Browning BAR ShortTrac Owners Manual - Page 21

1 BE 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. FIGURE 13 FIGURE 14 Pull action bar forward and out. Release the bolt release lever spring. 2 Pass a small instrument, such as a screwdriver or punch, through the sling swivel eyelet on the forearm. Taking care not to scratch the forearm, turn the sling swivel in a counterclockwise direction (approximately 10 half turns will loosen the eyelet so you can remove the forearm). Firmly grasp the forearm and slide it forward and off. 3 Remove the action bars while the bolt is still closed. To remove the left action bar (the side opposite the bolt handle), pull the forward end away from its slot on the inertia piece. Then lower and pull the action bar forward and out of the receiver (Figure 13). Remove the right action bar by first releasing the bolt release lever spring from the bolt release lever using a flathead screwdriver (Figure 14). Remove the bolt release lever pin and pull the bolt release lever forward and out of the receiver. You can then pull the forward end of the right action bar away from the inertia piece and lower 19