Disassembly
1. Hammer must be cocked and safety must be ON to disassemble or reassemble rifle.
2. Remove the magazine by pushing catch forward to release magazine, while drawing magazine down and forward (Figure Below).

 
3. Pull the slide handle all the way to the rear and release. Put safety "ON" (Figure Below). NOTE: Hammer must be cocked and safety must be "ON" to accomplish disassembly and reassembly.

4. Use a 1/4" diameter steel rod, punch, screwdriver shank, or other suitable instrument to spring open the trigger guard from its latched position (Figure Below).

5. Remove trigger group (Figure Below).

6. Remove barrel / receiver asssembly from stock(Figure Below).

7. Remove recoil spring guide and recoil spring (Figure Below).

CAUTION: The recoil spring is heavily compressed--use care when disassembling and reassembling to prevent the recoil spring guide and spring assembly from escaping forcibly and possibly causing injury.

8. Pull slide handle to the rear. Align locking projections on slide with disassembly notch on receiver. Remove slide (Figure Below).

9. Pull the bolt forward until it can be pivoted out of receiver. Align firing pin projection with slot in lower receiver bridge and remove bolt from receiver (Figure Below)

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Further disassembly of the Mini-14 Rifle is not required for normal cleaning purposes and should only be performed by a person who is experienced in firearms repair. Reassembly is accomplished in the reverse order of the Disassembly sequence.