Springfield Armory SAR-48 RIFLE %y Instructions for disassembly, assembly, and cleaning. General Maintenance Guidelines The SAR-48 isa sturdy, thoroughly reliable semi-automatic rifle of time proven design fand construction. Although wil continue fo function better than most ven under fextreme climatic and environmental cond tions. peak performance and. maximum Safety can be assured only threugh sensible handling. reasonable ‘care, and. regular Inaintenanes. Under” orsinary use your SAR-s@ should requir itie more than basic Cleaning and preventive maintenance to keep it operating efiiently. Consistent with the SAR-B6 simple design, stapping ana eassembly for most normal maintenance procedures can be done without the use of Special tools. Only the magazine, the gas plug and piston, and the breach block as- Sombly need to be removed for most o fay sleaning oF Held stripping All her ‘maltenance oF repair work requiring more @xiensive strpping should be done by & uallieg armorer Field Stripping Caution: Before beginning to strip your nite always be sure your SAR-48 16 unloaded, that the safety is on “SAFE and that the ‘magazine has boon removed. Check to make Sire your SAR+49 Is unloaded by st pulling back the cocking handle into the cocked position with your lett hand ang hoiding tin lace white you took into the enamber tom fhe rer to be certain ts empty. Then, with Your nang sit on the cocking hancle, allow Slowly. Do not lt the slide slam’ into place Note’ The SAR-4B must always be in the “cocked” position before being broken open for teldsinpping or leaning. 1 Stripping the mechanism is a simple procesire that requires no tools. st, {ising your right thumb, pres the locking lever an the lt si of the trigger frame straight up. At the same time, pull the Butt and tigger group down wih your Fight hand whe holding the barel gtoup Steady with your lett hand The rifle Swings Open on a pivat pin much Ike a Shotgun RN 2) Remove the entre breech block nd slide assembly by gently pulling on the side That's hinged to the side, 3) Romove the cover trom the body by sis- ingittohe reer 4) Separate the slide from the. breech S the front par ot the breach block to tall down ang Bay trom he side Then, compete the disassembly by lev- ring the roar ofthe breeen biocx away from ene rear of the side while applying pressure 9 the tiring. pin with your Thum — much like pushing a butten oF 2 spring-loaded gin, Tho breech block wil separate from the sli quite easly 5) Removing the fring pln isa simple. three: stop procedure 43) ress onthe ear ofthe fring pin with your thumb, 3s if youre pressing ‘t farther into ne rear and athe breech block Youtl foe! the fring pin spring ive" asthe ting pin moves inward ) While Molding in the ting pin with your thumb. push out tha smal retains tng pin on the sige of the breech Block: The nase ofa earindge ean be used to push an the retaining pin uni als out = ) When the retaining pin has been re: raved. gfadually release your hum Pressure from the rear of the fring Bin Without the fing pin to hold ne firing pin spring will push the f= tng pin out of ite navzing £0 you ean grasp and remove with your gers. ve the gas plug by pressing in on lunger of the gag plug wih te noke ariridge, then turning the gas plug 4 quarter of a tum clockwise. The gas ‘lug wil then be pushed from its housing by the piston spring Remove the ga plug with your fingers 7\ Noxt, remove the gas piston and spring trom the gas cylinder, and separate the piston spring from the piston ring, These fare all extremely simple manval opera. ‘Your SAR is now field strippea and ready for normal cleaning, Under ercinary candi tons, disassembling your rie beyond this point wil not be necessary ands not recom: mended for anyone other than tained rmorers. Always hela stip your SAR48 in the correct order. a2 desenbed above. To Simpilfy reassembly, lay out the parts on @ loan, dry surtace as tney are removed from the rite Keep them in order, Because thoy wil be reassembled in the’ exact reverse orderRecommended Cleaning Procedures ¥/* 1) Basie cleaning after use {with ville fold stipsed) Use the bore brush to clean al residue from the barre. visually enecsing the barrel regularly & hghly oiled "leening patch oF piece of clean fans! cloth Inight Relp remove all vesige «of ait or grime. ian alee clearing patel Used. completo the cleaning process with aeiean. dry pateh or a ery rag. Follow the above procedure to clean the chamber. using the enamber brush father than the bore brush Using @ clean, ightly oiler. thor ‘oughly claan the slide, tne re part of the barrel and insge the receiver the breech biock, the top caver. the gas lug. the gas piston the spring, the te Ing pin, the fring pin novsing, an the fing pin spring, Ory them after they 78 —Using a cleaning rod, run 2 ciean, Tightly oiled rag trough the front end of ne gas eylinder Do no! run a clean ing red through the small hote inthe ear end of tne gas eyinge. Finish the whole cleaning pr cess by Tightly ling all moving part. with & ood gualty lubrieting gun ol ke Spnngtiets Armory LSA Lubricant Complete barrel cleaning (the barrel Aguires special pevioai stention) Sash the bore with coapy wate, using 2 Solution of approximately 15% non: fcid Soap. A good qualiy bore solvent can also be usec. Be sure to keep Soapy water out of the mechan sm Bry thoroughly witha clear flannel rag Diy the outside of the barrel with ‘another ey rag tne nite 10 be stored for any length foftime. barrel grease shoula be apaied othe bore after cleaning Cleaning petore use Beore fing your SAR-48, i should be ‘leaned again to remave excess oi om all paris Most surfaces should be thor ‘ugly dry, except for the breech Block land te inside surace ofthe she SAR-48 RIFLE 2 a Parts and Accessories Breakdown The prefix (1 or 2) indicates on which chart the part can be located. Path Pat Name Ase 13 Gas equator Sere Grenade Retaining Sovng Thy Ganlteguator Seve Spreng 332 Font Sing Swivel Bracket Sita Font Sing Se! Sia" Front ing Swrl Screw 12 entSirtSerag Se) Fron'signt Pang Pate 128 Locung Snotanr 128 Elector Retaining Pi "ao Shae Gocxng Honcie Note:The extactor and the magazine shoula not be stripped or cleaneg uniues they nave Been subjected to excessive amouris of Sand. gat of dampness ‘Suggestion. We recommend the use of only high cualily bore solvent. lsbrcants. and other cleaning aise. such as those listed in fur product catalog and price sheet Reassembly After Field Stripping and Cleaning To reassemble your SAR-A8 aftr field strip ping and cleaning, follow tnese simple step by-sten pracecures 1} Rep.ace ihe piston spring on the piston oe 2 place the complete piston and spring assembiy inthe gas eyindor 3) By compressing te aiston sping insert ‘me. 9a0 plug with the large end af the plunger directed towards the barrel ‘nen tne gas plug is back in piace, rotate toneceignth of aturn until the etter "A fon the top. Replace ine ving pin spring and the te= ing pin inthe braeeh black Replace tse broech block inthe sige in ne reverse order of il removal (see step ‘id Stripping) the rear of the 5 fis sightly compressed while ne tront of the breach bloc» 1s levered 7) Replace :ne top cover onthe rifle by ft ‘ig the ribs an the eover to the grooves Inthe site then slicing the cover forwara Roplace tne entire sige/bresen lock fssembiy oy pointing the muzzle of the hile down and inserting the fibs of the sige yoaves mn the rile tthe files pointing Gownares as instructes Black sssembly should simpy fall into ts 9) Keep the muszle of the rifle pointing own to Kees tne sige trom rating Tikeasnotgun Your SAR-t8 foruse 8 3 igus 548-48 Gas Regulator ‘The SARA is a gs operate sit, convoled by rears oi an adutabe gas region whic, in {umn is designed on the exhaust precip. The gjusatle gas ester aious you the exbity ot orang he amount cf eco! of adpteg the oto dierent armunton lacs turer alone the ie operate eceiy ona minum of gae intake, wher tun, prevents excess wear an tear on the maving pars: Note these ports re ‘ater he gas roguatos the gas equator 20usimen located imme: daisy behind the Wor! sqrt moves np ‘ese cleks om the rt to le (he tatoos rah bang tly cosea. tne fares let bong {uly open) eehouls move easy wi your tn ges or wth ine nose oa canrioge Begn trang the cores aghustent By tet Selig the requir toe uly coned poston (orserened tues agen he gas Dock) Then unscrew the Seeve. one ful urn fo te tly ‘open aston inthis poston. shor rec wi ‘eeu wher a round i fred (he od open. ‘eves ts to engage the mechanien). Newt five one shot & a tme mn engl shot made, turning the requstor seave one clk cose (onaras the gas blocs) ater each round fred, ana corte im the manner unt the mechanism staje open and snort reco! ceases. AS a salty margin. close the sees two mare cick, then very the adusiment by fineg ve runes ary ss resus n'a Sod reco! repeat the oro note An neartecty adjusted gas regulator or ‘rco.om areas BooreSAR-48 RIFLE an Parts and Accessories Breakdown CRW The prefix (1 or 2) indicates on which chart the part can be located. BP ae q | ea Serge etait oe Las . > . gs is oe ate eee > mgm Co 2-8 ~— 8 Be 800, 4151 me at” ¥ \t i: Ss gt CHART 1SAR-48 RIFL (72mm NATO/.308 Win) ; Saco = ones Parts Part Name Besar SPALIOFIELD AAU, “420 West Main St. Geneseo, IL 61254 309/944-5631