Ruger MINI-14 - Manual (Page 12)

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LOADING THE MAGAZINE
Use only clean ammunition of the proper caliber manufactured to U. S. Industry
specifications, in good condition. (See Notice and Warnings in other sections of
this manual pertaining to Ammunition).
To load the magazine, align each cartridge with the bullet forward (pointing
toward the hole in the front of the magazine body) and push downward until the
cartridge snaps into place. Do not attempt to load more than the designated
number of cartridges for which the magazine has been designed. RUGER
®
MINI-14 ® RIFLES are sold with 5 round Ruger magazines.
The RUGER ® MINI-14 ® magazine is not interchangeable with the Ruger
Mini Thirty magazines. Do not use non-Ruger magazines -- they may cause
malfunctions.
DAMAGED, NON-STANDARD, OR IMPROPERLY
ASSEMBLED MAGAZINES SHOULD NOT BE USED.
THEY CAN CAUSE THE RIFLE TO MALFUNCTION.
INSERTING THE MAGAZINE
See Figure 5. The magazine may be inserted with the bolt either in the closed or
open position (See “Bolt Lock” section p. 10).
1. Hold the magazine at an angle as
shown and insert all the way up
into the magazine well. NOTE:
There is a hole in the top-front
p o rtion of the magazine that
mates with a stud on the inside of
the receiver.
2. Pull the bottom of the magazine
toward the trigger guard until the
magazine latch at the rear of the
magazine well engages. Check to
be sure that the magazine is
securely latched into place.
REMOVING THE MAGAZINE
To remove the magazine, simply push the magazine latch forward until the rear
end of the magazine drops out of the magazine well. The magazine can then be
withdrawn from the rifle. To minimize the possibility of damage and malfunc-
tions, do not let the magazine drop to the ground (See Figure 6, p. 23).
Figure 5