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1) Insure the safety lever is to

the right in the safe position.
2) Now grasp the top cover

and slide it forward to latch
onto the bolt and carrier.
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3) Pull the top cover back,

this will bring the bolt and
carrier with it. Look into the
chamber and insure the
weapon is empty of all
ammo.
4) Now remove the box

magazine. Place the rifle on
its side. On the back of the
magazine is the mag latch.
Rotate the pointed end of the
latch towards the trigger
guard. It may be a little stiff.
5) Now press the latch

towards the magazine.
6) And while holding the

latch forward Pull the
Magazine out of the rifle.
7) Return the rifle to the

upright position and move
the top cover forward a few
inches.
8) Place the safety lever in

the middle position, Now lift
the Safety assembly out of
the rear of the action. (Figure
8)
9) The top cover/ bolt and

carrier may now be slid off of
the rear of the receiver.
(Figure 9)
10) Caution parts under

spring tension! Place the top
cover/ bolt and carrier with
the bolt face down on your
work surface. Hold it firmly
with one hand while pressing
the small latch on the back of
the top cover. (Figure 10)
11) The bolt and carrier will

now be released from the top
cover. (Figure 11)
12) Turn the carrier upside

down and you can see the
bolt. (Figure 12)
13) Rotate the bolt 90

degrees inside the carrier
and it may be removed from
the carrier (Figure 13)
Now set these parts aside for

further disassembly later.
You have just completed the

basic field stripping of the
Hakim.
14) Next remove the stock

and hand guard. Invert the
rifle again and look at the
rear band. It is held in place
by a flat leaf spring.
Lift this spring to disengage
the rear band and slide the
band forward. (Figure 14)
15) The front band is

snapped over the bayonet
lug. The lug is removed by
removing the screw
that is directly under the
barrel. (Figure 15)
Now with both bands up and

loose on the barrel get the
rifle right side up again.
16) Raise the rear sight

straight up and lift the front
of the hand guard up and off
the rifle. (Figure 16)
Turn it over again to remove

the trigger group.
17) The trigger group is held

in place by three screws.
These are located in the front
middle and rear of the group.
(Figure 17)
18) These screws are held

into the frame by locking
springs. They may be turned
but they will not come out of
the frame. This is to prevent
loss in the field. This also
requires you to loosen each
one a few turns at a time to
evenly remove the trigger
group from the action.
(Figure 18)
19) The stock may now be

lifted up and off of the
barreled action. (Figure 19)
20) (Figure 20) This shows

the relationship of the
bayonet lug and the front of
the stock.
21) (Figure 21) A Hakim broken down into it’s major components.
22) Take down of the Gas
system: About midway down
the barrel is the gas
adjustment valve. Directly
behind the valve is the gas
tube and the locking nut.
(Figure 22) Loosen this nut
with a wrench.
23) On the gas tube itself you

will find several flat spots
ground into the surface this
is for using a wrench to
unscrew the tube from the
valve. (Figure 23)
24) Once the tube is

unscrewed from the valve,
remove the locking nut and
slide the tube to the rear of
the action out from under the
rear sight. (Figure24)
25) The gas plug (the

adjustable part of the valve)
Is kept from moving by a
spring plate that will click
into detents in the valve
body.
26) Lift up in one end of the

plate and unscrew the gas
plug.
(Figure 25) (Figure 26)
27) The Trigger group: The

trigger group is a self-
contained unit. It is
assembled with flair pins and
pins staked into place.
(Figure 27)
28) It is not easily taken apart and would require reflairing and re staking of the pins
into place.
The trigger group is spread out and wide open so cleaning and lubricating can be
done with out disassembly. (Figure 28)
29) The bolt hold open and
ejector are also pinned into
the receiver. (Figure 29)
30) Bolt take down: The bolt

is taken down just like a SKS
bolt. A transverse keeper pin
is pressed out at the rear of
the bolt and the spring-
loaded pin will come out. The
keeper pin is split at one end
looking like a screw. It is not
a screw. It is split to add
some spring tension to hold
it into place.
31) The firing pin is a three-piece pin and a spring. (Figure 30) (Figure 31)
1) To remove the extractor
place the bolt in a padded
vice.
32) The extractor is held in

place by a flat leaf spring it
has a notch in each end.
(Figure 32) (Figure 33)
34) Place a scribe or other

pointed object under the
forward notch to raise it
above the shoulder in the
extractor. (Figure 34)
35) Now using a punch in the

rear notch tap the spring
forward over the extractor.
(Figure 35)
36) Once the spring is over

the shoulder in the extractor
you may remove the scribe
and finish tapping out the
spring. (Figure 36)
37) Figure 37 shows the

removed extractor and
spring.
Reassembly Instructions
38) Bolt reassembly: With the
bolt in a padded vice place
the extractor into place and
tap the leaf spring into place
with a hammer and drift.
(Figure 38)
39) Now while holding the

bolt in you hand replace the
firing pin with spring the long
tappet with the head down
toward the firing pin and the
keeper with the notch toward
the bottom (flat side) of the
bolt. Press in on the keeper
with your thumb and reinstall
the pin. (Figure 39)
You may need to tap it into
place.
40) Rifle Reassembly: Slide

the gas tube back through
the rear sight base, install the
jam nut and screw the tube
into the gas valve. (Figure 40)
41) Now tighten the jam nut.

(Figure 41)
42) Reinstall the gas valve

plug and spring base. (Figure
42)
43) Now Place the barreled

action back into the stock
and install the trigger group
in the reverse of the removal.
Remember to tighten each
screw a few turns at a time to
insure it is pulled up evenly
into the stock and receiver.
Raise the rear sight and

place the hand guard into
place. (Figure 43)
44) Slide the rear band into

place and under the spring
keeper (Figure 44)
45) Place the bayonet lug

back into the front of the
stock and snap the front
band into place over it.
(Figure 45)
46) Now install the bayonet

lug retaining screw. (Figure
46)
47) Take the bolt and reinstall

it into the carrier. (Figure 47)
48) Slide the carrier into the

receiver and all the way
forward. (Figure 48)
(Note make sure the hammer
is cocked. You may have to
press down slightly on the
hammer to get the
bolt/carrier to slide forward.)
49) Now slide the top cover

into place. Ensure the recoil
spring is in the hole in the
carrier. (Figure 49)
50) Slide the top cover all the

way forward until it locks on
to the carrier and install the
safety block. (Figure 50)
51) Pull the top cover all the

way to the rear. While
keeping all fingers and other
objects away from the bolt
and carrier move the safety
lever to the fire position and
the bolt will slam closed.
(Figure 51)
Reinstall the magazine and

your Hakim Rifle is ready for
the range.
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Photos and Instructions by: Bill Wright (Burner)

1) Insure the safety lever is to

2) Now grasp the top cover

3) Pull the top cover back,

4) Now remove the box

5) Now press the latch

6) And while holding the

7) Return the rifle to the

8) Place the safety lever in

9) The top cover/ bolt and

10) Caution parts under

11) The bolt and carrier will

12) Turn the carrier upside

13) Rotate the bolt 90

Now set these parts aside for

You have just completed the

14) Next remove the stock

15) The front band is

Now with both bands up and

16) Raise the rear sight

Turn it over again to remove

17) The trigger group is held

18) These screws are held

19) The stock may now be

20) (Figure 20) This shows

23) On the gas tube itself you

24) Once the tube is

25) The gas plug (the

26) Lift up in one end of the

27) The Trigger group: The

30) Bolt take down: The bolt

32) The extractor is held in

34) Place a scribe or other

35) Now using a punch in the

36) Once the spring is over

37) Figure 37 shows the

39) Now while holding the

40) Rifle Reassembly: Slide

41) Now tighten the jam nut.

42) Reinstall the gas valve

43) Now Place the barreled

Raise the rear sight and

44) Slide the rear band into

45) Place the bayonet lug

46) Now install the bayonet

47) Take the bolt and reinstall

48) Slide the carrier into the

49) Now slide the top cover

50) Slide the top cover all the

51) Pull the top cover all the

Reinstall the magazine and

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