Traditions Vortek StrikerFire - Manual (Page 40)

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FIELD CLEANING & DISASSEMBLY
PROCEDURE
The field disassembly procedure is most often used for general
cleaning, lubrication and inspection of your rifle. It must be completed
after each time you complete your shooting session. This procedure
allows for quickly cleaning, lubricate and inspect of most all important
parts and assemblies. The field disassembly procedure outlined below
will keep your rifle shooting safely and reliably for years to come.
Carefully follow this 4 easy step process.
Required Tools & Supplies:
 Supplied 4mm Allen
wrench
 Accelerator Breech Plug ™
wrench or nipple/breech
plug wrench if using
Northwest Magnum model
 Traditions™ range rod or
ramrod with jag
 Bore brush
 EZ Clean™ solvent
 Wonderlube™ 1000
 Pipe Cleaners
 Bore patches
 Breech Plug Grease
Step: #1
Mandatory Safety Procedures:
1. Follow all safety rules listed previously in this manual.
2. Press Safety Button (#10) to engage. Red ring is not visible when in
safe position; if you see the red ring then the safety is in the fire
position.
3. Decock gun by pressing down on the Striker De-cocking Button
(#37) or pressing Barrel Catch Lever (#25) to decock gun. Open
action and access breech plug (#46).
4. Remove Accelerator Breech Plug™ (#46) and inspect Barrel (#50)
to be sure your rifle is unprimed, unloaded and free of obstruction.
Note: If using Northwest Magnum model use the supplied wrench
to remove the musket nipple and breech plug. Refer to the
Additional Information on Breech plugs part of this section for
specific instructions on this step.
Step: #2
Rifle Disassembly:
1. Remove Ram Rod from rifle (#55).
2. Remove forend stock screw (#40) and forend (#41) from barrel
assembly using the 4mm Allen wrench provided with your rifle. (TIP-
Use the forend to store parts in so you don’t lose them)
3. Remove Barrel (#50) from Receiver (#27).
4. You can now clean your Barrel (#50), Receiver (#27) and Breech
Plug (#46). Field disassembly is now complete.