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SUB,·MACHINE GU'N

9-mm. M,K 4

.is· M: ,G· - ·gl'm rn 'L 2··· A 3 )

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ITIE""Ln1ll0, A"NI,j;.MIENT ClaM'.NY IoIM,ITED

C~GENHA~ E~SE~ ~NGl ND

CQ'H t:.'!O~ TO "I .lS"'''' CJ Dtfl t:r. "ill 1'IlI...~'r" COVE.lH'fi'l1m

C~WN 1I.G'a..n. ""'D O~ [OO'o'l-'N'11!On.

STERIUI!Hii SUB.MACHINE GUlli 91·mm. MIL 4.

~"e: Shawl!! wi,iIlb boLl," .flDrtded MId hilyaII Btfitted IEI.1a\¥~ S IitaINr! tohtDid

CONTIENTS

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T ~c h nl (<II D~t:llrt. .. 2.Q

iii p(!>CJ-a1 h:U-UI"'t'lo 6UI

B~m 111 ~ I

Bod:.- 6 J 2

Trill. -'or ~nd 5~f if M~~"'2.nI~m 6 3 1

13;'1(: sig H b 3"

e.~yon~[ b ] S

SECTIO N 2-DESCRI PlFllQ,N .t\. ND

OPERATION

The B~tl;:w~nl .Anlon 9: <1_ J

The For....-~rd ActiOi'll , ~ 1

Aulo., of the Trl.g8l:'f Medunllm I Q 5 (I

Singh:: S~O[ FEn!. Ii) S I

AUlom:ult Fire Il 5.1

App.ll~d S-;lfe(y To Opell Buu io CIClis~ BLln

Il B I" 6.0' 1'1 HI

SECTIO NI :J.----STRIIP'PU!lIG .A,INID AS·SEMI61. Y

Elcmtlntary :5trippiP'l! rHi ASc:l'f!rnbf), 10 PI~mfi'tl3 REturn SpirIng,

Tel RllmQVl'· T'ri.[!:g~r Group Anl):rnbl},

Ad"'~rlic~d SI~IlPIlll.~ ,ulCl i''l.Hembry To Rl!!moVIl Ej('~tClr

To Sl~ip Tng:g!l:r Group To Rerno,<·c E)I;trOlcto( io Remove Piner Gnp

I) RrfltOvl!! B.l,n,,1 To. Strip M~e.;uin~

T g Rcmo"'~ forc1dB ~'!l l' Q Remav;c Buk s Igh~;

To Aur:mM'B T~i":I~r Group

o R,tpl~CI! S~JfI'"'e1

To ~em!ltle FQr·e1Ig_lu TQ ru!.I!.-nb!e El--itl;; I'gi'lc To A~semble' Ml8<1]!f,,~

SECTIO Hi -4-2EROIIING:

SECil"~IO HI 5-CLE.AHII NG,

IS ItO ~S E!I.I 16 III '16 B.l If 9.0 Ii' 9.1 IS 9,2

19 9.]

I' 0;1.'1 20 9 . .5

2:0 9',6

11 9.7 21 9.S 21 9."

111 ~.IO

11 9.111

U 9'.12- 21 9.13

:n ro.c

n lUI

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SECTI OIN ~,-GE NEkAL

1.111 ~ NiTRDD UC1"~'O INI, Tne S~tlrHfI,il Sub-Ma.l:hlni!! G ... n" HI ric. -t, is, !Ii 1111,1'111;; ~~nQ HlIH)I' I'll !ildir,~ wi!apo,1'I wMdl wlB Itlectiy~~t firE 7l;tJ,loIDiIlticallyof" ,Ingl~ shot. ~n.d,llrd 9' mm PiJ1"'ibelillJ'ifi ammunltlcn h Uled.

I't ;~;, '~ sh ere n.l1Ilt W~ pon nOml~Jlr Y!iedi [0," ~ "Iiirerne nt ,It nti,~ up to 100 )"Inb. It m:i,r b~ used a'c ~ o~gEl r q"',lin,i!e:5 ,rJepe"dln~ Qil 'Chfl S 11'1 ,af tne fki!'f.

l.m TECHNI,C;,;U DETAU.S

L'IlrillEh -bi.lu Ic'ldetf._ -bun ,~);'t'linded .

W~I,ght--mlc:hllnelun 0111')1' •

_Ilh flllil m!llrHln'lIJ (H, ros) -wh h flJ II m~iiU;IIIlC '~ii d IIlI),o(ltlt

B1rnli --l~nlth, .

-rl1J mber of" ,1!l~OO"fI!:~ ••••••

-~jtch cd rmlllll ......• , •

.-I~wlst ,or rHJli\lg"

Slln-~ -r1I!(hUI ••••••••••••.•••. _

-q'pe ....•.... __ ._ .

-!"mIll lettPI'I,g~. - - , - . __ .• __ " . _ .

CydiC: r~Ce of 'l'ir~ .•. __ , , , .... •.. _

9' mfll 19lndi.es 1711'1~I'IM

, Ib~ (If.!prO, I

7 III 10 Ol (:appro .) 81 b -I, CO:~ ~ appl'(I!1;.) '111 il'lchM

6

I 'EUI'llI in 9.11 jnO!na Right hlml .

16.1 Inchu . Re~r_p.er1..l.!l'e IF-o~f!d~ ..

100 ~nCl 1.00 )'iIr"~h- 550 '_p_M_ :tpprnlX_.

911111m "1..1 em;, 6,9 CI!'II

1.7' K_' '~1"lm;lJi;.1 s.s K,K (apprcx.) ).73 Kj (li"ptO .) 19 a i:ms

RANGE VfLOCl Y INET~C ENERG,Y
Yard~ Mnrlli5 fc/S~( M S~,~ FEllin Kgm
Q 0 1280 190 447 61J~
'109 100 III S l-lO J19 '17.0
'lIS 2.00 91) 298 161 36.4
327 Joo e71 26 201 29.7
"'36 '400 780 118 167 2.3.2
545 500 700 ll" D'S 'IB.S
6S,~ 600 631 I9l 1M 'I,U.
76] 700 sn 174 69 ~ 1..3,
e72 900 HB IS8 7'1 10,2 T~CHI'iiICAL D:E'TAIUIi rCON"TINUED)

TERM~NAL VE'LCC~TY AND KIINETIC EN'ERG,Y OF STAJfDA.RD '9' m'lFIfI 8ULLET

1.11 BUTT. Wh!:ln fiOt In !.[5 th butt 'JrolQ~ ullder th~ we<.j~1'I r·~dum~g tne o ... '~nll lel'l.J!th I;y 9 ir'lCl1f!1, WI~htha butt fold4!d 'the W()iiPOII an Ibe used :H O!. pluol.

3:.:2 B,OD'Y. TII'ril forw rEI PiJrt or the bOocil'. Le. he i:JuillIl QJ.II'II. II p4lrlor:n~d to uiin l.oelli'l." It wUl b fOllr1d thn ~\I«lFl ~h:aF p'I"Q.IDn,I:~cI 'firing the bodr re'rr'1:1Jru com'tuu,bIYl:ooIFlnl~r ,um;l~ are 'flue:d ~t bO'l'h i;J,fu;b .,f In;ll b:urltl cUing.

l.l, 'TRUJ,GER 1I;,I\I,D SAFETY' MECHANISM. T'ltto tnu,cr mM'han,;m jll 'rifud ""i~11 _ d)::IlIle ICllcr wl\jch !;OIn be It't tel' I!Ih'c ~ 1 th~F a U~GfI'lU 1 C 'Ii re 0 r ~lfI'I!II'~ 1,lilot The c 1111,1'1 ~c It ''''OJ' :1110 i"I~ I SJi.F IE ,m~tlon wtu ~11 I~d:~ ! Ila 'c,rll:G1I r OI.nt:l ~I!!~ r, Irr.e1p!lctilfc of th'i!: p05'tlcl'l oi tilt bolt. wl'll~" ellm n:llei the p-oUlbll!ly of I ro:und being fir,iii! If the WeilpOI'l .t dr'QPpecl

J~S BA'YO IN, ET. Th,t: bll.Y0l'let ks rneumed 50t:nii( r~ i:s off'SIllt Whilt! du,; W9PQ.fl 1. lin ~t1~ fi.nng pl»fttiol'l. I'c will b~. flg,l.md' til.at. whefl the W(l:l.p.o.rI H held in the .. ol'l~g,u.ard " pmitJo" fli:!r hI~1:):net figlu[!1Ii. th~ I'Inlllra.l tr~l~.,ce 01 the weJlpo!'1, with or without l1'Iaguine. bf'Tni:~ dlf!< ba'lOfu~t lnte the uP:r'iihit: ~rdon,

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4·"ITIH,E BACKWAR.D ACTION tIS-:!1 Nnefl the o.r:.rid~t. I~ ireod lha prcpellam gil!i-~ !1!),(en ;11'1 I!!qual pressure

:!Itall"i~t beth the b-ulhrt J.lld th~ t.~rtrio~e case, !nl! 12tterr !;.;ing PJfI~rI~d by h bol't ~"d ;h~ c,omprejsloFl uF the return $pring. Th~ gas pr~WJre .. ccelerares the ~1JII~i ;;;150 Ihe (Al'UTrlge t:"B~e Jnd bDlt HI opposite d, .... ctlons and as the w~f~ht of the bulfet is c~nsid;:!r.)bl~ less than rn;n ~r lhi! ~Dmblfli}d""~'E:t)t or il':~ caflrll~Z,~ nul ;nd! bolt.. ~n~ bullet ~ttOl.b1U.:II rnueh g~'eilter"'I!IQ.l:lt y. th ~ nth oj;{ .pi ; h e ca rt rlrlg~ ;:.:.~~ ~ nd belt '..vhf! n t." e b LlH~ t (I ilia rll the: mu.;z:de all Il~ ~ e ~~~.du~d tl'i ~ fr m-:lxil'l1lJ ITI .... ~lc~itle;i IJUt dw c.tr~riclg~ OH~ n1.!. no Y"~ cr~:!1'!!d from tf)e .hJn,b"=F. ~h1.l5 pre~ C'1tin:ll ~t:u~ 5lle~ C'.!j(:aplng rrom tne breech. The. Cilrtfidg'l eM!! does 'lOt dE". ~h~ trellt.n untlr thl: ';;;UCI !lchTnd ~!'!e btJlltl 1'1.l"~ dflp-t!r~l!d InEo the ;t1~. IHlSurlng ehae pressures are do ..... n to ~3 £! Ilml;.~ bdor'1: tl1e b~~c:h ~ URn I~d.

Thl: bolt 15 now be ln ClCl;;elcr;Ho:od b th.r. ;::ompr(Ouion of :h~ return s~ Hl!;_

The cmpL)'·I:~l't"dli"" ~~t, held ~EJin1~ the b~e 1;;11 lh~ l:Ia[t b~ d,~ ~JI~rJC~Qr. \"$, tlrrlad b~dl LJ1'ltil Jt Itrik~ t."il D~I:lc:~cr

i'lf'ld i~ ~iQctl!;t1 1l'1I-ou8oh II OP~llirl.i: 01'1 tl ~ rlRln 1lcl~ "r t!'il! """~~pi;!n

4;.1 TH.E IFORWAR,D ACTION [Fl~. J}.

'!,"'hlm .he !.1>t: [t reaches the lirni t. oi H:5 b'~c.kward UOIYEri it r'5 foned rorwilr.d by th~ mmp,"r.~srol'l Qr dH~ return .~pl'ing. DUI"Tn,iIi Its forw:ard ·t~~'~l the holt COI'IU.Cts ~1'1t: tOp round in. the m~gi1z.ine and, ;gLJld~d hr (t1~ m:lga.zine liP'S. the round t~ fltd i/'lto' 'the ehamber, The bolt then follow.i IJ~ on the t1;l!mil. ~~iHh it into th~ thamhl!r, and 'fir~ it .Just IH!ro/'e the forw;ud mOVeRleflt: 1:.~M4!!:S., During 'tit!! fOi"W:liltd mcvement oj tl'l!! rlHlni:! f'rom the mdgaiin~. thE! firil1g pi" of th~ b!i:!h ,t<lnnot ~QmQ I n to I u,.~ w,' n 'fie pu~ lBS ron Q.p 0 f th~ C';U"'C rfdge um n the re'l.In.a I~: :J.rtu';llily In the cn~mbe~ Thl~ prnytd~ the mi:H:tr~oi"i1i ~are'ty rc'r thi~ {~[)I!! of ~~ I!~ pan U p-OI1l Ii rl",,jl,, th!! baJ~k \IV:;! rd actf on '~plll1 c-e·m In I!n,~IIM .•

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S.1jJ ACTIONi IOF'fHE TRtGGER M'IEICHAN~SM (Fi:g:s:., 4. S.6ooG' 7~.

5.1 SE,NGlE SHOT IFIIR'E (Figs .. .oj and 5). When ~h~. ~h~nge, lever (I) Is ~.eE to tn.!:! sinil:]e ih<Jt pmitiol'l R, ,thcinn!!:,r urn Qr th~ change Ie,,~:er ls ~@cued IJnd~'r thll l'ail CfUli8 trippil'lg 1~'II'.!!!r (2).

When with the w~.apOI'l c!Celled. [nil trIg!!!" ,~,} Is pf~ed. the S<e\iF (r.JIdle (,,4) Is rotoitec jl,b'Cu;t 'l;1l~ sear i'lxls pin (5). t;n'e set:ll' (ll) fr~ lowllr·lld, .'LnG. 'rJhe bglt is ~;uTiedrll'~rd by '(fie. pl'~l.Jre -rrlQ'lI"\ j'I!'ujrn~prlng,. DMfil:l:!l ~lnr!. mQVlI'lmen[ t-h!! 'UIU of 'to.: t Fip pi ng, l'e"'~1" t.Cnnct:l tnll! i 1:1 n,j!r iUtti of t.h.i! ch~Ille Ie!>'>!;: F c~~illil: the trippll'1g ~!:"'<er pndillt t,~, rot:r~. COfH;lnu'l!d ~p'rl!!!uur-I! on th·!:!, 1';tilgge'r I;lIliI-IeJ IU'l'the.r r'Oitltion or (j1'1! ~r'ipprng li1!'o'-e1l"" i,.I:ntll ~b'i! ~Pft[!r ~rm dr~nliollg(!$ rrO'Ii'I'!

tilf? U!!P enrhe ~eil.f·.At ~hll I:~mll trm~ dl-!l~~~.f ~~ufl:t:~r <lnd~pfirlill 01 ~r"1) ~mpr91!1;d. .

Wh~l'I. 'tni!'r~;nH':!d I~, fiF~d. tl'lc: ~mr (~ h~:ldi dCi\!\\O'n Il)' (O.,t.l.~il. whh du: IJIHl'ell' ~l:Irl~ce or che b~lt. but ~·th!l belt rll!~ch'I:',s, t n'u' cfldi ef h1 rll:lrwll rd mOVi!i'I'I'~ n, ~nd h; dt.il ~ or t~ e ;Ieilf. t.h~' u:a. ~ Is 'QrctHI iol pWilird b:r pril!nu fllClf tl'll!li~~ r ph.! I'I,E~" alfldl ~prlnl' Theil ~~, tile bch h ~10"'lngroi"';'o'nd. tht '~elF elilPlCli ~.gllill~t tl'lc Rl'lit CHI 'll'll:'. ritee e'ft't't!l ~oh lind ho'l"b ~;hl!i bo'lt In dill coc1klld FlO<\l;ll)j~fl.

Whu 'til!! '1)f'\~:l1Jrill. en (1ii1!J1rin;lIf h NII!Il~~d. ~""t' reu ~"d ~f ~~c ~ndl~·filtl. lifwll tl'l(l ~rippji'lg I~\fllir ~nd nm~fI,g j'~ 'to 'roct:l.til ~.bOllt 1'~11 ,~:~'h .pl FI !In UI 't1"i1!! '!.i",p~r· ;If m cf 'the t rfp p1 IiII I !lJ'IIIlF re -e nll~ii!S -CI n UII!~;~.ti p (If th~ U'ilJ f.

fh ill ~ rJ ggc r mu,~ be iLl Ill!" 1"(l1~:I/~,fldl • nd ,ii;!! ~I!'! !:II'ltucci fa r '~cf1 ~i nil e.~hot.

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