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THEASTRACUBPISTOL(HODEL2.000)
CALIBER.22SHORT
TheAstra«Cub»,Model2000,utilizingcaliber.22Shortammunition,
wasbuiltwithregardtothesameprinciples,bothmechanicaland
ballistic,onwhichthefunctionofallmodelsofAstrapistolsisbased.
Initsdesignthispistolwasdestinedforuseinpiinkingorpersonal
defense.Inherentinthispistolarethebestconditionsforthisutili-
zationand,whatismore,itissturdy,perfectlyadjustedandmecha-
nicallyprecise.ThisischaracteristicofallthearmsproducedbyAstra-
UncetayCompailla,S.A.,whichfor4Syearshasbeendedicated
exclusivelytothemanufactureoffirearmswhichareuniversally
accepted.Thisguaranteestheperfectionofthe«Cub»pistol,since
itassuresthatpastexperienceswerefullyreferredtobeforeth2
pistolwasplacedonsale.
TheAstra«Cub»isafirearmofsemi-automatictypewithmagazine.
Ithasanexteriorhammer,bywhichthepistolcanbeeasilycocked
withasimplemotionof.thethumb.Thetotalweightofthepistol
iscarefullydistributedtoassureperfectbalance,andtheshapeof
thegripandthepositionofthetriggerbothcontributetonatural
«pointing»andeaseinfiring.
SAFETYFEAT~RES
1.-Thepistolisprovidedwithathumbsafety(Figure1)solocated
thatitiseasilyreachedbythethumbwhenthepistolisheldinthe
righthand,makingitsimpletochangethesafetyleverfrom«safe»to
«fire».Thissafetyactsonthetriggerwhichremainslockedtoall
movementwhenthebodyofthesafetyisopposedtothemassof
thetrigger,thuspreventingmovementofthetrigger.Whenthethumb
safetyisturnedtofireposition(Figure2)thesafetybarnolonger
blocksthetrigger,allowingmovementofthetriggerforfiring
(Figure3).
2.-Thepistolalsohasamagazinesafety,whichguaranteesadditional
safetyofthearmwhenaliveroundisinthechamber,thuspermitting
firingofthecartridgeonlywhenthemagazineisreplaced.Ineffect,
(Figure4),themagazine,wheninplace,maintainsthepiece«a»in
suchapositionthatnopartofitobstructsthetrigger.However,
whenthemagazineisremoved(FigureS),thepiece«a»,through
theactionofitsself-containedspring,engagesanotchinthetrigger.
thuspreventinganymovementofthetriggerandoischargeofthe
gun.Becauseofthecontactbetweenthesearandthehammer,the
pistol.whenloadedandwiththehammercocked,cannotbedis-
chargedinvoluntarily.Thepistolinthiswayissecureandsafeand
evenifthehammeraccidentallyreleaseswhilecockingthereislittle
riskthatthepistolwillfire.Tofirethepistolitisnecessarythatthe
triggeractuallybepulled,requiringvoluntaryactiontodoso.In
effect,whenthehammeriscocked(Figure6),itisdrawnbackon
itsaxisfrompositionItopositionII,atthesametime,thesear,mov-

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Thethumbsafetyiswithineasy
reacho(thethumbo(theri&ht
handwhichholdsthepistol.
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FIGURE
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Themagazinecompletelyinserted
inthepistolmaintainsthemaga-
zinesafety(a)inapositionthat
doesnotobstruct(reemovement
o(thetrigger.
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FIGURES2&3
Thetriggercannotbemovedas
longasthesolidbulko(thesa(ew
barbearsagainstthetrigger.Ie
canbemovedonlywhenthere-
lievedportiono(thesafetybar
(acesthetrigger.
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FIGURE
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Withthemagazineremovedthe
magazinesafety(a)rotatesonits
axisbymeanso(itsspring,engag-
ingthetriggerandpreventing
triggermovement.
ingalsoonitsaxis,isdisplacedandcomestorestinthenotches
orteethofthehammer.OnceinpositionIIthehammerremains
immovable,soplacedthatthepointofthesearisengagedbelowthe
secondtoothornotchofthehammer,thusimpedingitsadvance.
Onlywhentheshooter,pressingonthetrigger,causesthetrigger
bartobearagainstthesear,movingittopositionIII,thehammeris
thenlaunchedforwardagainstthefiringpin.If,whenthehammer
isinthemotionbetweenpositionIandpositionII,itshouldslip
fromunderthethumboftheshooter,itwouldcometorestonthe
firsttoothagainstthesear(halfcocknotch),positionIV,thereby
renderingitsafe.
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o.Hammer
POSITION
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Thehammerisrestingagainstthe
{iring
pin.
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POSITIONIII
The
(rigger
bar,operatedby(he
trigger,hascausedthedisenga-
gementofthesear,therebyre-
leasing(hehammerwhichreturns
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strikingthe{iring
pinanddischarging(heroundin
thechamber.
(hepistolisautoma(icallyloadedand(hehammercocked.Theex(rac-
(ionoftheemptymagazineafterthelastcar(ridgeisfiredcanbe
realizedbysimplypressingthecheckeredbutton,foundonthepistol
atthelowerrighthandcorneroftheleftgrip.If,atanytime,itis
desiredtoextractthecartridgewhichisinthechamber,itisnecessary
tomovetheslidebackwitharapidmotion,suchaswhenthearm
isloaded.Thismovementshouldbewithsufficientspeedsoasto
causethecartridgetobethrownoutoftheextractionport.Note:
Theperfectfunctionofthearm,especiallyinautomatics,depends
finallyonthequalityofthecartridgesbeingused,whichshouldbe
sufficientlypowerfulItomovetheslidewithenoughforcetoallow
therecuperationforwhichitwasdesigned.Thefactory,intestfiring
the«Cub»pistol,hasusedammunitionmanufacturedintheUnited
States.
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POSITIONII
Thehammeriscocked,but(he
searengagedunder(hesecond
(riggernotchor(oo(himpedesits
advance.
MAINTENANCEANDCAREOFTHEPISTOL
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Thecauseswhichcontribute(0thecorrosionandformationoffouling
intheinteriorofthebarrelinthistypeofarmhavebeenpractically
eliminatedintheuseofmodernammunitionofthenon-corrosive
typeandwithlubricatedbullets.Thecontinueduseofunlubricated
copperplatedbulletseventuallybuildsupfoulinginthegroovesof
thebarrelandalsoleadstopossiblejammingandmisfiringandother
malfunctioningofthepistol.Incasethebarrelhasbeenfouledby
useofimproperammunitiontheuseofthebrush,whichissupplied
withthepistol,andagoodgradeofsolventisrecommended.Pistols
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engagealikenotchonthesideoftheslideandholdtheslide
mmovableinthisposition.Then,holdingthepistolinthelefthand
pointingtowardstheright,turnthebarrelaboutonequarterturn
totheright,atwhichtimethebarrelwillbeloosenedfromthe
frameandcanbedrawnforward.Then,givethebarrelanother
quarterturntotheleft.atwhichtimeitcanberemovedentirely
fromtheslide,Figure8.Then,byreleasingthetumbsafetythe
slidecanbeallowedtomoveforwardandremovedfromtheframe.
Thus,thepistolisdisassembledwithaminimumnumberofpartsto
accountfor:Slide,barrel,recoilspringassembly,:heframeandthe
magazine.Withthepiecessoseparateditispossibletothoroughly
cleanthepistolwithoutfurtherdisassembly.
Totaldisassemblyofthepartscanberealizedasfollows:
PARTSOFTHESLIDE
Removaloftheretainingpin,locatedverticallyonthehighpartofthe
slidetotherearandtotheleftoftheloadingport,releassethefiring
pinandthefiringpinspring.Removaloftheheadedretainingpin
hichisfoundintheinteriorontheundersideoftheslidedirectly
behindtheloadingport,permitssimpleseparationoftheextractor
andtheextractorspring.
PARTSOFTHEFRAME
-Kernovelrst-withTh~prop~l=cwdrlvJrt~.tt
thegripstotheframe,afterwhichthegripscanbeverysimplyre-
moved.Thethumbsafetyiseasilyremovedbyplacingitinahorizontal
positiontotherear,atwhichtimethepiececanbeliftedfromthe
frame.Byremovingtheretainingpinforthemagazinesafetythis
piececanbeeasilyremoved,alongwithitsspring.Ifyouremove
thetriggeraxispinandraisethetriggerbaritispossibletoremove
fromtheframethetrIggerandtriggerbarassemblysimplybydrawing
itcarefullytotherear.Byinsertingoneoranotheroftheaxispins
inthesmallholedirectlyaboveandslightlytotherearofthegrip
screwholeonthelefthandsideoftheframe,itispossibletoretain
thehammerspring,afterwhichthehammercanbereleasedbypres-
singonthesear.ThehammerISthenfreeofthetensIonofthehammer
springandthehammeraxispincanbeeasilyremoved,possiblywith
theuseofanotheraxispin,atwhichtimethehammeritselfiseasily
separatedfromtheframe.
ItisthenasimpleprocesstoremovetheaXISpinwhichretainsthe
sear,afterwhichthesearandsearspringarealsoremovedfromthe
frame.Finally,thepinwhichhasbeeninsertedtoprovisionallyretain
thehammerspringcanberemoved,thusreleasingthehammerspring
andthehammerspringguide.Notethatthemagazinecatchhasa
screwdriverslot.Itisnecessaryonlytoinsertascrewdriverand
unscrewthecatch.Thecatchandspringaretheneasilyremoved
fromtheothersideoftheframe.Thenthecatchretainingplateis
easilyremoved.
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Forreassemblingthepistol.tirstreplacetnehammerspringwith
itshammerspringguideandusingalong,thinpinpunch,orsimilar,
tool,pressthespringdownuntilaretainingpinofonetypeoranother
canbereinsertedinthesameholewhichwasusedtoretain,the
hammerspringfordisassembly.Then.putthehammerinplace,
beingsurethatthehammerstrutisrestingonthespringguide.
Afterlininguptheaxisholewiththepin,withtheproperholein
thefra,!,e,itispossiblethentoinsertthehammeraxispin.
Thesearisnexttobeassembledbyputtingitinitsproperplaceand
insertingthesearretainingpin.Afterthesearan:thammerarein
place,drawbackthehammertoengagethesearonthefirsthammer
notch.Holdingthesearspringbyitslongestpartitispossibleto
introducetheassemblyintoitsplaceontheframe.Withalongthin
tool,holdingtheassemblyinplace,itispossibletolocatethetrigger
axishole.atwhichtimethetriggerretainingpinisinserted.The
magazinesafetyandmagazinesafetyspringarenextinserted.with
thesafetyitselfbeingheldinposrtlonbythefingerandtheretaining
pinholelinedupwiththeproperretainingpinholeoftheframe,
atwhichtimethemagazinesafetyretainingpinisinsertedtohold
thepartinitsproperposition.
Thethumbsafetyistheninsertedwiththebodyofthesafetytothe
rear.Themagazinecatchistheninsertedinitsproperpositionand
itsretainingpininstalled.
Place
themagazinecatchretainingpinin
position,thenfromtheothersideoftheframeinsertthemagazine
catchwithitsspringinplaceandtightenwithscrewdriver.Thegrips
arethenplacedinpositionandthepropergripscrewsemployed
withascrewdriver.
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TECHNICALDATA
Magazinecapacity...................
Overalllength.....................
Height.........................
Lengthofbarrel...................
Weight,withoutmagazine...........
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Standardspeed..........
artr..geHighspeed.............
veloCIties
Highspeedhollowpoint.
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6rounds
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3
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2
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11ounces
104Sft.persecond
1125ft.persecond
1155ft.per
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2001Frame
2002Slide
2003Barrel
2004HammerwithStrut&Pin
200SSear
2006Triggerwithdisconnector
2007Thumbsafety
2008Magazinesafety
2010Extractor
2013HammerSpringguide
2014FiringPin
201SMagazine
2019MagazineCatchButton
2020MagazineCatch
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2026TriggerPin
2027MagazineSafetyPin
2028SearPin
2029HammerPin
2031ExtractorPin
2032FiringPinRetainingPin
2038GripScrew
2039ExtractorSpring
2040MagazineSafetySpring
2041SearSpring
2043FiringPinSpring
2044RecoiISpringAssembly
2046HammerSpring
2047MagazineCatchSpring
2048GripPlates
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