AUTOLOADING HUNTING RIFLE version V E P R-223 cal..223 Rem CERTIFICATE СОК-97

AUTOLOADING HUNTING RIFLE version V E P R-223 cal..223 Rem CERTIFICATE СОК-97

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The certificate contains description of the rifle design, operation principle, its technical characteristics, and as well the information that is necessary for proper operation. Design, operation principle, technical data of the optical sight are given in the certificate for optical sight. Some design changes of the rifle may be not reflected in the certificate because the rifle is being improved constantly. 1 GENERAL INDICATIONS 1.1 Prior to service, it is necessary to get thoroughly acquainted with the certificate and study the rifle design. It is necessary to pay great attention to safety precautions. 1.2 For firing from the rifle, it is necessary to use hunting cartridges 5,56х45 or.223 Rem. 1.3 To avoid the striker breakage, it is prohibited to make blank shots without any necessity. 3

1.4 To put the rifle into operation, it is necessary to depressive it that is to release the rifle, accessories and tools from the package, remove the protective lubricant, check up a complete set and make sure that the rifle is in proper order. 1.5 Upon depreservation the inhibited paper should be obliterated on the specialized firing grounds of the hard domestic waste. CAUTION! IT IS NOT ALLOWED TO USE PAPER FOR FOLDING UP THE FOOD-STUFFS, PERSONAL TACKLES AND SO ON. 4

2 PURPOSE Autoloading hunting rifle, version "VEPR-223" in.223 Rem caliber for hunting cartridges 5,56x45 or.223 Rem is designed for getting objects of animal world concerned to objects of hunting in the districts with temperate and cold climate when the t of an ambient air is of -50 to +50 C. Figure 1- Autoloading hunting rifle version VEPR-223 in.223 Rem caliber, СОК-97. 5

3 TECHNICAL DATA Caliber, mm Magazine capacity, cartridges Effective range, m Weight rifle (without optical sight, accessories, cover with sling), kg, not exceeding Overall dimensions, mm, not exceeding: 5,56 2, 3, 5,10 till 300 4, 4,2, 4,3, 4,45 - length 935, 1035,1105, 1215 - width 75 - height 200 Barrel length, mm, not exceeding Muzzle velocity, m/sec: for cartridge 5,56x45 for cartridge.223rem 420, 520, 590, 700 900 945 900 945 6

4 КОМПЛЕКТНОСТЬ No. Designation Description Qn-ty* Remarks 1 СОК-97 or СОК-97-01 or СОК-97 C or СОК-97 С-01 or СОК-97-02 or Autoloading hunting rifle version VEPR-223 in.223 Rem caliber (barrel length 520 mm, w/o sight) Autoloading hunting rifle version VEPR-223 in.223 Rem caliber (barrel length 520 mm, with sight) Autoloading hunting rifle version VEPR-223 in.223 Rem caliber (barrel length 590 mm, w/o sight) Autoloading hunting rifle version VEPR-223 in.223 Rem caliber (barrel length 590 mm, with sight) Autoloading hunting rifle version VEPR-223 in.223 Rem caliber (barrel length 700 мм, sight on order) 7

to be continued No. Designation Description Qn-ty* Remarks СОК-97-03 or СОК-97 З Autoloading hunting rifle version VEPR-223 in.223 Rem caliber (barrel length 420 mm, sight on order) Autoloading hunting rifle version VEPR-223 in.223 Rem caliber 2 Magazine 2 3 Cleaning rod 1 4 Scope mount 1 5 Accessories in case, including: 1 5.1 Case body 1 5.2 Case cap 1 5.3 Screwdriver 1 5.4 Scourer 1 5.5 Drift 1 5.6 Bore brush 1 6 Autoloading hunting rifle version VEPR-223 in.223 Rem caliber. Certificate 1 8 completed on customer order

to be continued No. Designation Description Qn-ty* Remarks 7 Cardboard box 1 Articles delivered to order 8 Optical sight 9 Optical sight. Certificate 10 Magazines: 2-round 3-round 5-round 10 round 11 Scope mount 12 Oiler 13 Cover 14 Sling 15 Cover for mount with sight * The column Quantity is filled up before packing in accordance with order. 9

5 DESIGN AND PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION OF RIFLE Autoloading hunting rifle version VEPR-223 in.223 Rem caliber for hunting cartridges 5,56x45 or.223rem consists of the following assembly units (fig.2): There is a base for fastening the mount of the optical sight on the receiver. To improve the rifle durability and corrosion-resistance the barrel bore and chamber are chrome-plated. The rifle is reloaded automatically due to the energy of the powder gases, escaping from the barrel bore to the gas cylinder during firing and the energy of the return spring. The barrel bore is locked by two locking lugs while the bolt turning around its axis by means of the sliding bolt support. The trigger and firing mechanism of a hammer type makes it possible to fire a single shot and set the rifle at a safe. The iron sighting device and an optical sight make it possible to deliver an aimed fire at the ranges of up to 300 m. The optical sight is mounted onto the mount construction of which permits to fire with open sight without taking it off. 10

The principle of operation of rifle is described below: when the bolt carrier together with the bolt moves forward under the action of recoil spring, the cartridge from the magazine is being sent to the chamber. With turning of the bolt the barrel bore is being locked, the hammer gets engaged with the trigger, the extractor springs behind the rim of the cartridge case. When the trigger is pulled, the hammer released by the trigger hook and pushed by its spring rotates and hits the firing pin which strikes the cartridge primer causing the fire. During recoil of the bolt carrier together with the bolt backwards due to the energy of the powder gases, the barrel bore gets open, the case leaves the chamber and interacting with the reflector lug ejects from the receiver, the hammer turns about and gets engaged with sear. When releasing the trigger, the hammer is released by the sear and the trigger hook catches it. When the trigger is pressed once again the cycle is repeated. 6 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS The rifle design provides safe functioning when using hunting cartridges 5,56x45 or.223rem and its proper operation. 11

IT IS PROHIBITED TO USE HOME-MADE AND SELF-EQUIPPED CARTRIDGES To ensure the rifle safety, it is necessary to follow such safety precautions: always regard the rifle as if it is loaded; never level the rifle at human targets or domestic animals; do not lean upon the rifle; remember that the firing range of the bullet is about 3 km long; having taken the rifle into the hands make sure that the magazine and chamber are empty for this purpose, detach the magazine, retract bolt carrier backwards enough to allow a visual check of the magazine and cartridge chamber; prior to loading the rifle, check to see that the barrel bore and chamber are free from strange objects; do not open the bolt after misfire till expiration of 5 seconds because of the danger of the hang fire; always keep the safety of the rifle in safe position to avoid an accidental shot; unload the rifle when coming up to the populated area, halt place, prior to boarding the vehicle; 12

keep the rifle and cartridges separately from each other in the places which are not accessible for children and other unauthorized persons; do not use home-made and self-equipped cartridges for firing to avoid rifle destruction. When arising any delay during firing, proceed as follows: - detach the magazine; - remove faulty cartridge (or) cartridge case from the receiver and barrel; - retract the bolt carrier to the rear position and visually inspect the barrel bore; - remove foreign matter from the barrel bore; - perform partial disassembly of the rifle and inspect the parts and assembly units; - assemble the rifle and check all the parts and mechanisms for proper operation without using live cartridges (is allowed to use dummy cartridges); - perform check of the rifle functioning during firing, observing the operating rules. 13

7 PREPARATION AND OPERATION ORDER 7.1 Preparation of the rifle for operation To prepare the rifle for operation, proceed as follows: wipe dry the barrel bore and chamber if lubricant and scale are available there; inspect the optical sight. If soiling is detected on the surface of the ocular lens and objective remove it by means of a flannel cloth; attach the sight to the rifle. For this purpose, turn the mount handle through 180º so that the handle end is positioned in the direction of the ocular. Then fit the sight mount on the base lug of the receiver as far as it will go and turn the handle backwards; check the tightness of the optical sight mount, rocking the sight with hand in the side direction. If rocking is available remove the handle latch and replace the handle in one tooth clockwise until the play of the sight is eliminated, after that set the latch; check the tightness of the optical sight mount screws; check the tightness of the swivel screw and tighten it if necessary. perform lubrication of the magazine friction surfaces. 14

Now the rifle is prepared for fire. 7.2 Operation order 7.2.1 Engagement and disengagement of the safety lock. 7.2.1.1 Engage the safety lock - turn the shield of the safety lock upwards into "Safe" position. The trigger is blocked. 7.2.1.2 Disengage the safety lock - turn the safety lock shield downwards into "Fire" position. 7.2.2 Loading and firing the rifle: - engage the safety lock; - press the magazine latch, moving downward and forward detach the magazine from the rifle; - load the magazine with cartridges: guide the cartridges by turns under the magazine rims moving each until it rests upon the rear wall of the magazine; - attach the loaded magazine to the rifle; - disengage the safety lock; - retract the moving parts all the way back and sharply release them. 15

Set the iron sighting device into the position which conforms to the firing range (the position "1" of the sight leaf clamp conforms to the distance in 100 m, the position "2" and "3"- correspondingly to 200 and 300 m). Take aim, press the trigger. To fire the next shot release the trigger and then press it again. When the magazine is empty, the moving parts will remain in the front position. Change the magazine, retract the moving parts all the way back and release. Now the rifle is loaded and prepared for firing. 7.2.3. Unloading the rifle: - engage the safety lock; - detach the magazine; - disengage the safety lock; - retract the mobile parts backwards and extract the cartridge from the chamber; - move the mobile parts into the front position; - press the trigger; - engage the safety lock; 16

- release the magazine from the cartridges; - attach the magazine to the rifle. 8 MAINTENANCE 8.1 Maintenance in Service 8.1.1 Partial stripping is carried out for inspection, cleaning and lubrication after firing. To perform partial stripping of the rifle, proceed as follows: 1) make sure that the rifle is not loaded. For this purpose, detach the magazine, disengage the safety lock, draw the moving parts by the carrier handle backwards, inspect the cartridge chamber. If the cartridge chamber is empty send on the moving parts to the front position; 2) detach the mount with optical sight (if it is set on the rifle), for this aim turn the handle of the optical sight through 180º counter clockwise, by backward movement (in the direction of the butt) remove the mount from the receiver base; 17

3) detach the receiver cover and recoil mechanism, for this aim take the rear part of the cover with the right hand and having depressed the recoil mechanism lug draw the cover upwards and by backward movement detach the cover from the rifle and then detach the recoil mechanism; 4) detach the bolt carrier with bolt. For this purpose, it is necessary to retract the bolt carrier all the way back and by upward movement extract it together with the bolt from the receiver guides; 5) detach the bolt from the bolt carrier. Holding the bolt with bolt carrier in the left hand with the right hand turn the bolt by the head counter clockwise until the bolt rhomb is disengaged from the figured bolt carrier slot. Extract the bolt from the bolt carrier hole; 6) detach the gas tube. For this purpose, it is necessary to press (in the direction from the barrel) the pin pen of the gas tube by means of the case or without it and turn the pin upwards. The forearm is removed only in case of extreme need for cleaning and repairs For this purpose use a screwdriver to unscrew the sling swivel screw; R E M A R K- In case of the tight detachment of the forearm or gas tube, it is recommended to use case body. 18

7) To strip the bolt, proceed as follows (fig. 3): a) push out the firing pin lockpin by the drift and extract the firing pin, bushing and firing pin spring from the bolt hole; b) push out the extractor pin by the drift; c) pressing the extractor hook with the thumb of the right hand and holding it back with the fix finger eject the extractor with spring from the bolt slot. 8) To assemble the bolt, proceed as follows (fig. 3): a) insert the extractor with spring into the bolt slot; b) keeping the bolt in the left hand put the head part of extractor to a support; c) having pressed the extractor insert the extractor pin into the hole under the guide lug of the bolt so that the pin cut is faced to the cylindrical part of the bolt; d) holding the bolt by the leading lug upwards and with cylindrical part to yourself, guide the firing pin into the bolt hole by the big recess to the left having assembled it beforehand with bushing and firing pin spring; 19

1-firing pin; 2-bushing; 3- firing pin spring; 4-bolt; 5-firing pin lockpin; 6-extractor with spring; 7-extractor pin. Figure 3 - Component parts of the bolt 20

e) insert the firing pin lockpin into the bolt hole from the side of the leading lug and move it as far as it will go. R E M A R K- In case of the tight inserting the extractor pin into the hole, it is necessary to press the rear part of the extractor with the finger holding the bolt and pressing simultaneously the extractor. When disassembling and assembling the article NEVER APPLY extra forces to avoid the deformation of the parts and assemblies. 8.1.2 Cleaning and lubrication Cleaning of the rifle is performed by means of accessories attached to the rifle not later than six hours after firing. When cleaning is impossible, it is necessary to lubricate the barrel bore with cartridge chamber, the inner surface of the gas chamber and rod with rifle grease РЖ and as far as possible perform cleaning not later than 24 hours. In winter, cleaning is performed in the closed premises, where the t of the ambient air is 20±5ºC. Prior to cleaning the rifle in the room, it is necessary to heat the rifle to the temperature in the room. To clean the barrel bore and chamber use clean wiping material (rags, tow) free of sand and other hard parts. 21

Cleaning is performed in the following order: 1 Lubricate the barrel bore and cartridge chamber by the bore brush, moistened in the rifle lubricant РЖ, ВО, KPM. 2 Wipe the barrel bore dry by the scourer with a wiping material wound tight round it. 3 Repeat the process of lubrication and cleaning for 8-10 times till full removal of the scale (is checked by inspection of the barrel bore). 4 After cleaning lubricate the barrel bore and cartridge chamber with clean lubricant РЖ, BO, KPM (see the table 1). To provide normal operation of the rifle it is necessary: - to remove the scale in time from the gas chamber, gas tube and from the gas piston of the bolt carrier; - check periodically the fastening screw of the swivel and in case of its release tighten it up. - remove the scale periodically from the follower surface and from the inner cavity of the magazine body, after that apply a thin layer of the lubricant on the friction surfaces of the magazine parts. 22

Table 1 When the Lubricating materials tempera- When the ture from 273 to 223 K (from 0 to -50ºC) Rifle lubricant РЖ Rifle lubricant KPM temperature from 273 to 323 K (from 0 to +50ºC) Rifle lubricant РЖ or BO Rifle lubricant KPM Places to be lubricated The barrel bore The bolt, bolt carrier, guides of the receiver, magazine Method of applying lubricating materials Lubricate the barrel bore from the side of the muzzle part by bore brush moistened beforehand in the rifle grease (2-3 double cleaning rod stroke at full length of the barrel). Wipe the parts by rags moistened beforehand in the rifle lubricant and wrung. 23

Perform cleaning in dependence on the temperature conditions according to the table 1. It is inadmissible getting thick of the lubricant in the bolt hole under the firing pin, in the socket under the extractor and on the firing spring. 8.2 Zeroing the rifle with use of the iron sighting device. In case of need, the adjustment of the firing precision is performed by the travel of the foresight block or windage slide (if the travel of the windage slide is provided for construction) to the right-and-left and by rotation of the foresight up-and-down. When shifting the foresight block by 1 mm or windage slide in one division the mean point of impact travels by 200 mm. One full turn of the foresight moves the mean point of impact by 150 mm. Ranging is conducted at a distance of 100 m. 8.3. Zeroing the rifle with use of the optical sight. The optical sight is zeroed by firing at a range of 100 m, the drum scales are set at division 0. In case of unsatisfactory ranging, it is necessary to zero the optical sight with use of the iron sighting device, for which purpose: 24

1) set the slide of the iron sighting device at division 1 of the sight leaf; 2) put the rifle on a support and lay it on the reference point of the target which is at the distance of 100 m; 3) check the position of the sighting sign of the optical sight relative to the aiming point, if they do not coincide combine them by rotation of knobs not moving the rifle; 4) check the adjustment by firing. If the deviation of hits from the aiming point is unsatisfactory, bring the corrections by rotation of knobs (one large division of knob scales should correspond 1 mil) then set the drum scales at division 0. For this aim release carefully the screws for fastening scales, coincide the division 0 of the deflection correction drum scales and the division 0 of the range drum scales with stationary indicators on the sight body, tighten the screws for fastening scales. In that case, the rotation of knobs is not allowed. 25

If it is necessary to zero the optical sight at the other ranges, zeroing should be performed by rotation of the range drum. Apply the marks which correspond to the ranges on the range scale against the indicator and the scale point meanings enter the table 2. Table 2 Range, m 100 200 300 Scale points 8.4 Maintenance in Storage To keep the rifle in a ready-to-fire condition it should be always cleaned and lubricated with a thin layer of the rifle grease. The rifle should be stored in the dry premises free of sharp fluctuation of the temperature, far from heating devices and in the lack of aggressive steams and admixtures in the ambient air. To avoid appearance of the residual deformation the trigger should be pulled. 26

9 PRESERVATION Date Name of Term of Position, family operation operation name, signature preserved 36 months packer 27

10 PACKING CERTIFICATE Autoloading hunting rifle version VEPR-223 in.223 Rem caliber, СОК-97, factory No. is packed at the Molot Oruzhie Ltd in compliance with the approved technical documentation. packer position signature year, month, date 28

11 ACCEPTANCE CERTIFICATE Autoloading hunting rifle version VEPR-223 in.223 Rem caliber, СОК-97, factory No. is manufactured and accepted in full compliance with the approved technical documentation and found fit for service, tested on safety and in conformity with safety requirements. Manufacture date Signature of person in charge of acceptance 29

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 CONTENTS General Indications Purpose Technical Data Standard Equipment Design and Principle of Operation of rifle Safety Precautions Preparation and Operation order Maintenance Preservation Packing Certificate Acceptance Certificate 3 5 6 7 10 11 14 17 27 28 29 30