Military Armament M10 SMG Instructions Manual

G. Removal of Magazine 
Grasp magazine in left hand and with left thumb press magazine 
catch to release magazine. (See Fig. 8) 
FIG. 8 
H. Fire Selector lever Operation 
Located on the left side of the frame the selector is rotated 10 
select ‘semi’ automatic or ‘full’ automatic fire. (See Fig. 9) 
FIG. 9 
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I. Firing the Submachine Gun 
As the bolt is moved back to the cocked position, the recoil spring 
is compressed and the sear engages the sear notch of the bolt. 
When the trigger is pressed, the sear releases the bolt, which is 
driven forward by the recoil spring. During this forward move- 
ment, the bolt strips a cartridge from the magazine into the 
chamber. The bolt continues forward and fires the cartridge. 
When the cartridge is fired, the chamber pressure forces the 
bullet out of the muzzle of...

2. Failure to Chamber. The top cartridge from the magazine is not 
seated in the chamber. 
3. Failure to Fire. The cartridge is chambered but does not fire. 
4. Failure to Extract. If the cartridge fires, the chamber pressure 
will normally push the empty cartridge case out of the 
chamber. If the cartridge case is not completely removed 
from the chamber and the bolt is retracted, then there is a 
failure to extract. This malfunction seldom occurs. 
5. Failure to Eject. The empty cartridge case is not...

Common Malfunctions. The two most common malfunctions are: 
1. Failure to feed-usually caused by a defective magazine. 
2. Failure to fire-usually caused by defective ammunition. 
Causes of Malfunctions. The following chart lists common causes 
of various malfunctions and corrective action. 
Foilwe to fe*d. Dirty or dented moga~in~. Roplaco magazine. 
Weak or broken magazine spring. Replace magazine. 
Worn magazine notch. Replace magoxine. 
Corroded ammunition. Replace ammunition. 
Worn or broken...

4. STRIPPING AND REASSEMBLING 
The Model 10 and Model 11 have been designed so that no special 
tools are necessary in order to’strip or reassemble the weapon. 
Stripping 
Before starting to strip the weapon remove the magazine and 
check the barrel chamber by looking through the EJECTION 
PORT to make sure there are no live rounds in the weapon. 
A. Field Stripping consists of 
1) Removing Upper Receiver (Cock Weapon) 
Push receiver pin catch back and remove receiver pin. (See Fig. 
10). On alternate...

FIG. 10 Removing Pin Securing Receiver Group 
‘IG. il Removing Barrel and Receiver Group 
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2) Removing the Bolt 
Slide cocking handle to rear of-guide slot, rotate handle a few 
degrees and pull from bolt. (See Fig. 12) The bolt and recoil 
spring assembly can now be removed from the rear of the re- 
ceiver. (See Fig. 13) 
FIG. 12 Removing Cocking Handle 
FIG. 13 Bolt Remover from Rear of Receiver  

3) Removing the Stock 
To remove stock, depress stock latch button and keeping pressure 
on button pull stock completely out. (see Figs. 3 and 4) 
The procedure mentioned above is generally sufficient for 
normal maintenance and cleaning. If necessary to clean trigger 
mechanism, removal is as follows: 
B. Trigger Mechanism 
Lift retainer and remove selector lever, this aldo allows removal 
of sear, sear spring and tripping lever. Push trigger pin out of the 
left side for removal of trigger or torsion...

G. Safety Catch 
Use pin punch to remove catch spring pin. 
H. Stock Latch 
Press down lightly at center of pin and slide to either side to re- 
move retaining pin. Invert frame and latch will drop out. 
I. Magazine 
M1./9MM Poro, Ml 1 380 ACP 
Depress stud in floor plate and slide plate from magazine case. 
Keeping finger over the bottom of the magazine to prevent the 
magazine spring from flying out. Remove the magazine spring and 
the magazine follower. 
M10/45 ACP 
Lift the tab in the floor plate by...

6. CLEANING AND 
It is essential for reliable operation and performance. that the 
weapon receive careful maintenance. It should be cleaned at 
the end of each day’s firing. 
The Gun need only be “field stripped” for this maintenance. 
Barrel and Receiver Group Cleaning 
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
Bolt 
A. 
6. Use cleaning rod, patch and solvent. Stubborn residue can 
be removed with a bristle bore brush. 
Swab bore with patch saturated in solvent. 
Use solvent saturated patch and swab inside of receiver to...