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f. Make sure a 20 meter blasting area is clear of personnel and equipment.

g. Remove safety pin (5).

WARNING

Hearing protection is required for all personnel within 32 meters of a detonating

M300 FPE.

h. Announce shot.

i. Hold M81 firmly in one hand with pull ring (6) fully accessible to other hand.

j. Grasp pull ring (6) and pull back as far as it will go.

k. If M81 does not fire, recock and fire again. To do this, hold M81 firmly in one hand and

push the pull rod (7) back into M81 until a click is heard or felt, then again grasp pull ring

(6) and pull back as far as it will go.

NOTE

If M81 does not fire after three attempts, a misfire has occurred. See page 2-18

for misfire procedures.

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