Browning Bar Shorttrac/longtrac Rifle Owners Manual

1BE CERTAIN THE RIFLE IS
UNLOADED AND THE
“SAFETY” IS IN THE 
“ON SAFE” POSITION.
Unload your rifle by
ejecting any live round in
the chamber by pulling
the operating handle to
the rear and locking it
open. Open the floorplate
and remove the magazine
and unload the magazine
by pushing forward on the
base of each round until it
clears the retaining lips.
With the magazine
removed and unloaded,
release the bolt to its
forward, closed position.
2 Pass a small instrument, such as a screwdriver or punch,...

and pull the action bar
out of the receiver.
4 Loosen and remove the
set screw that holds the
action spring guide in
place using a 3mm Allen
wrench (Figure 15).
5 Push the cross pin,
located directly behind
the set screw (Figure 15),
out using a small
instrument like a punch.
6 Pull the inertia piece
rearward against the action
spring until the action
spring guide is exposed
(Figure 16). NOTE: The
inertia piece is under heavy
spring tension and care
should be used to avoid
injury and lost mechanical...

spring tension and care
should be taken to avoid
pinched fingers and
losing the plunger
springs. Reassemble the
inertia piece by
compressing the plunger
springs against the
frame on the side where
the action spring fits
and replacing the block downward over the frame.
8 Remove the piston by pulling it rearward out of the gas cylinder.
The gas cylinder can now be examined for accumulations of
residue. Residues in the gas cylinder and on the gas piston
should be thoroughly removed with a good quality...

is a recess or index mark
that the set screw must
tighten against. When
sliding the action spring
guide into the piston
make sure to align the
index mark on the
action spring guide with
the the set screw hole on
the receiver (Figure 19).
It may be helpful to
access the action spring
guide through the
magazine well to help
align the index mark
with the set screw hole.
CAUTION: FAILURE TO
TIGHTEN THE SET SCREW
AGAINST THE INDEX MARK IN THE ACTION SPRING GUIDE COULD
CAUSE THE FIREARM TO MALFUNCTION AND...

5 Leave the magazine floorplate open and keep the bolt in its forward
position. Replace the bolt release lever. Line the hole in the bolt
release lever with the hole in the receiver and insert the bolt release
pin. Lock the bolt release spring onto the bolt release lever.
6 Replace the forearm by sliding the forearm onto the receiver. Be 
very careful in reassembly of the forearm, since it can be broken 
if forced into position incorrectly. Turn the swivel eyelet in a
clockwise direction until it firmly...

with nitro-solvent. If, or when, fouling should become heavy, it can
be removed with a brass bore brush. Dip the brush in nitro-solvent
and scrub the chamber and bore until the fouling is removed. To
prevent brass bristles from breaking off, the brush should be pushed
completely through the bore before being withdrawn. Your BAR will
operate smoothly and reliably with a clean bore and chamber.
5 After fouling has been removed, the bore should be wiped dry.
Then pass a slightly oiled patch through it for...

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