│ │ │examined at the │ │ │first │ │ │opportunity, and │ │ │if much worn in │ │ │the lead should │ │ │be changed. ─────────────────┼─────────────────┼─────────────────┼───────────────── │ │ │ =SECOND.= │(i) Force the │(i) (_a_) Damaged│ │crank handle on │cartridge. The │ │to the buffer │cartridge is │ │spring. Open the │unable to enter │ │cover and examine│the chamber │ │the cartridge on │completely, │ │the face of the │although it has │ │extractor. If a │commenced to do │ │damaged │so. │ │cartridge, or an │ │ │undamaged │ │ │cartridge with │ │ │the front portion│ │ │of a separated │ │ │case adhering to │ │ │it, clear the │ │ │face of the │ │ │extractor and │ │ │re-load. │ │ _Indication._ │ „ │(_b_) Separated │ The lock is │ │case with front │ unable to go │ │portion adhering │ fully home after │ │to undamaged │ recoil. │ │cartridge. │ │(ii) If an │(ii) Separated │(_b_) If a │undamaged │case. The front │succession of │cartridge with no│portion of the │separated cases │front portion of │case causes an │occur the │separated case │obstruction and │connecting rod │adhering to it is│prevents the next│must be │found on the face│cartridge from │lengthened. │of the extractor,│going into the │(_See_ para. 82.) │clear the face of│chamber. │ │the extractor and│ │ │replace the lock,│ │ │keeping the crank│ │ │handle on the │ │ │buffer spring. │ │ │Take the clearing│ │ │plug (seeing that│ │ │the centre pin is│ │ │back) and insert │ │