SIG SAUER SIG522 Rifle - Manual (Page 21)

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6.0 Procedures in case of malfunction (“Jam”)
follow the malfunction mitigation procedures if:
• you notice that a cartridge is difficult to chamber
• a cartridge does not go off
• The mechanism fails to extract a fired cartridge case
• you discover unburned grains of propellant powder spilled in the mechanism
• a shot sounds or feels weak or abnormal
waRning – Jam
liVe Round Jam may not eJect.
firearms work reliably if properly maintained. if there is a malfunction during firing:
1. Keep the rifle pointed in a safe direction with your finger off the trigger.
2. remove and secure the magazine.
3. Move the bolt rearward and forward to clear any cartridge case in or near the chamber.
Visually and manually inspect the chamber.
4. if you suspect that a bullet is lodged in the bore, field strip your rifle and check to see if the
barrel is blocked. if there is a bullet lodged in the bore, return the rifle to Sig Sauer (see page
53 “Shipping firearms for repair”).
waRning – Jam
if a BulleT iS in THe Bore, do noT aTTeMPT To SHooT iT ouT By uSing anoTHer
carTridge, or By BloWing iT ouT WiTH a BlanK or a carTridge froM WHicH THe
BulleT HaS Been reMoVed. THiS can generaTe eXceSSiVe PreSSure, daMage THe
firearM and cauSe SeriouS PerSonal inJury or deaTH.
6.1 troubleshooting guide
Malfunction cause correction
feed
no round fed into
the chamber Magazine not
properly inserted
or magazine is
deformed or dirty insert magazine
properly or change
magazine
Slide does not close easily
or completely rifle or cartridge
is fouled (dirty) or
rifle is too heavily lubricated clean and lubricate
rifle and/or replace
the ammunition
incorrect ammunition replace ammunition
rifle requires service return to Sig Sauer
extraction/ejection
after firing, the case
stays in the chamber or is
jammed in the
ejection port insufficient recoil due to dirt clean and lubricate
the rifle
light hold or limp wrist Solid grip, rigid hold
low-powered ammunition change ammunition
rifle requires service return to Sig Sauer
ignition
Hammer drops but
round does not fire firing pin obstructed inspect, clean and
lubricate the rifle
faulty ammunition Manually cycle in
next round
rifle requires service return to Sig Sauer