Sterling Mk4 Instructions Manual

							
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USERHANDBOOK
STERLING
SUB-MACHINEGUN
9-mm.MK4
(S.H.G.9mm.L.2.A.3.)
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STERLINGSUB.MACHINEGUN9.mm.MK.4.
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SECTIONI-GENERAL
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SECTION1-DE5CRIPTIONAND
OPERATION
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CONTENTS

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SECTIONJ-STRIPPINGAND
ASSEMBLY
Etcmerlt..aryStripping~ndA~s£!mbly
ToKemoveReturnSpring
Top.!!mov~TriggtrGroup
Aucmbly
AdY,HI{t!dStrIpping~ndI;~~(!mbly
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SECTIONI-GENERAL
1.0IHTRODUCTION.TheStuHngSub-M.chlneGun.M~~k04.i~.light
andusHy
n.ndledweaponwhlenwill,electi...e1y
fireautom.ticallyorsingleshot.SUndard9mmP.~bellum.1mmunltionisused.
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dependantonthe
skill
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1.0TECHNICALDETAILS
Calibre
LCI\&th-buttfolded.
-buttextended.
Weight-machineI:unonly
-withfullmarulnG(304rds)
-withullm.gnlnc.ndb.1yonet
Barrel-length
-numberofg~oovcs.
-pitchofrlnlng.......
-twistofdnlng.......
Sights-radius.,..
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-rangesettings..............
Cyclicrueoffire.
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Righth.nd
16.1Inches
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100and200~rds.
550r.p.m.;approx...
9mm
048.1ems
69ems
2.7K£(~pprox.)
15Kg(~pprox.)
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3.0SPECIALFEATURES
3./BUTT.WhennotInU5Cthebun
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SECTIONl-DESCRIPTtONANDOPERATION

						

							
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4;2THEFORWARDACTION(F(~.3}.Whenthec-cf:f~~he5theHmjtoi;c.obackwardttolVelit15forced
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5.0ACTIONOFTHETRIGGERMECHANISM
(Figs..
5.6Gnd7).
5.151NGLESHOTFIRE(Figs.-4and5).WhCtl
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