Mossberg MVP - Manual (Page 7)

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TO INSTALL THE BOLT IN THE FIREARM
Visually and physically check to make certain there is no ammunition in
the chamber or magazine. Keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction at
all times.
A. With the bolt handle pointing up and to the right, align the locking lugs on the
bolt with the matching machined cuts in the rear of the receiver.
When assembling the bolt into the firearm, make sure the position of the cocking piece
is as shown in Fig. 3A. If it is not, the bolt will not close fully. The bolt handle assembly
is designed so that it cannot be installed in the firearm unless it is in correct alignment.
The correct bolt assembly orientation is shown in figure 3A. With the bolt handle up
and to the right, the cocking piece is vertical and on the bottom.
The orientation shown in Fig. 3B requires resetting the bolt sleeve to the position
shown in Fig. 3A. This may be done by holding the bolt sleeve in a vise with padded
jaws (to prevent marring of the part) and rotating the bolt handle counter clockwise
until it is the same as Fig. 3A before assembling the bolt into the firearm.
B. Push the bolt forward gently into the receiver about one inch, until the bolt-stop
snaps into place behind the bolt lugs holding the bolt in place.
Fig. 3A
REQUIRES
RESETTING
CORRECT
ORIENTATION
Fig. 3B
COCKING
PIECE
POINTS
RIGHT COCKING
PIECE
POINTS
DOWN
LARGE ACTION
BOLT SHOWN
LARGE ACTION
BOLT SHOWN
SMALL ACTION
BOLT SHOWN
Figure 3C
BOLT SLEEVE
BOLT STOP
COCKING PIECE
POINTS DOWN
SMALL ACTION
BOLT SHOWN
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