Description and Rules for the Management of the U.S. Magazine Rifle, Model of 1903, Caliber .301906 - 57 pagini |
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Assem assembling ball cartridge bandoleer barrel bayonet catch Bayonet Grip Screw BLANK CARTRIDGE bled bolt handle bolt mechanism bolt stop bullet butt plate cap butt plate screw Butt Swivel Plate chamber cleaning rod clip cocking piece cosmoline Cut-off Spring dismounting ejector pin extractor collar firing pin sleeve fixed base floor plate catch Frankford Arsenal front end front sight movable front sight stud groove Guard Screw hand guard Inches left side loading lock spring locking groove locking lug LOWER BAND SWIVEL MAGAZINE MECHANISM magazine spring mainspring movable base muzzle Oiler and Thong pin hole Plate Cap Spring plate catch pin powder rear end rear sight base receiver recess remove right side view riveted scabbard catch screw hole seat shown in Fig sight movable stud Slide Binding Screw slide cap screw slot smokeless powder spring spindle Stacking Swivel Screw striker tang top view tridge trigger pin undercut velocity yards
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Pagina 31 - ... by the action of cams. The piece may be cocked either by raising the bolt handle until it strikes the left side of the receiver and then immediately turning it down or by pulling the cocking piece directly to the rear. In firing, unless the bolt handle is turned fully down, the cam on the cocking piece will strike the cocking cam on the bolt, and the energy of the mainspring will be expended in closing the bolt, instead of on the primer; this prevents the possibility of a cartridge being fired...
Pagina 32 - To charge the magazine, see that the cut-off is turned up showing "on," draw the bolt fully to the rear, insert the cartridges from a clip, or from the hand, and close the bolt. To charge the magazine from a clip, place either end of a loaded clip in its seat in the receiver and, with the thumb of the right hand, press the cartridges down into the magazine until the top cartridge...
Pagina 46 - Fig. 155. is tinned and provided with six longitudinal corrugations, also three circular holes in the corrugated portion. The tinning, corrugations, and holes afford unmistakable means for distinguishing the dummy from the ball cartridge, both by sight and touch. The bullet is the same as in the ball cartridge. The dummy primer has cup and anvil, but no percussion composition. GUARD CARTRIDGE.
Pagina 35 - With the safety lock turned down to the left to permit the firing pin to enter the sleeve as far as possible, assemble the sleeve and firing pin ; place the cocking piece against the breast and put on mainspring, firing pin sleeve, and striker.
Pagina 32 - Precautions If it is desired to carry the piece cocked, with a cartridge in the chamber, the bolt mechanism should be secured by turning the safety lock to the right. Under no circumstances should the firing pin be let down by hand on a cartridge in the chamber. To obtain positive ejection, and to insure the bolt catching the top cartridge in magazine, when loading from the magazine, the bolt must be drawn fully to the rear in opening it. When the bolt is closed...
Pagina 38 - Is not obtainable, with clear water ; wipe thoroughly dry with clean rags ; remove the bolt and cartridge shell ; clean and dry the chamber from the rear in the same manner ; finally, oil both chamber and bore with cosmoline, leaving a light coating. If, however, a cleaning rod is not at hand, the barrel should be cleaned as thoroughly as possible by means of the thong brush and rags, and oiled as above. To clean or oil the bore with rags, the thong brush is unscrewed, the rag placed In the rag slot...
Pagina 24 - The oil is only for the lubrication of working parts. The cap is also provided with a leather washer to prevent leakage. The cap on the thong section has a leather pad on its outer surface, which prevents the noise that would result from the oiler striking the butt plate cap. The oiler should always be inserted in the stock so that the leather-tipped cap will be next to the butt plate cap. The...
Pagina 34 - Hold bolt in left hand, press sleeve lock in with thumb of right hand to unlock sleeve from bolt, and unscrew sleeve by turning to the left.
Pagina 34 - To assemble bolt mechanism, grasp with the left hand the rear of the bolt, handle up, and turn the extractor collar with the thumb and forefinger of the right hand until its lug is on a...
Pagina 38 - To clean the barrel, insert in the chamber a cartridge shell, the front end of which has been filled with a wooden plug, and close the bolt; clean the bore with rags saturated with soda water, or, if that is not obtainable, with...