This detailed and illustrated manual is organized as follows:
Section 1. Introduction
1. Scope
2. Characteristics
3. Difference Between Models
4. Forms and Records
5. Data
Section 2. Inspection Prior to Disassembly
6. General
7. Purpose
8. Reports
9. Inspection Procedure
Section 3. Tools, Gages, and Fixtures
10. General
11. Requisitionable Tools, Gages, and Fixtures
12. Nonrequsitionable Tools, Gages, and Fixtures
Section 4. General Maintenance
13. Scope
14. General Maintenance
15. Allocation of Maintenance Responsibilities
16. Rebuild Flow Chart (fig. 22)
17. Serviceability Chart (fig. 23)
18. Care and Cleaning
Section 5. Barrel and Receiver Group
19. Disassembly
20. Inspection
21. Maintenance and Repair, Third and Fourth Echelons
22. Maintenance and Repair, Fifth Echelon
23. Assembly
Section 6. Trigger Housing Group
24. Disassembly (fig. 61)
25. Inspection
26. Maintenance and Repair
27. Assembly
Section 7. Stock and Hand Guards
28. Disassembly
29. Inspection
30. Maintenance and Repair, Third and Fourth Echelons
31. Maintenance and Repair, Fifth Echelon
Section 8. Equipment
32. Bayonet, M1 (fig. 78)
33. Bayonet Scabbard, M7 (fig. 78)
34. Gun Sling, M1907 (fig. 80)
35. Gun Sling, M1 (fig. 80)
36. Flash Hider, M2 (fig. 81)
37. Grenade Launchers, M7 and M7A1 (figs. 82 and 83)
Section 9. Function Firing and Final Inspection
38. Function Firing
39. Final Inspection
Section 10. Malfunctions and Corrections
40. Scope
41. Clip Inserts with Difficulty
42. Short Recoil
43. Bolt Fails to Close Tightly After Fire
44. Failure to Feed
45. Bolt Fails to Release When Clip Is Latched
46. Bolt Releases Before Clip Is Latched
47. Bolt Fails to Stay In Rearmost Position After Firing The Last Round. Clip Held Inside Of Gun, Jammed On The Way Out By The Bolt
48. Failure to Eject Cartridge Case
49. Failure to Eject Cartridge Clip
50. Failure of Bolt To Open After Fire
51. Failure to Fire
Section 1. Introduction
1. Scope
2. Characteristics
3. Difference Between Models
4. Forms and Records
5. Data
Section 2. Inspection Prior to Disassembly
6. General
7. Purpose
8. Reports
9. Inspection Procedure
Section 3. Tools, Gages, and Fixtures
10. General
11. Requisitionable Tools, Gages, and Fixtures
12. Nonrequsitionable Tools, Gages, and Fixtures
Section 4. General Maintenance
13. Scope
14. General Maintenance
15. Allocation of Maintenance Responsibilities
16. Rebuild Flow Chart (fig. 22)
17. Serviceability Chart (fig. 23)
18. Care and Cleaning
Section 5. Barrel and Receiver Group
19. Disassembly
20. Inspection
21. Maintenance and Repair, Third and Fourth Echelons
22. Maintenance and Repair, Fifth Echelon
23. Assembly
Section 6. Trigger Housing Group
24. Disassembly (fig. 61)
25. Inspection
26. Maintenance and Repair
27. Assembly
Section 7. Stock and Hand Guards
28. Disassembly
29. Inspection
30. Maintenance and Repair, Third and Fourth Echelons
31. Maintenance and Repair, Fifth Echelon
Section 8. Equipment
32. Bayonet, M1 (fig. 78)
33. Bayonet Scabbard, M7 (fig. 78)
34. Gun Sling, M1907 (fig. 80)
35. Gun Sling, M1 (fig. 80)
36. Flash Hider, M2 (fig. 81)
37. Grenade Launchers, M7 and M7A1 (figs. 82 and 83)
Section 9. Function Firing and Final Inspection
38. Function Firing
39. Final Inspection
Section 10. Malfunctions and Corrections
40. Scope
41. Clip Inserts with Difficulty
42. Short Recoil
43. Bolt Fails to Close Tightly After Fire
44. Failure to Feed
45. Bolt Fails to Release When Clip Is Latched
46. Bolt Releases Before Clip Is Latched
47. Bolt Fails to Stay In Rearmost Position After Firing The Last Round. Clip Held Inside Of Gun, Jammed On The Way Out By The Bolt
48. Failure to Eject Cartridge Case
49. Failure to Eject Cartridge Clip
50. Failure of Bolt To Open After Fire
51. Failure to Fire