Marlin Autoloader 49 Instructions Manual

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insurewarrantyprotectionforyourrifle,thewarrantycard
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1.Treateverygunwiththerespectduealoadedgun.
2.Keepthesafety
ONSAFE
untilyouarereadytoshoot.
3.Besureofyourtargetbeforeyoupullthetrigger.
4.Useonlyclean,dry,factory-loadedammunitionof
thepropersizeandcaliber.
5.Dontusemodifiedormutilatedammunition.
6.Whencarryingyourgunneverpointitatanything
youdonotwanttoshoot.
7.Besuretokeepthebarrelandmechanismcleanand
freeofobstructions.
8.Beforecleaningbesureyourrifleiscompletelyempty.
9.Neverclimbatreeorafence,orjumpaditchwith...

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HowtoOperatetheSafety
Thesafetymechanismisaroundbuttonlo-
catedbehindthetrigger.Toputyourauto-
loaderONSAFEholdyourrifleinthenormal
shootingposition,pointedinasafedirection,
andpushthesafetybuttonfromlefttoright...

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Withthegunpointedinasafedirection
replacetheloadedmagazinebeingsureit
locksinplace.
Note-
yourautoloaderisnotdesignedtobe
single.loaded.Alwaysloadcartridges
throughthetubeorclipmagazineas
directedabove.
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CockedandReady
WiththesafetyONSAFE,andtherifle
pointedinasafedirection,pullthecharging
handlefullytotherear(photoD)andletit
snapforwardfreely.YourautoloaderIsnow
cockedandreadytofirewhenthesafetyis
pushedtotheOFF
SAFE
position.
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ToFire
PushthesafetytotheOFF
SAFE
position...

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HowtoUnload
Beforeyouunload.besureyourrifleisON

SAFE
andpointedinasafedirection.Toun.
loadyourautoloaderyoumustfirstunload
yourmagazine.Thiscanbeaccomplishedby
eitherremovingyourcliporunlockingand
removingtheinnermagazinetubeandempty.
ingallcartridges.Thenreplaceandlockthe
tubebackinposition.Next,theactionmust
beclearedbygraspingthecharginghandle,
pullingitfullytotherear(boltopen)and
lettingitsnapforwardfreely.Thismustbe
donerepeotedlyuntiltheejectionofcor.
tridgesceases.RefertophotoEwhichillus....

andnothinghappens,remaininshooting
position,pointingtheguninasafedirec-
tion.Countto10,thencleartheaction.
B.UnderpoweredshotAsquib,orunder-
poweredshot,shouldnotoccuriftheam-
munitionisclean,dry,andfactoryloaded.
Youcantellifashotisunderpoweredby
theunusuallowreportitmakes.Because
thebulletmayactuallystillbeinthebar-
rel,youmustunloadcompletely,clearthe
action,emulookthroughthebarreltosee
ifthereisanyobstruction.Ifthereis,it
shouldberemovedbyaMarlinRecom-
mendedGunsmith.
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Sighting...

boreofyourautoloader.However,ifyourrif,e
getswet.orifanyforeignmaterialgetsinto
theactionorbarrel,cleaningasdescribed
belowisrecommended.
A.CleaningtheBoreandtheBarrelUseany
stamJaru.22calibercommercialcleaning
rodandcleaningpatches.Cleanthebarrel
withpowdersolventandwipelightlywith
.gunoilaftercleaning.
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CleaningtheAction
Thestepslistedbelowshouldbefollowed
carefullytoassureproperdisassembly,clean.
ingandreassembly.
Step#1-WiththesafetyONSAFE,clear
theactionseveraftimestobesurenocar.
tridgesremain....

yourotherhand,liftthemuzzleendofthe
breechboltfromthereceiver(photoL).As
youbegintolifttheboltout,thecharging
handlewillbecomefreeandcanberemoved.
TherecoilspringInd
springguidearenow
withineasyreachf~removal(photoM).
Step#5
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Thebarrel,receiverandaction
arenowreadyforthoroughcleaning.Theac.
tionshouldbecleanedinsolvent,dried,and
oiledlightlypriortoreassembly.
Caution:Furtherdisassemblyoftheactionis
notrecommendedandshouldonlybeat.
temptedbyaMarlinRecommendedGun.
smithorthefactory.
Step#6
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Maintenance
Avoidtheuseofoilduringbelowfreezing
conditions.Adrygraphiteusedsparinglyis
recommendedforcoldweatherlubrication.
Condensationdropletsmayformsoonafter
therifleisbroughtintoawarmroomorthe
riflemaybecomewetduringinclement
weather.Inanycase,allmoistureshouldbe
removedfromtheaffectedareas.Exterior
metalfinishesmaybewipeddownwitha
slightlyoiledcloth.Forlongtermstorage,
lightlyoilbore,barrelandactionwithgun
oil.Yourrifleshouldbecompletelyunloaded
andstoredinadryarea....