig ht H oo d F ro nt

Win., 30.{J6 Win. .1'076274 S ig ht R amp F ro nt -1'076193 Magaz ine Follower- S tandard Caliber s

Magnum Caliber s .1'076276 Sight R am p Front-1'076194 Magaz ine Follower Spring, Magnum Caliber s

2 43 Win ., 3 08 Win . 1'076280 S ight As sembl y Fol di ng ,1'076196 Magaz ine Follower Spring, Leaf Rear

270 Win. , 3 0. {J 6Sprg. 1'076284 S li ng Eyel et F ront1'076146 G as R eg ulato r, 3 00 Win M ag . 1 '07 62 86 S li ng Eyel et Wash er1'076149 G as R eg ul at or , 3 38 Win . M ag . 1 '0 76 28 8S li ng Eyel et Re ar1'076150 Hammer 1'076293 S to ck Bo lt1'076152 H amme r P in 1'076294 S to ck Bo lt P la te1'076197 Magaz ine Follower Spring, 1'076296 S to ck Bo lt Wash er

Magnum Caliber s 1'076304 S up po rt R ai l- Ri gh t o r L ef t1'076198 Magaz ine Follower Spring 1'076310 Tel es cope Moun t F il le r

Rivet S cr ews ( 4 Each )1'076202 Magazi ne U i tc h 1'076314 Tim ing U it ch1'076204 Magazine Uitch Spring 1'076316 Tim ing U it ch Re ta in in g P in1'076205 Magazi ne U i tc h Spr in g 1'076324 'Trigger P in

Plunger I 1'076325 'Trigger1'076206 Mag az in e U it ch S to p P in 1'076336 'T ri gg er G ua rd , G ra de I

. Ind ica te s pa rt mus tb e f if te d b y B rowni ll gService Dept .or qualified gunsmith.f lb rt may b e pur ch as ed onl y b y hol de rs o f c ur re nt v al id f ed er al f ir ea rm s l ic en se .

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n Place a target at the desired distance fromW the shooting point which will clearly show

the im pact of the bullet from a know npoint of aim . For this purpose a regularb ullsey e p ap er targ et is mos t su ited .

II Shoot three or four shots at the target froma prone or sitting position using a restunder the forearm (not the barrel) andsu pp ortin g the elb ow s to maintain the rifle

in the s tead iest manner poss ib le . Unsteadinessin holding the rifle on target w ill have acons id erab ly g reater e ffe ct o n th e res ultsth an eith er rifle o r c artrid ge .Shoot c arefu lly a nd d elib era te ly, try in g asmuch as p ossib le to align the sigh ts exactlythe same way each time. It is alsoadvisable to shoot a first shot through theb arrel befo re the sigh tin g sho ts if th ebarrel is clean and oiled, as thecom bustion of the oil m ay change thebal lis tic s o f the bulle t s light ly.

IIIf sig ht co rrection is requ ired, the rear sigh to r th e telescop ic sigh t must be ad ju stedac co rd in gly. Some BAR's are fitte d w ithopen sights consisting of a hooded frontsight and a fully adjustable rear sight asw ell as being drilled and tapped to acceptsco pe moun ts. O ther BAR 's are d rilled andtapped only to accept m ounts for

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~ If v ertica l co rre ctio n is d es ire d, lo os en th e.. vertical adjustment screw and slide the rearsight assem bly along the inclined ram p ofth e sig ht base. A gain calib ration mark s o nth e s ig ht w ill refere nc e movemen t, a nd sim i-l arl y, e ach calib ra tion mark repre sentsapp rox im ately 4 in ches at 1 00 y ards.Just rem ember this sim ple rule in m akingrear sig ht adju stm ents. A lw ays mov e yo urrear sight in the sam e direction you w antthe point of bullet impact to m ove. If y ouwant the point of bullet impact to move tothe left, m ove the rear sight setting to theleft. If y ou w ant to raise the point ofimpa ct, rais e you r re ar sig ht se ttin g.

n To a djust a telescopic sight on your BAR... rifle , th e s ame gen eral p ro cedure, o utlin edabove, m ay be follow ed to sight in the rifle,except the adju stm ent of the telescop icsight should be m ade according to theinstructions supplied by the m aker of thes ight ing in str umen t u sed.

~ To obtain the 200 yard zero preferred by.. many experienced hunters on a 100YA RD SRANGE refer to the table in Figure6. M erely adjust the sights in the m annerprescribed above so that at the 100 yardsrange, the center of im pact of your bulletgroup is located at the distance ABOVE

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tele scop ic s ight s. To adju st the BAR'sopenrea r sig ht p ro ceed as fo llows:A lway sunlo ad you r rifle b efo re mak ing anyalig nmen t to th e s ig hts .

a If h orizonta l o r w indage correc tio n isdes ired, s light ly loosen the screwimmed iately in fro nt o f th e rear sigh tnotch. (This w indage screw is set in abright m etal collar; the screw next to it is

the ver tic al adju stmen t s crew. Refe r t oF igu re 7 .) S lid e th e rear sigh t blade in the.direction you wish the bul le t impact tomove. T he base co ntain ing th e rear sig htb lade is preci se ly cal ib ra ted for referencing .Each cali bra tion mark repre sentsapp ro xim ately 4 inches of movemen t ofthe point of im pact at 100 yards.

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your point of aim show n in the chart forthe part icula r car tri dge emp loyed. Whenth is is ach ie ved , th e bullet w ill strik e th epo in t o f aim at 20 0 y ard s w ith in ord in arylim its o f d is persio n fo r s uch ammun itio n a ttha t d is tance.

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The trigger m echanism has been adjusted at thefactory to p ro vid e a sho rt crisp p ull, y et on econsiste nt w ith s afe ty. The trig ger is a sin glestage desig n w ith the w eig ht o f p ull h old in gclosely to 4 pounds. It is recommended that noattem pt be m ade to change the w eight of pull ofthe t rigger.

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The Correc t P ro cedure fo r C lean in g You r R ifleFollows:

a BE CERTAIN THE RIFLE IS UNLOADEDAND THE SAFETY IS IN THE ON SAFEPOSITION.

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open position w hen the m agazine is em ptyan d in place.

II U sing a rifle cleaning rod w ith tip andpatch large enough for snug fit in bore,insert rod and patch in barrel from themuzzle end and run back and forth severaltim es. C autio n sh~ uld b e exercised toinsure that the cleaning rod or handle doesnot strike the crow n of the muzzle, asdam age to this area can adversely affectth e accuracy of the rifle.

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a Inspect the cham ber and bore for pow derfo uling . A no rmal amoun t of powd erresidue can be expected and is not serious.It can usually b e removed by rep eatin gStep Number 3 , using a p atch sat~ratedw ith n itro -so lv en t. If o r when foulin gshould becomeheavy, it can be rem oved

with a brass bore brush. Dip the brush innitro solvent and scrub the cham ber and

bore until the fouling is rem oved. Top rev en t b ra ss b ristles from b re ak in g o ff,the brush should be pushed

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throu gh the b ore before b ein g w ith drawn.

a After fo uling has been removed, t~ebore

should be w iped dry and then a slightlyo iled p atch run th rough it fo r p re se rv atio n.B rown ing Gun O il is re commended.

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a season is adequate, preferably at the endo f th e sea son. The fo llowing p ro cedureshould be fo llowed :

Disassembly

a BE CERTA IN THE R IFLE IS UNLOADED.With th e rifle in the "On Safe "position andp oin ted in a safe downward d irection ,release the magazin e fioo rplate to its op enpositio n. G ras p th e bolt o peratir.g h andleand move it sm artly to the rear, therebyex tracting and ejectin g an y live rou nd inthe cham ber. D etach the m agazine clipfrom th e h inged fio orp la te . A lway s v isu allyinspect the cham ber to m ake sure thereare no rounds present. (See page 19 forin stru ctio ns on removing and unlo ad in gthe magazine).

ft Remove forearm: Loosen and remove theW forearm swivel eyelet with small wrench

by tu rn in g in a coun ter-clo ckwise d ire ctio n.C are sho uld b e taken to prevent scratch in gthe forearm . G rasp the forw ard end of the

forearm and pull aw ay from the barrelc are fu lly unt il fi rm re sis tance i s fe lt. Thenslide th e forearm fo rw ard an d off. ([he

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II The bo lt and interior o f th e receiv ershould be w iped off w ith a clean rag. Thisis best do ne w ith th e magazin e fio orplateop en an d th e bo lt in its clo sed p ositio n;and also w ith th e magazin e fio orplateopen and the bolt held to the rear by hand.A ny dried oil in these areas and on themagazin e fo llower s hould b e removed .Follow th is clea nin g by apply in g a v eryligh t film of oil on the affected p arts. D onot, h owever, p ou r larg e quantitie s o f o ilinto the action. A n excess of oil w ill runinto the w ood and cause it to soften orwarp.

!PI W ipe all exposed m etal surfaces w ith an.. oiled cloth, making sure to wipe gun cleano f all fing er m ark s where moisture w illac cumu la te. O rd in ary good judgment w ill.of cou rse. ind icate th at the metal o f th egun should receive a light film of oil anytim e the gun has been exposed to adversewea th er o r h andlin g.

D CLEANINGINSTRUCTIONS: To insure.

p roper fu nc tio nin g o f you r BAR it s houldb e p erio dica lly in sp ected and clea ned . Anytime when slu gg is h o r in comp leteope ra tio n o f th e ac tio n is experien cedwhile u sin g commercia l ammun itio n, th eac tio n s hould b e c lea ned. Genera lly. o nce 33

forearm must be pulled aw ay from thebarrel so that the forearm w ill clear thebottom of the gas cylinder as the forearmis moved fo rward .) Note: The fo re armcannot be rem oved unless the bolt islocked open.

.. Remove action bars and support rails:

... Close the bolt and pull the support railsfo rward and remove comp le te ly from th eirs lo ts in th e in terio r o f th e rec eiv er. (S eeFigure 8) T he action bars are rem oved bypu lling their fo rw ard end away from th erou nd co nn ecting stud on th e in ertia p iece,low ering an d pu lling forw ard o ut of th e

rece iver. (See F igure 9 )

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. . . R em o ve g a sregulator from th e fo rw a rd. . e n d o f th e g a s c y lin d e r : T u rn in a c o u n te r-c lo ckw is e d ire c tio n . (S e e F ig u re 1 0 ) U s e a5 /8 " w re n ch fo r th is o p e ra tio n .(N ote : T h eg a s re g u la to r w ill b e v e ry s e cu re lytig h te n e d in th e g a s cy lin d e r , a n d c a rem u s t b e ta k e n to firm ly e n g a g e w re n c hu s e d fo r re mo va l.)

~ R em ov e th e g a s p is to n : T h e in e r tia b lo c kIii8 shouldb e p ulled b ack toward the receiver

until rear face of the gas piston can bepushed forward out of the gas cylinderwith a small drive punch. (See Figure 11)(N ote: An e.:'(trem ely dirty gas cylinder and

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ga s p iston may req uire fo rc efu lly movin gthe gas piston forw ard w itha hammerand drive punch, and extrem e care m ustbe used to avoid scoring parts. If the gaspiston will not m ove w ith m oderate force,place a couple o f d rops o f n itr o- so lv en taround the gas piston, w ait about ISm inutes, and then try to push the pistonout w ith the drive punch. If the piston stillw ill not m ove, put m ore nitrosolvent onthe piston and allow it to set overnightb efo re attempting to remov e the pisto n.

D Remov~th e in .e rtia~Iock . ~ct ion spr ings,and action spnng guIde: T ightly grip byhand there a r p o rtio no f the action andaction spring g uide and pu ll forw ardtow ard g as cylind er u ntil th e actio n sp ringg uide is clear o f its recess in th e receiv er.The rear end of the action spring guidecan then be moved to one side of thereceiver and then rearw ard to rem ove thea ctio n s prin g, ac tio n s prin g guid e, a ndin ertia b lo ck . (S ee F igure 12)

The gas cylinder can now be exam ined fora cc umulatio ns o f res id ue. Resid ue s in th egas cylinder and on the gas piston shouldbe thoroughly rem oved w ith a good

qu ality p owder solven t o r bo re clean er. Ifresidu es are heavy, they can be removedby scrubbing the gas cylinder w ith a 20

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gas cylinder and pushed rearw ard over the endof the action spring guide. Care m ust be taken toinsure that the sm all guide pin at the rear of theg as cylin der is eng ag ed in th e len gthwise g roo veon the rear portion of the gas piston. To be surethat the gas piston is properly aligned in the gascylinder, the gas piston should be able to bepushed partially out of' the rear end of the gascy linder when th e in ertia block is p ulled aw ayfrom th e g as c ylin der.

T he gas regulator is now assem bled into thefro nt o f th e g as cylind er. T he g as reg ulato rmustbe very sec urely tig hten ed u sin g th e slo t w ren chprovided.

The action bars and support rails are nextrep lac ed . The p ro jec tin g sec tio n o f each a ctio nbar is carefully p laced in its correspo nd ing slo t inthe bolt before the hole in its forw ard end isplaced over the stud on the inertia piece. It m aybe necessary to pu ll the in ertia piece slig htlyrearw ard to eng ag e th e action b ars. T he sup po rtr ail s a re nex t i ns ta lled.

The bolt is locked into its open position and the

rea ssemb ly o f th eforearm is ju st th e reverse o fsteps "I" through "2" above. Be very careful inreassem bly of the forearm , since it can beb roken i f fo rced in to pos iti on inco rrectl y.The w ood surfaces can be w iped w ith B row ningGun O il or po lished w ith any qu ality furniturewax.

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Service orRepair

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If your firearm should require service or repairs, w esu gg est y ou first co ntact a lo cal recommend edB rown ing F ire arms Serv ic e Cen te r. You r B rown ingSporting Goods dealer can teU you the address ofthe Service Center nearest you, or you may call orw rite our Con sume r In fo rmatio n Departmen t:lkownlng Consumer InformationRoute One

M organ, U tah 84050Phone: (801) 876-2711Otherwise you may return your firearm to our ownrep air facility fo r serv icin g. T he ad dre ss is:Brown in g S erv ic e Department3005 Arnold Tenbrook RoadA rn old , M isso uri 6 30 10 -9 40 6Phone: 1-800-322-4626Can ad ian Customers call or w rite:B row ning C anada Sports U d.lU ee,5617 Chemin ST-F I'a nco /sSt-Laurent, Quebec H4S 1 W6Phone: (5 14 ) 3 33 -7 261When re tu rnin g y ou r firea rm fo r serv icin g, p le asebe sure it is unloaded, and that it is packagedsecurely in a cardboard container. U nder nocircum stances should ammunition be returned as itis ag ain st po stal an d most commerce reg ulatio ns.YOU MUST ENCLOSEA LETTER W ITH THEGUN that clearly describes the trouble experiencedand th e rep airs o r a lte ra tio ns d es ire d.

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WARNING:

Mak e s ure o f 3 dc qu al e v cn ti l: u. io n i n t he>=

thaI you discharge a firnrm . Wash hands

th oro ug hl y after e xp os ure 1 0 ammu nilio n o r

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