TM 9-280 1944 Caliber .22 Rifles, All Types - US Army Combined ...

DESCRIPTION AND FUNCTIONING
TM 9-280
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RA PD 31917
Figure 45 - Magazine Assembly of Remington Rifle,
CGal. .22, Model 513T - Cutaway View
(2) The safety indicator is located inside the mainspring. When
the mainspring is compressed to the cocked position, the indicator
protrudes through its hole in the rear of the bolt sleeve to indicate
that the firing mechanism is cocked.
(3) The mainspring plunger has a slotted hole in the rear as a
clearance hole for the bolt sleeve pin.
(4) The mainspring is between the firing pin pointer and the
mainspring plunger. It is compressed by the action of the bolt handle
forcing the firing pin and mainspring plunger to the rear. When its
compression is released, it forces the firing pin forward.
16. MAGAZINE ASSEMBLY.
a. The magazine assembly includes the magazine tube, magazine
follower, magazine spring, and magazine bottom (fig. 45).
b. The magazine spring maintains pressure against the follower
and, when the magazine is loaded, forces the cartridges to the top.
Lips on the sides of the magazine retain the top cartridge until the
bolt, as it is closed, moves the cartridge forward to a slot on each
side of the magazine permitting the cartridge rim to pass from the
magazine and move into the firing chamber of the barrel.
17. REAR SIGHT ASSEMBLY.
a. The Redfield 75 RT sight (fig. 46) is secured to the mounting.
block on the rear end of the receiver by a knurled thumbscrew. The
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