FN Rifle And Carbine 98 Operators Manual

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Engage the groove of the cartridge case in the lips of the clip; 
the cartridges are retained on the clip by means of the clip 
spring. 
F. N. Rifle with Its muzzle ccwer (Mauser System).  

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32. List of component parts of the F. N. Rifle (Mauser System) 
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Front riqht. 
Front dqht tiq. 
bar stqht bed rtnq. 
Roar dqht aprinq. 
Rear dqht tanqent. 
SPllnq paw1 (2 p.1 
siqht dtde. 
Body. 
Bolti 
Bolt pluq. 
SPrino cutch. 
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mq ti-=. 
Ettmc(or. 
Extracbr rlnq. 
FJo1t stop. 
Bolt atop linq. 
Efector. 
Trlggsr. 
Trtqqer bar. 
Trtqqer guard. 
Maqazine...

General data 
cawret 1 m/m. .BS m/m 
l.8 m/m 
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Length of rifle without bayonet 
Length of rifle with bayonet . 
Weight of rifle without bayonet 
fappr.) . . . . . . . . 
Weiqht of rifle with bayonet . 
Length of barrel (Xl . . . . 
Length of line of sight . . . 
Number of grooves . . . . 
Direction of twist . . . . 1.099 m. 
1.479 m. 1.099 m. 
1.479 m. .099 m. 
.479 m. 
3.875 kgs. ,875 kqs. 
875 kqs. 
4.350 kqr i.350 kqs 
350 kgs 
589 m/m 189 m m 
89 m/m 
504m’m 104 m ;m 
04 m/m 
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to the to the...

F. N. 
Repeating Carbine 
EMauser System) 
The construction of the F. N. carbine (Mauser system) is based 
on the same principle as the F. N. rifle, buts its length is reduced 
m order to meet the requirements of light troops, machine gun- 
and artillery men, as well of those of special bodies of constabu- 
lary, frontier guards etc. 
These troops which are to move quickly over ground of every 
nature, would be hindered in their movements by an arm of too 
great iength. 
The carbine is distinguished from...

Riqht side view of F. N. Corblne (Mauser System). 
Left side view 01 F. N. Carbine (Mauser System).  

Distrncc 
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400 
FE 
1000 
1200 
1400 
1600 
1800 
2000 Angle Angie lime of 
Height of Remaining 
of of flight 
trajectory velocity 
elevation 
descent SCC. m. 
m/s 
Slide 
11’ 45” 
20’ 16” 
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1” 4’ 55” 
1” 33’ 53“ 
2” 11’ 50” 
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49’ 31” 
3” 41’ 32” .Ballistics of the F. N. Rifle, Cal. 7 m/m 
Bullet S. 9 gr. 
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5’ 52” 
0.26 
14’ 54” 
0.56 
28’ 59” 0.93 
50’ 54” 
1.37 
1” 23’ 22” 
1.89 
20 7’ 28” 
2,51 
3” 15’ 10” 3,29 
40 40’ 20” 
4,17 
6” 5’ 2” 
5,02 
8” 5’ 27” 
6,06 0.0s 
0.38 
1,05...

Ammunition characteristics 
Numetid Data 
Lonqth of cartridge (maximum) 
Woiqht of mrtridqe 
Avoraqo wotqht of bullet. : : : 
Avoraqo lonqth of bullet 
Mamoter oi bullet (moxtmurk : : : : : : 
Soottonal donrity 
Compositton of jacki 1 1 1 
Weiqht of clip for 5 cartridges . . 
Approtiato weiqht of powder charqe . 
I. - RIFLE 
Muzeio voloetty . . . . . . . . 
Volodty 25 m. from mu& . . . . . 
Rnsuro . . . . . . . . . . . 
Munlo l norqy 
Mqrhhum rdnqe’ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 : 
2. - CARBINE 
Muzzle veloctty . ....