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49/56 Service Manual (continued)
by
Melburn Park (mpark@nb.utmem.edu)
1.3 SAFETY RULES REGARDING SUPPLIES
1.3.1. Ammunition not to be used with the F.S.A. 49-56 M.S.E.
-- blank cartridges
-- non-lethal cartridges "Blaplast"
-- rifle grenades
1.3.2. Launching rifle grenades
-- Install the recoil pad (fig. 8)
-- Fire the weapon, without magazine, and with closed gas tube shut-off
valve (H, fig. 16). Since the gas tube is closed, the bolt handle must be
manually operated after each shot.
Fig. 8 -- Recoil pads
A. Pad size 1 (+ 2 cm)B. Pad size 2 (+ 3.5 mm)
1.3.3. Night sight fixture
The luminescent tabs of the night sight fixture contain a toxic substance
that is weakly radioactive.
-- Do not place a tab that has become detached in the mouth on in contact
with an open wound or sore. Wash your hands after contact.
-- Carefully remove any tab that has become detached from the night sight
device. Send the unit to Supplies for reattachment.
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The radioactivity of a night sight is slightly greater than that of a
wristwatch with luminescent dial; normal use of the device is, therefore, not
dangerous. At the same time:
-- do not permanently encamp personnel closer than 2 meters from small
stores of night sight fixtures (for example, a single case of nights
sights as found in a unit magazine);
-- do not permantly encamp personnel closer that 1 meter from a stack of
arms containing several night sight fixtures (for example, a barracks
arms stack).
1.3.4. Action in case of a stoppage
Remove the magazine (cf. 2.1.2.).
Cock the action (cf. 2.1.3.), except if the bolt has returned to battery.
In this case, a hangfire may be possible. Wait two minutes (except in combat)
before opening the chamber.
Engage the safety (cf. 2.1.5.).
Examine the chamber and the ejected cartridge or case.
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2. PROCEDURES FOR NORMAL FIRE
2.1 USE OF THE WEAPON FOR NORMAL RIFLE FIRE
2.1.1 Feeding
There are two procedures:
-- Introduce a full magazine in its well underneath the receiver and
push it completely upward until it's latch is engaged.
-- Place an empty magazine in the magazine well, with the bolt open.
Introduce a stripper clip in the slot just forward of the bolt handle
and push the column of cartridges into the magazine by pushing down as
close as possible to the clip. Repeat this with a second stripper clip
of five more cartridges.
2.1.2. Unfeeding
Pull the cartridge out of its well while pushing on its latch.
2.1.3. Arming
Grab the bolt handle with the right hand; pull it completely to the
rear; the bolt and bolt carrier is moved to the rear, at the same time as
the hammer is cocked.
Release the bolt handle:
-- if the weapon is loaded (cf. 2.1.1), the bolt will close while stripping
off a cartridge from the magazine and pushing it into the chamber.
-- if a magazine is in place but empty, the bolt will remain open;
-- if there is no magazine in place, the bolt will close on an empty
chamber.
2.1.4. Charging
Feed (cf. 2.1.1.).
Arm (cf. 2.1.3.).
2.1.5. Engaging and disengaging the safety (S, fig. 16).
To engage the safety, lower the safety lever.
To disengage the safety, replace the safety lever in the upward position.
2.1.6. Adjusting the elevation.
Grip the slider between the thumb and index finger of the right hand,
depress the slider button and move the slider until its indicator is in front
of the desired graduation.
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