Kel-tec Sub Rifle 2000 Instructions Manual

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S U B  R IF LE  2 000
K ELT E C  C NC IN DUSTR IE S IN C
PO  B O X 2 36009
C O CO A F L 3 2923
S A FE TY , IN STR UCTIO N,AND P A RTS  M ANUAL 
						

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S A FE TY, IN STR UCTIO N &  P A RTS  M ANUAL 
S TA TE M EN T O F L IA BIL IT Y  This  r if le  m ay b e c la ssif ie d a s a  d angero us w eapon a nd is  
s u rre ndere d b y K EL- T E C  C NC IN DUSTR IE S IN C. w it h  th e 
u nders ta ndin g th at th e p urc h ase r a ssu m es a ll  lia bilit y  
r e su lt in g fr o m  u nsa fe  h andlin g o r a ny a ctio n th at c o nstit u te s 
a  v io la tio n o f a ny a pplic a ble  la w s o r r e gula tio ns. F ir e arm s 
c a n c a use  s e rio us in ju ry  a nd d eath . S afe ty  m ust b e th e 
p rim e c o nsid era tio n o f a nyo ne w ho h andle s fir e arm s. A lw ays 
t r e at a  fir e arm  a s th ough it  w ere  lo aded. A lw ays k e ep th e 
m uzzle  p oin te d in  a  s a fe  d ir e ctio n. 
In  o w nin g a  fir e arm , y o u a re  r e sp onsib le  fo r th e fir e arm s  
s a fe ty  a nd s e cu rit y . A lw ays s e cu re  fir e arm s fr o m  c h ild re n. 
R EA D T H ESE IN STR UCTIO NS A ND W ARNIN G S 
C AREFU LLY , B E S U RE Y O U U NDER STA ND T H ESE 
I N STR UCTIO NS A ND W ARNIN G S B EFO RE U SIN G  T H IS  
F IR EA RM . 
T his  S AFE TY, IN STR UCTIO N &  P A R TS  M AN UAL s h ould  
a lw ays a cco m pany th is  fir e arm  a nd b e tr a nsfe rre d w it h  it  
u pon c h ange o f o w ners h ip  o r w hen th e fir e arm  is  lo aned o r 
p re se nte d to  a noth er p ers o n. A  c o py o f th e S AFE TY, 
I N STR UCTIO N &  P A R TS  M AN UAL is  a va ila ble  F R EE u pon 
r e quest.  
						

							REA D A ND C AREFU LLY  F O LLO W  T H ESE W ARNIN G S 
A ND IN STR UCTIO NS 
These  w arn in gs a nd in str u ctio ns a re  p ro vid ed to  a ssu re  th e 
s a fe  fu nctio nin g o f th e r if le . F ailu re  to  h eed th em  m ay r e su lt  
i n  im pro per fu nctio nin g a nd s e rio us in ju ry . 
K el- T e c fir e arm s a re  d esig ned to  fu nctio n r e lia bly  w it h  p ro per 
c a re  a nd k n ow le dgeable  u se . D o n ot u se  y o ur fir e arm  u nle ss 
y o u fu lly  u nders ta nd th ese  in str u ctio ns, a nd th e s a fe  
o pera tio n o f y o ur fir e arm . 
O nly  s a fe  g un-h andlin g h abit s  w ill  e nsu re  th e s a fe  u se  o f 
y o ur fir e arm . T his  is  y o ur r e sp onsib ilit y . A ccid ents  a re  th e 
r e su lt  o f v io la tin g th e r u le s o f s a fe  g un h andlin g a nd c o m mon 
s e nse . 
B efo re  h andlin g a  fir e arm , u nders ta nd it s  o pera tio n. 
N eve r a cce pt o r p ic k-u p a  fir e arm  w it h out c h eckin g th e 
m agazin e, a nd th e c h am ber to  a ssu re  th e w eapon is  e m pty . 
D o n ot tr u st th e e xtr a cto r to  c le ar th e c h am ber, lo ok a nd fe el.  
A lw ays m ake  s u re  th e m uzzle  is  p oin te d in  a  s a fe  d ir e ctio n 
a t a ll  tim es. 
N eve r p oin t a  fir e arm  a t a nyo ne o r a nyth in g y o u d o n ot 
i n te nd to  s h oot. 
M ake  s u re  y o ur  a udie nce  is  a lw ays 5  fe et in  b ack o f y o u, 
n ot n ext to  y o u w hen fir in g. 
K eep y o ur fir e arm  u nlo aded w hen n ot in  u se . 
N eve r k e ep a  lo aded fir e arm  in  th e h om e o r v e hic le . N eve r 
s to re  a  fir e arm  w it h  a  c a rtr id ge in  th e c h am ber. 
N eve r s to re  fir e arm s a nd a m munit io n to geth er, k e ep th em  
l o cke d u p a nd a w ay fr o m  c h ild re n. 
N eve r to uch  th e tr ig ger w hen w ork in g th e a ctio n. N eve r a lt e r 
a ny c o m ponents  o f y o ur fir e arm . 
N eve r ta ke  m edic a tio ns, d ru gs, o r a lc o hol  w hen handlin g fir e arm s 
N eve r lo ad o r u nlo ad a  fir e arm  w it h out a ssu rin g th e m uzzle  
i s  p oin te d in  a  s a fe  d ir e ctio n. 
N eve r lo ad a  fir e arm  e xce pt im media te ly  b efo re  s h ootin g. 
S A FE  G UN H ANDLIN G  IS  Y O UR R ESPO NSIB IL IT Y   
						

							The S U B r if le  is  d esig ned a nd c h am bere d fo r a  sp ecif ic  c a rtr id ge. T he ty p e o f a m munit io n is  s ta te d o n th e 
r ig ht s id e o f th e r e ce iv e r. D o n ot u se  a ny o th er a m munit io n. 
O nly  u se  c o m merc ia lly  m anufa ctu re d a m munit io n, c le an, d ry , 
a nd in  g ood c o ndit io n. N eve r u se  
N on-s ta ndard , r e lo aded o r d am aged c a rtr id ges. 
N eve r u se  a m munit io n w here  th e p re ssu re  le ve ls  e xce ed 
i n dustr y  s ta ndard s. K el- T e c g uns a re  
m anufa ctu re d fr o m  h ig h q ualit y  m ate ria ls . T hey w ill p ro vid e e xte nded s e rv ic e  lif e . H ow eve r, a ll  w arra ntie s, 
e xp re sse d o r im plie d, a re  v o id ed a nd K el-  T e c w ill  n ot b e 
l ia ble  fo r p ro perty  d am age o r p ers o nal  in ju ry  a nd 
c o nse quentia l  d am ages, if  fa ult y  a m munit io n is  u se d in  K el-  
T e c c e nte rfir e  fir e arm s. 
D is ch arg in g fir e arm s in  p oorly  v e ntila te d a re as, c le anin g fir e arm s, o r h andlin g a m munit io n m ay r e su lt  in  
e xp osu re  to  le ad a nd o th er s u bsta nce s k n ow n to  c a use  b ir th  
d efe cts , r e pro ductiv e  h arm , a nd o th er 
s e rio us p hysic a l  in ju ry . H ave  a dequate  v e ntila tio n a t a ll 
t im es. W ash  h ands th oro ughly  a fte r e xp osu re . 
N eve r d is ch arg e a  fir e arm  w it h out p ro per s h ootin g g la sse s 
a nd e ar p ro te ctio n. N eve r s h oot a t a ny w ate r s u rfa ce  o r a ny 
s u rfa ce  w here  a  r ic o ch et c a n o ccu r. 
N eve r s h oot u ntil  y o u a re  s u re  o f y o ur b a cksto p a n d w hat 
l ie s b eyo nd it . 
If th e g un d oes n ot d is ch arg e a fte r p ulli n g  t h e  t r ig ge r,  d o n o t 
c h ange it s  d ir e ctio n fo r a t le ast  3 0  s e co n ds,   y o u  c o uld  b e  
h avin g a   h ang fir e . 
D o n ot a llo w  a  fir e arm  to  b e u se d b y in div id ua ls  w ho d o  n ot 
u nders ta nd it s  s a fe  o pera tio n a nd  t h e  r u le s o f  s a fe  g u n 
h andlin g. 
B e s u re  a ll  a cce sso rie s, s u ch  a s h ols te rs  a nd  g rip s,  a re  
c o m patib le  w it h  th e fir e arm  a nd  t h a t  th e a cce sso rie s d o  n ot 
i n te rfe re  w it h  s a fe  o pera tio n. 
W hen tr a nsp ortin g y o ur fir e arm ,  b e  s u re  y o u r f ir e arm  is  
u nlo aded a nd th at th e a ctio n is  o p en . 
I f y o u d o n ot u nders ta nd h ow  to  o pe ra te  a n y o f  o u r p ro d ucts  
o r h ave  a ny q uestio ns a bout t h e ir  s a fe  h a nd li n g ,  p le a se  w rit e  
u s. 
A lw ays b e a w are  o f o th er p eop le  s o  t h a t  th ey c a n no t 
a ccid enta lly  w alk  in to  th e lin e o f f ir e .  W hen  f ir in g  o n a  ta rg e t 
r a nge, b e a le rt a nd fo llo w  th e r a ng e o ff ic e rs  c o m mand s. 
N eve r c ro ss o bsta cle s s u ch  a s fe nce s o r s tr e a m s w it h  a  
l o aded fir e arm .  
						

							IN TR O DUCTIO N The S U B 2 000 is  a  s e m i- a uto m atic  r if le  c h am bere d fo r th e 9  
m m L uger o r th e .4 0 c a l.  S &W  c a rtr id ge. D if f e re nt v e rs io ns o f 
t h e S U B 2 000 r if le  w ill  a cce pt m ost d ouble  c o lu m n h andgun 
m agazin es, e .g . S &W , G lo ck o r B ere tta . B y r o ta tin g th e b arre l 
u pw ard s a nd b ack, th e S U B r if le  c a n in sta ntly  b e r e duce d to  
a  s iz e  o f 1 6 x  7  in ch es to  fa cilit a te  s e cu re  s to ra ge.
T he s m all  s iz e , lig ht w eig ht, a nd th e u se  o f a  p is to l  c a rtr id ge 
w ould  im ply  th e p re fix   s u b. T hus w e h ave  fo und it  
a ppro pria te  to  c la ssif y  o ur fir e arm  a   s u b-rif le . T he S U B 
2 000 r if le  is  in te nded a s a  c o m plim ent to  th e h andgun w it h  
w hic h  it  w ould  h ave  fu ll  in te rc h angeabilit y  in  a m munit io n a nd 
m agazin es.
T he S U B r if le  w ill  h ave  m uch  b ette r a ccu ra cy a nd d eliv e r 
h ig her m uzzle  e nerg y th an th e s h ort b arre le d p is to l.  T hus, 
t h e S U B r if le  h as a  g re atly  e xte nded r a nge c o m pare d to  a  
h andgun. T he s u perio r p re cis io n is  a ls o  v e ry  u se fu l  a gain st 
s m all  o r p artia lly  c o ve re d ta rg ets  a t s h orte r r a nge. 
C O NSTR UCTIO N The r e ceiv er is  m ade o f a n im pact m odif ie d g la ss r e in fo rc e d 
Z yte l.  T he fr o nt e nd h ouse s a  h in ge b lo ck h old in g th e b arre l 
a nd r e ar s ig ht. 
T his  b lo ck is  s e cu re ly  lo cke d in  p la ce  b y a  s w iv e lin g tr ig ger 
g uard . T he r e ce iv e r r ig id ly  a tta ch es to  th e s to ck b y m ult ip le  
l u gs. T he b otto m  fo rm s th e g rip  a nd a ls o  a cce ptin g d if f e re nt 
m agazin es a cco rd in g to  th e v e rs io n s p ecif ie d. T he r e ce iv e r 
a ls o  h ouse s th e fir in g m ech anis m . 
T he b arre l h as s p rin g lo aded c o lla r to  e nsu re  a n a ccu ra te  
l o ck to  th e r e ce iv e r, a  p oly m er fo re nd a nd a  fu lly  a dju sta ble  
f r o nt s ig ht. T he fo re nd is  d esig ned to  h ouse  b atte rie s o r o th er 
d evic e s. 
T he tu bula r s te el  s to ck c o nta in s th e b olt  a nd is  e nded b y th e 
p oly m er b utt s to ck. 
T he h eavy tw o-p ie ce  m ach in ed s te el  b olt  h old s th e fir in g p in , 
t h e e xtr a cto r, a nd h as th e o pera tin g h andle  o n th e b otto m . A  
c a ptiv e  g uid e r e co il  s p rin g w it h  b uff e r a ctu ate s th e b olt . T he 
l o ng b olt  tr a ve l  a llo w s fo r v e ry  la rg e fu nctio nin g m arg in als . 
T he f ir in g m ech an is m  is  o f c o nve ntio nal  s in gle  a ctio n ty p e. 
I t h as a  p osit iv e  d is co nnecto r, a  p ush  b olt  s a fe ty  th at b lo cks 
t h e s e ar a nd d is e ngages th e tr ig ger b ar. T he h ard ened s te el 
e je cto r is  in te rn al  a nd a ls o  h old s th e e ngra ve d s e ria l  n um ber. 
						

							BU TTS TO CKEJE C TIO N P O RTREA R S IG H T
GRIPT R IG GER  G UARD
FR O NT S IG H T
FO REN D
STO CK P IN
S A FE T Y
B O LT  O PER ATIN G H AN D LE
M AG AZIN E
M AG AZIN E R ELE A SE
T R IG GER
B A RREL(M UZZLE  E N D )
LO CK 
						

							Functio nin gA t th e s ta rt o f th is  c ycle  th e w eapon  is  a ssu m ed a lr e ady lo aded , fu ll  m agazin e in se rte d , th e s a fe ty  o ffa nd r e a dy to  fir e .
W hen th e S U B r if le s  tr ig ger is  p ulle d , th e  tr ig ger a xisis  r o ta te d fo rw ard   to geth er w it h  th e tr ig ger b a r w hic h  enga ges th e s e ar.  T he s e ar d is e ng ages th e c o cke d ham m er  w hic h  r o ta te s  fo rw ard  to  s tr ik e  th e  fir in g  p in  w hic h  in  tu rn  h it s  th e c a rtr id ge  p rim er ig nit in g  th e pow der c h arg e.   
T he h ot e xp and in g  p ow de r g as d riv e s th e b u lle tfo rw ard  th ro ug h th e b arre l  a n d  s im ult a ne ously  d riv e sth e r e la tiv e ly  h eavy b olt  b a ck w ard s.  T his  is  c a ll e d blo w back  o pera tio n .  
						

							Afte r a bo ut 3 /1 6 ( 5   m m ) o f b olt  tr a ve l ( o r .0 013 s e co n ds) th e b u lle t e xit s  th e m uzzle .   T he p re ssu re  in  th e b arre l  h as n ow  d ro pped to  a lo w  le ve l.
O n it s  w ay b ack w ard s, th e b olt  c a m s d ow n th e tr ig g er b ar, e je cts  th e e m pty  c a se  a nd c o ck s th e h am mer .  T he b olt  is   g ra dua lly  s lo w ed  d ow n by th e r e co il  s p rin g  u n til  s to pped b y th e b u ffe r.   T he r e co il  s p rin g d riv e s th e b olt  fo rw ard ,  th e to p  c a rtr id g e in  th e m agazin e is  p ic ke d u p b y th e bre e ch fa ce  a nd p ush ed in to  th e b arr e l. 
C lo se  to  b a tt e ry  th e d is co n necto r e n ga ge s a  c u t in  th e b olt   a n d a ll o w es th e  t r ig ge r b ar to  e n gag e th e se ar a ga in . 
W hen th e tr ig g er  is  r e le a se d th e  t r ig ge r b ar m ove s b ack w ard s a nd  b ehin d th e  s e ar.  T he S U B r if le  is  th en r e ad y fo r th e  n ext s h ot. 
						

							IN STR U C TIO NS F O R U SEThe n orm al  s to ra ge a nd c a rr y in g c o ndit io n o f th e S U B r if le  is  u nlo aded w it h  th e b arre l  fo ld ed a nd lo cke don to p o f th e r e ce iv e r. 
B arre l o pera tio nsThe b arre l  is  h eld  in  th e b ack w ard s p osit io n b y a  deplo ym ent lo ck  fr o m  th e s to ck  a gain st th e fr o nt s ig ht.T o  u nlo ck , in se rt th e k e y, tu rn  it  h alf  a  tu rn  a nd p ush  th ebu tto ns fo rw ard .  G rip  th e b arre l  o r fo re nd  a nd p ull  u p. T he b arre l  r o ta tio n is  c o m ple te  w hen e ngaged in  p osit io n by th e tr ig ger g uard .  B e s u re  th at th e g uard  s n aps b ackin to  p la ce  fo r a  p osit iv e  lo ck  a nd d o n ot im pede it s  a ctio n w it h  y o ur fin gers .  C heck  th at th e tr ig ger g uard  h as r e tu rn ed 
to  th e c lo se d  p o sit io n.
T he r e ar s ig ht is  a u to m atic a lly  e xte nd ed w hen  unfo ld in g th e b arr e l.  It c a n  o nly  b e  r e tr a cte d b y r e -fo ld in g th e b arre l.
T o  r e le a se  th e  b a rre l,   p ush  d ow n th e r e a r o f th e  tr ig ger g uard  a nd  fo ld  t h e b arr e l  u p  a nd  b ack w ard s u ntil  it  s n aps in to  th e r e ve rs e d  p o sit io n.    L ock  it   b y t u rn in g th e ke y h alf  a  t u rn .
N eve r fo ld  o r u nfo ld  th e b arre l  w it h  a  r o und  in  th e  ch am ber, th is  c o uld  c a u se  d a m age  to  th e a ctio n.  	 
						

							SA FE TY  To  a ch ie ve  h ig hest o pera to r s a fe ty , c o m bin ed w it h  e ase  o f 
h andlin g, th e S U B r if le s  m anual  s a fe ty , w hen a pplie d, p osit iv e ly  
l o cks th e s e ar to  th e h am mer a nd d is co nnects  th e tr ig ger b ar. 
A s w it h  m ost m odern  s e lf  lo adin g r if le s th e s a fe ty  c a n o nly  b e 
a pplie d w hen th e h am mer is  c o cke d.
 O bvio usly  th e s a fe st c o ndit io n o f th e r if le  is  fo ld ed, lo cke d a nd 
u nlo aded. A ls o  c o nsid erin g u nauth oriz e d o pera tio n, o th er 
m odes o f s to rin g o r c a rry in g w ill  g ra dually  im pro ve  r e adin ess a t 
t h e c o st o f s a fe ty .
 N ever in sert a  r o und in to  t h e c h am ber o f a  f o ld ed  b arre l o r 
o pera te  t h e b olt  in  t h is  c o ndit io n. 

M ALFU NCTIO NIN G  Pro per fu nctio n o f y o ur S U B r if le  is  d ir e ctly  r e la te d to  
m ain te nance  a nd c a re , a nd to  th e a m munit io n y o u u se . S om e 
o f th e m ore  c o m mon ty p es o f m alf u nctio ns w hic h  m ay o ccu r 
a re  a s fo llo w s: 

M is fir e : F ailu re  o f th e c a rtr id ge to  ig nit e  w hen th e h am mer 
f a lls . If th is  o ccu rs , k e ep fir e arm  p oin te d in  a  s a fe  d ir e ctio n, w ait  
3 0 s e co nds to  a vo id  h angfir e s, o pera te  th e b olt  m anually  a nd 
c o ntin ue s h ootin g. If n ece ssa ry  c h ange th e m agazin e. T he 
m ost c o m mon c a use  o f m is fir e  is  fa ult y  a m munit io n. 





F ailu re  t o  F eed : T his  o ccu rs  w hen a  c a rtr id ge h as b een fe d 
f r o m  a  m agazin e b ut n ot fu lly  c h am bere d. If th is  o ccu rs , k e ep 
t h e fir e arm  p oin te d in  a  s a fe  d ir e ctio n, r e m ove  th at c a rtr id ge, 
o pera te  th e b olt  m anually  a nd c o ntin ue s h ootin g. If n ece ssa ry  
c h ange th e m agazin e. T he m ost c o m mon c a use s a re  d ir t o r 
f o re ig n o bje cts  im pedin g th e m agazin e fo llo w er. Im pro perly  
c rim ped c a rtr id ges a re  a noth er c a use . 
F ailu re  t o  E je ct o r E xtr a ct: A  fir e d c a se  is  n ot fu lly  e xtr a cte d 
f r o m  th e c h am ber o r e je cte d fr o m  th e r if le . A gain , k e ep th e 
f ir e arm  p oin te d in  a  s a fe  d ir e ctio n, c le ar th e g un b y o pera tin g 
t h e b olt , r e m ove  th e c a se  a nd c o ntin ue. If n ece ssa ry  c h ange 
t h e m agazin e. T he m ost c o m mon c a use s a re  a  d am aged 
e xtr a cto r, e je cto r o r a m munit io n. Im pro perly  lo aded o r s iz e d 
c a rtr id ges c a n c a use  th is  a ls o . If a ny o f th e a bove  p ro ble m s a re  
n ot s o lv e d b y c le anin g o r b y u se  o f o th er b ra nds o f a m munit io n, 
s to p fir in g, u nlo ad a nd r e tu rn  th e S U B r if le  to  o ur s e rv ic e  
d epartm ent.