Slowly lift the hand guard from the front and separate the spring from the barrel.ģ6) Remove the hand guard. Remember you are only trying to loosen the guard, not remove it.Ģ0) Figure 20 shows the cleaning kit tube to be a hollow container once the cap is removed.Ģ4) Separate the barreled receiver from the rifle stock.Ģ7) Unscrew the front, rear swivel screw.ģ5) The FR-8 hand guard is held onto the barrel by a band spring at the rear of the hand guard. Be very careful in this procedure not to damage the stock. In this case completely unscrew the lock screw.ġ5) If the guard is difficult to remove you can turn the rifle over and tap the guard out from the top using a wooden dowel. The two figures to the left show the positions of the locking screws.Ĩ) Loosen the locking screw to the unlocked position.ġ1) Sometimes setting the lock screw to the lock position does not allow the guard screw to be removed. Most 98 type Military Mausers have locking screws that lock the trigger guard screws in place. Remove the bolt from the receiver.ĥ) Slightly slide the magazine floor plate to the rear and remove.Ħ) Slide the magazine spring from the follower.ħ) Slide the magazine spring from the magazine floor plate. Safety First! With the rifle pointed in a safe direction, open the bolt and make sure the rifle is not loaded.ģ) Depress the bolt stop.
