Immediate and Remedial Action
Malfunctions and Corrective Action
Malfunctions are caused by procedural or mechanical failures of the rifle, magazine, or ammunition.
Corrective Action
• Immediate action (SPORTS) will usually correct this malfunction.
• While doing this, watch for the ejection of a cartridge and ensure the upper receiver is free of loose rounds.
• If immediate action fails to clear the malfunction, remedial action must be taken.
FAILURE to EXTRACT
This is considered to be an extremely serious malfunction that requires the use of tools to clear. A live round could be left in the chamber and be accidentally discharged. If a second live round is fed into the primer of the chambered live round, the rifle could explode and cause personal injury. This malfunction must be properly identified and reported. Failures to eject should not be reported as extraction failures.
