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2) Swing the
thumb piece of the
bolt stop outward
and remove the
bolt.
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3) Unscrew and
remove the
cleaning rod.
4) Remove the
sling.
5) Depress the
floor plate catch.
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6) Slide the floor
plate to rear and
remove.
7) Unscrew the
guard front screw.
3
8) Remove the
guard front screw.
9) Unscrew the
guard rear screw.
4
10) Remove the
guard rear screw.
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12) The front and
rear bands are
held in place by
band springs (as
shown in figure
12). Depress the
forward band
spring.
6
14) A trick for
easily depressing
the rear (or front)
band spring is to
take a small square
object (like the
handle of a punch
as shown in figure
14) and use a
clamp to press it
down on the band
spring.
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16) Remove the
barrel and receiver
assembly from the
stock.
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18) Turn the
handguard (as
shown in figure 18)
and then remove
and set aside.
19) Figure 19
shows the
disassembled rifle.
Reassembly Instructions
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20) Turn the
handguard (as
shown in figure 20)
and then slide over
raised rear sight.
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22) Lower the rear
sight.
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24) Replace the
guard.
12
26) Install the
guard rear screw.
13
28) Tighten guard
rear screw.
14
30) Snap floor
plate catch in
place.
15
32) Depress
forward band
spring and slide
the upper band
back until the band
spring catches it.
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34) Replace the
sling.
36) Figure 36
shows the
reassembled rifle.
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Bolt Disassembly & Reassembly
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1) Make sure rifle is unloaded. Open
the bolt and pull to the rear of the
receiver.
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4) Pull the bolt to the rear while
depressing the thumb piece of the bolt
stop.
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7) Remove the bolt sleeve/firing pin
assembly from the bolt body.
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10) Remove the extractor.
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13) Remove the cocking piece and
set it aside.
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16) Remove the spring.
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Reassembly Instructions
19) Insert the safety lever with the
lever pointing to the right or safe
position.
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21) Place the point of the firing pin
against a block of wood. Place the bolt
sleeve over the rear of the firing pin.
Make certain that the safety lever is in
the middle position.
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24) Turn the cocking piece one
quarter turn until it is firmly locked
into place as shown in figure
24. Very slowly allow pressure on
the spring to release and allow the
bolt sleeve to raise against the
cocking piece.
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27) Carefully lift the front of the
extractor just high enough to clear the
edge of the bolt face.
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30) Now take the firing pin
assembly and insert it into the bolt
body
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33) Insert the bolt into the receiver.
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36) Rotate the safety back to the off or
fire position and you are finished
disassembling and reassembling the
Swedish Mauser bolt assembly
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