FN Self Loading Rifle 49 User Manual

Flq. 11 Fig. 12. 
Action of rlflo !irinq rIaq10 rhot and full automatic 5m 
For rifles ahIs !o shoot either sin+ ahot or full automatic fire. the foUowinq 
parts are designed as to deliver this kind of firing. their item number are 
then as follows : 
Auxiliary sear (39) superseded by auxiliary sear (239) :. 
Hammer (31 A) superseded by hammw (231 A) ; 
Rmiver body (15A) superwded by receiver body (215A) : 
Bolt carrier (27) superseded by bolt carrier (227); 
Triqqer ward (30) superseded by trtqqer quard...

c) Cocking iadkutor. - As the hammer is completely 
concealed U-I the weapon, it is desirable that there should be a 
way to make sure externa!ly.if the rifle IS ready or not for action. 
To this end, the guide (31B) of the hammer spring protrudes beneath 
the trigger guard when the hammer is cocked. It is thus easy, 
even m the dark, to make sure by mere feeling if the hammer is 
cocked or not. 
d) !Safoty. - The safety (46) is located on the side of the 
trigger guard, it is consequently very easily...

action of its own spring as soon as it has thrown the bolt carrier 
rear-wards. 
2” The action of the holding open’device which holds the bolt 
and bolt carrier to the rear. 
Flq. 13. 
This device (43A) consists of a plunger located vertically at 
the rear of the magazine and in front of the bolt when the bolt is 
in its full rearward position. The spring of this plunger, keeps 
the plunger downward, in its housing 1 
‘&he trigger guard, and 
consequently out of the functioning of the weapon as long as...

closing the rifle only requires a short pull on the operattnq handle, 
so introducing a cartridge *into the chamber. 
Pulling of the 
opemting handle compels indeed the bolt to withdraw releasing 
the holding open device which withdraws in tts houstng under 
the action of its spring. 
If it is desired to refill the magazine before it is empty in order 
to give the rifle its full potentiality of fire, the bolt carrier stop is to 
be used. 
This stop is fitted on the left side of the cover and is perfectly...

and of the bolt carrier. In fact, the hammer can only reach the 
firing pin when the bolt is locked and positively confirmed in this 
position by the complementary m*otion of the bolt-carrier. 
2y The second safeguard is performed by means of a firing 
pin stop (26) which prevents the striker to protude in the face of the 
bolt so long as the locking of the rifle is not performed, as the bolt 
carrier prevents any motion of the firing pin stop upwards (see 
fig. 15). On the contrary. when the rifle is...

HOW TO HANDLE THE RIFLE 
TO MAKE, THE GUN SAFE 
With thumb of right hand, rotate safety lever downwards. In 
this postnon of safety lever, trigger IS posrtively locked. Moreover 
safe!y lever prevents the fmger of the shooter to reach the trigger. 
It 1s so very easy, even in the dark, to make sure that the gun is 
safe. 
To release safety, reverse the movement of safety lever 
upwards, wrth index fmger of right hand. 
TO OPEN AND TO CLOSE THE BOLT 
To open the bolt, grasp with right hand operating...

gun. To make the weapon ready for firing, one has just to cock 
the mechanism to introduce a cartridge into the chamber. 
If the weapon is partially unloaded, it is possible to complete 
the loading of the magazine : grasp operating handle with right 
hand, pull mechanism fully rearwards. With thumb or right 
hand depress bolt carrier catch and release operating handle, 
the bolt carrier will be held in the rear position by bolt carrier 
catch. 
Complete the loading of magazine, pull slightly back...

STRIPPING AND ASSEMBLING 
L FIELD STRIPPING AND ASSEMBLING 
STRIPPING THE MECHANISM 
Turn receiver cover locking key 18W upwards, grasp receiver 
cover and slide it forward against action of recoil springs, raise 
shqhtly rear end of receiver cover in order to disengage cover 
from guides m receiver. Release cover rearward. Cover and 
recoil springs will so be removed from receiver. Grasp operating 
handle and pull back bolt carrier and bolt assembly until guides 
of bolt carrier are in line with...

extractor spring head in bolt (extractor spring being at an angle 
of 900 with the bolt). Release firing pin which, under the tension 
of firing pin spring will hold extractor spring. Replace extractor 
in its seat. Rotate extractor spring 90” in order to insert it in 
extractor seat. Replace firing pin stop. 
ASSEMBLING THE MECHANISM 
Replace bolt in bolt carrier. Seize bolt and bolt carrier 
assembly at both ends between thumb and index and replace 
bolt and bolt carrier assembly in receiver to enable...

COMPLETE STRIPPING OF THE RECEIVER COVER 
Remove the return sprmqs by disenqaqmq. with the help of 
a screw-driver, the first coil of the inner sprmq from the end of 
its rod. Separare the outer sprrnq from the inner springs and the 
inner sprmqs from their guide. 
To strip the backsight : depress tail of sight leave in order 
to compress the sight spring and to disengage the leave studs 
from the shoulders. Draw back the sight leave and remove it 
from the cover. Remove the leaf spring from its housing,...