SIG SAUER SSG 3000 User Manual

OWNERS MANUAL: HANDLING & SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS IN THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS FIREARM; DO NOT DISCARD THIS MANUAL.

This instruction manual should always accompany this firearm and be transferred with it upon ownership, or when the firearm is loaned or presented to another person.

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State-By-State Warnings

Certain states require, by law, that their own specified warning notices, in larger-than-normal type be conspicuously included by the manufacturer, distributor, or retail dealer with firearms sold in that state. SIG SAUER® sells its products in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Because our products may be sold in these states, we include the following:

CALIFORNIA: WARNING

“Children are attracted to and can operate firearms that can cause severe injuries or death. Prevent child access by always keeping guns locked away and unloaded when not in use. If you keep a loaded firearm where a child obtains and improperly uses it, you may be fined or sent to prison.”

ADVERTENCIA

“A los niños atraen las amas de fuego y las pueden hacer funcionar. Ellos pueden causarse lesions graves y la muerte. Evite que los niños tengan accesso a las armas de fuego guardándolas siepre con llave y descargadas cuando no las esté utilizando. Si usted tiene una arma de fuego cargada en un lugar en que un niño tiene accesso a ella y la usa indebidamente, le pueden dar una multa o enviarlo a la carcel.”

CONNECTICUT:

“UNLAWFUL STORAGE OF A LOADED FIREARM MAY RESULT IN IMPRISONMENT OR FINE.”

FLORIDA:

“IT IS UNLAWFUL, AND PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT AND FINE, FOR ANY ADULT TO STORE OR LEAVE A FIREARM IN ANY PLACE WITHIN THE REACH OR EASY ACCESS OF A MINOR UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE OR TO KNOWINGLY SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OR POSSESSION OF A FIREARM TO A MINOR OR A PERSON OF UNSOUND MIND.”

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MAINE:

“ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD IS A CRIME. IF YOU LEAVE A FIREARM AND AMMUNITION WITHIN EASY ACCESS OF A CHILD, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO FINE, IMPRISONMENT OR BOTH. KEEP FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION SEPARATE. KEEP FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION LOCKED UP. USE TRIGGER LOCKS.”

MARYLAND:

“WARNING: Children can operate firearms which may cause death or serious injury. It is a crime to store or leave a loaded firearm in any location where an individual knew or should have known that an unsupervised minor would gain access to the firearm. Store your firearm responsibly!”

MASSACHUSETTS:

“WARNING FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL: This Rifle is not equipped with a device that fully blocks use by unauthorized users. More than 200,000 firearms like this one are stolen from their owners every year in the United States. In addition, there are more than a thousand suicides each year by younger children and teenagers who get access to firearms. Hundreds more die from accidental discharge. It is likely that many more children sustain serious wounds,

or inflict such wounds accidentally on others. In order to limit the chance of such misuse, it is imperative that you keep this weapon locked in a secure place and take other steps necessary to limit the possibility of theft or accident. Failure to take reasonable preventative steps may result in innocent lives being lost, and in some circumstances may result in your liability for these deaths.”

“IT IS UNLAWFUL TO STORE OR KEEP A FIREARM, RIFLE, SHOTGUN OR MACHINE GUN IN ANY PLACE UNLESS THAT WEAPON IS EQUIPPED WITH A TAMPER RESISTANT SAFETY DEVICE OR IS STORED OR KEPT IN A SECURELY LOCKED CONTAINER.”

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NEW JERSEY:

“IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE TO LEAVE A LOADED FIREARM WITHIN EASY ACCESS OF A MINOR.”

NEW YORK CITY, NY:

“THE USE OF A LOCKING DEVICE OR SAFETY LOCK IS ONLY ONE ASPECT OF RESPONSIBLE FIREARMS STORAGE. FOR INCREASED SAFETY, FIREARMS SHOULD BE STORED UNLOADED AND LOCKED IN A LOCATION THAT IS BOTH SEPARATE FROM THEIR AMMUNITION AND INACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN AND OTHER UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS.”

NORTH CAROLINA:

Any person who resides in the same premises as a minor, owns or possesses a firearm, and stores or leaves the firearm

(i) in a condition that the firearm can be discharged and (ii) in a manner that the person knew or should have known that an unsupervised minor would be able to gain access to the firearm, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if a minor gains access to the firearm without the lawful permission of the minor’s parents or a person having charge of the minor and the minor:

(1)Possesses it in violation of G.S. 14-269.2(b)

(2)Exhibits it in a public place in a careless, angry, or threatening manner;

(3)Causes personal injury or death with it not in self defense; or

(4)Uses it in the commission of a crime.

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TEXAS:

“IT IS UNLAWFUL TO STORE, TRANSPORT, OR ABANDON AN UNSECURED FIREARM IN A PLACE WHERE CHILDREN ARE LIKELY TO BE AND CAN OBTAIN ACCESS TO THE FIREARM.”

WISCONSIN:

“IF YOU LEAVE A LOADED FIREARM WITHIN THE REACH OR EASY ACCESS OF A CHILD YOU MAY BE FINED OR IMPRISONED OR BOTH IF THE CHILD IMPROPERLY DISCHARGES, POSSESSES, OR EXHIBITS THE FIREARM.”

Please check with your licensed retailer, state police, or local police for additional warnings, which may be required by local law or regulation. Such regulations change constantly, and local authorities are in the best position to advise you on such legal matters.

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W WARNING – LOCKING DEVICES

This firearm was originally sold with a keyoperated locking device. While it can help provide secure storage for your unloaded firearm, any locking device can fail. All Rifles are designed to fire if they are loaded and the trigger is pulled. Therefore, never install the locking device inside the trigger guard or in any way that makes it possible to pull the trigger! Do not leave the keys in the lock.

The ultimate responsibility for secure storage of any firearm must depend upon its owner and his or her individual circumstances. Firearms should be stored unloaded, in a secure location, separate from their ammunition.

NEVER INSTALL THE LOCKING DEVICE INSIDE THE TRIGGER GUARD

To maximize effectiveness and reduce the chances of malfunction or damage to a firearm, ALWAYS refer to the locking device’s manufacturer directions for installation and removal of the device.

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FIREARMS SAFETY IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY

This owner’s manual is designed to assist you in learning how to use and care for your SIG SAUER® pistol properly.

Only when you are certain that you fully understand this manual and can properly carry out its instructions, should you practice loading and firing your firearm with live ammunition. Having a Rifle in your possession is a full-time job; you cannot guess and you cannot forget. You must know how to use your firearm safely.

If you have any doubts about your ability to handle or use this firearm safely, you should seek supervised instruction. The SIG SAUER AcademySM provides all levels of firearms safety and skill training, from beginner to expert.

For more information contact:

	www.sigsaueracademy.com • [phone]
Main campus:	Epping, New Hampshire
Satellite Facilities:	Range 82, Midland, VA
	NRA Whittington Center, Raton, NM
	SAFETY MUST BE THE FIRST AND CONSTANT CONSIDERATION OF
	EVERY PERSON WHO HANDLES FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION.

For more information about safety, responsible firearms ownership, and shooting sports, contact: National Rifle Association (NRA) of America, 11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030-7400 1-800-672-3888 • www.nra.com

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Topic		Page
State-By-State Warnings		2-5
Locking Devices		6
General Safety Information and Mechanical Characteristics		14
1.0	Safety Information	14
Basic Rules of Safe Firearms Handling		15
1.1	Protect Your Eyes and Ears	16
1.2	Ammunition	16
2.0	Main features	21
3.0	Main Rifle components	22
4.0	Technical specifications	23
5.0	Handling the Rifle	24
5.1	Preparing the Rifle	24
5.2	Loading the Rifle (ready to fire)	27
5.3	Discharging a shot	28
5.4	Reloading during shooting	30

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						Topic																				Page
5.5							Unloading the Rifle														31
5.6							Bolt														33
						5.6.1 Cocking the bolt															33
						5.6.2 Removing the bolt															34
						5.6.3 Inserting the bolt															35
						5.6.4 Uncock the firing pin															36
			5.7				Magazine														37
					5.7.1 Removing the magazine																37
					5.7.2 Inserting the magazine																38
					5.7.3 Loading the magazine																38
5.8							Trigger														39
					5.8.1 Setting the take-up																40
					5.8.2 Setting the trigger position																41
					5.8.3 Setting the let-off point																42
6.0							Safety lock														42
6.1							Safety OFF														42
6.2							Lock														43
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					Topic																					Page
			7.0				Stock											44
			7.1				Removing the cheekpiece											44
			7.2				Installing the cheekrest											45
			7.3				Stock adjustment options											45
					7.3.1 Adjusting cheekpiece height													45
					7.3.2 Adjust buttpad length													46
			8.0				Dismantling											47
			8.1				Removing the stock											47
			8.2				Removing the carrying sling											48
			8.3				Removing the barrel											48
			9.0				Assembly											49
			9.1				Fitting the barrel											49
			9.2				Installing the stock											50
			9.3				Fitting the carrying sling											51
					10.0 .22 LR Caliber conversion (optional)													52

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					Topic																				Page
11.0							Accessories												54
11.1							Installation of optional accessories on the mounting rail												54
11.2							Installing the mirage band												55
11.3							Removing the mirage band												55
12.0							Care												56
12.1							General remarks												56
			12.2				Cleaning the barrel												57
12.3							External metal surfaces												58
					130 Trouble Shooting														60
13.1							Cause and correction of malfunctions												60
14.0							SSG 3000 Parts List & Diagram												62
15.0							Parts List & Diagram for training system .22LR (optional)												64
16.0							Transportation and Storage												65
17.0							Services and Replacement Parts Policy												66
18.0							Shipping Firearms for Repair												68
					SIG SAUER® Limited Lifetime Firearms Warranty														70

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WARNINGS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE

ARE FOUND WITHIN THIS MANUAL

Locking Devices	6	Loading	44
Alterations	13	Firing	27, 28
Manual Safety	14	Storage	65
Ammunition	17, 20, 25	Parts Purchasers	67
Lead Exposure	20	Shipping	69

OTHER CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS APPEAR THROUGHOUT THE MANUAL

FIREARMS ARE DANGEROUS WEAPONS

READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS IN THIS MANUAL THOROUGHLY AND CAREFULLY BEFORE USING.

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W WARNING – ALTERATIONS

This product was designed to function properly in its original condition. Alterations can make it unsafe. Do not alter any part or add or substitute any parts or accessories not manufactured by SIG SAUER Inc. to be compatible with this firearm.

DO NOT ALTER ANY RIFLE

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GENERAL SAFETY INFORMATION AND MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS

1.0 Safety Information

The safety warnings in this manual are important. By understanding the dangers inherent in the use of any firearm, and by taking the precautions described herein, you can enjoy complete safety in the use of your Rifle. Failure to heed any of these warnings may result in serious injury to you or others, as well as severe damage to the firearm or other property. SIG SAUER Inc. shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for malfunctioning of the firearm, physical injury or property damage resulting in whole or in part from:

1)criminal or negligent discharge;

2)improper or careless handling;

3)unauthorized modifications;

4)defective, improper, hand-loaded, or reloaded ammunition;

5)corrosion;

6)neglect; or

7)other influences beyond our direct and immediate control.

This limitation applies regardless of whether liability is asserted on the basis of contract, negligence, or strict liability (including any failure to warn). Under no circumstance shall SIG SAUER Inc. be liable for incidental or consequential damages, such as loss of use of property, commercial loss, and loss of earnings or profits.

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THE BASIC RULES OF SAFE FIREARMS HANDLING

1.ALWAYS treat every Rifle as if it were loaded.

2.ALWAYS be sure the barrel is clear of any obstruction.

3.ALWAYS be sure of your backstop, what lies beyond, and the safety of bystanders before you shoot.

4.ALWAYS use clean, dry, original factory-made ammunition of the proper type and caliber for your Rifle.

5.ALWAYS wear ear protection and safety glasses when shooting.

6.ALWAYS carry your Rifle so that you can control the direction of the muzzle if you fall or stumble.

7.NEVER shoot at a flat surface or water.

8.DO NOT leave an unattended Rifle loaded. Rifles and ammunition should be stored separately, locked if possible, beyond the reach of children, careless adults, and unauthorized users.

9.NEVER allow your firearm to be used by anyone who has not read and understood this operator’s manual.

10.DO NOT point any Rifle, loaded or unloaded, at any undesired target.

11.NEVER fire your Rifle near an animal unless it is trained to accept the noise: an animal’s startled reaction could injure it or cause an accident.

12.NEVER drink alcoholic beverages or take drugs before or during shooting, as your vision and judgment could be seriously impaired, making your Rifle handling unsafe.

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1.1 Protect Your Eyes And Ears

Always wear safety glasses and ear plugs or “earmuff” type protectors whenever you are shooting. Always make certain that persons close to you are similarly protected. Unprotected eyes may be injured by powder, gas, carbon residue, lubricant, metallic particles, or similar debris which may emanate occasionally from any firearm in normal use. Without ear protection, repeated exposure to shooting

noise may lead to cumulative, permanent hearing loss.

1.2. Ammunition

1.Use only high quality, original, factory-manufactured ammunition. Do not use cartridges that are dirty, wet, corroded, bent, or damaged. Do not oil cartridges. Do not spray aerosol-type lubricants, preservative, or cleaners directly onto cartridges or where excess spray may flow into contact with cartridges. Lubricant or other foreign matter on cartridges can cause potentially dangerous ammunition malfunctions. Use only ammunition of the caliber for which your firearm is chambered. The proper caliber is permanently engraved on your firearm; never attempt to use ammunition of any other caliber.

2.The use of reloaded, “remanufactured” hand-loaded, or other non-standard ammunition voids all warranties. Reloading is a science and improperly loaded ammunition can be extremely dangerous. Severe damage to the firearm and serious injury to the shooter or to others may result. Always use ammunition that complies with the industry performance standards established by the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute, Inc. of the United States (SAAMI) or ammunition manufactured to military specifications.

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W WARNING – AMMUNITION (CARTRIDGE) NOTICE

SIG SAUER Inc. SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE OR INJURY WHATSOEVER OCCURRING IN CONNECTION WITH, OR AS A RESULT OF, THE USE IN ANY SIG SAUER FIREARM OF FAULTY, NON-STANDARD, “REMANUFACTURED” HAND LOADED (RELOADED) AMMUNITION, OR CARTRIDGES OTHER THAN THOSE FOR WHICH THE FIREARM WAS ORIGINALLY CHAMBERED.

3.Firearms may be severely damaged and serious injury to the shooter or to others may result from any condition causing excessive pressure inside the chamber or barrel during firing. Excessive pressure can be caused by obstructions in the barrel, propellant powder overloads, the use of incorrect cartridges or defectively assembled cartridges. In addition, the use of a dirty, corroded, or damaged cartridge can lead to a burst cartridge case and consequent damage to the firearm and personal injury from the sudden escape of high-pressure propellant gas within the firearm’s mechanism.

4.Immediately stop shooting and check the barrel for a possible obstruction whenever:

•You have difficulty in, or feel unusual resistance in, chambering a cartridge;

•A cartridge misfires (does not go off);

•The mechanism fails to extract a fired cartridge case;

•Unburned grains of propellant powder are discovered spilled in the mechanism;

•A shot sounds weak or abnormal. In such cases it is possible that a bullet is lodged part way down the barrel.

•Firing a subsequent bullet into the obstructed barrel can wreck the firearm and cause serious injury to the shooter or to bystanders.

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5.Bullets can become lodged in the barrel:

•If the cartridge has been improperly loaded without propellant powder, or if the powder fails to ignite (ignition of the cartridge primer alone will push the bullet out of the cartridge case, but usually does not generate sufficient energy to expel the bullet completely from the barrel);

•If the bullet is not properly seated in the cartridge case. When such a cartridge is extracted from the chamber without being fired, the bullet may be left behind in the bore at the point where the rifling begins. Subsequent chambering of another cartridge may push the first bullet further into the bore.

6.If there is any reason to suspect that a bullet is obstructing the barrel, immediately unload the firearm and look through the bore. It is not sufficient to merely look in the chamber. A bullet may be lodged some distance down the barrel where it cannot easily be seen.

IF A BULLET IS IN THE BORE, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SHOOT IT OUT BY USING ANOTHER CARTRIDGE OR BY BLOWING IT OUT WITH A BLANK OR ONE FROM WHICH THE BULLET HAS BEEN REMOVED. SUCH TECHNIQUES CAN GENERATE EXCESSIVE PRESSURE, WRECK THE FIREARM, AND CAUSE SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY.

If the bullet can be removed with a cleaning rod, clean any unburned powder grains from the bore, chamber, and mechanism before resuming shooting. If the bullet cannot be dislodged by tapping it with a cleaning rod, take the firearm to a gunsmith.

7. Dirt, corrosion, or other foreign matter on a cartridge can impede complete chambering and may cause the cartridge case to burst upon firing. The same is true of cartridges which are damaged or deformed.

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8.Do not oil cartridges, and be sure to wipe the chamber clean of any oil or preservative before commencing to shoot. Oil interferes with the friction between cartridge case and chamber wall that is necessary for safe functioning, and subjects the firearm to stress similar to that imposed by excessive pressure.

9.Use lubricants sparingly on the moving parts of your firearm. Avoid excessive spraying of any aerosol gun care product, especially where it may get on ammunition. All lubricants and aerosol spray lubricants in particular can penetrate cartridge primers and cause misfires. Some highly penetrative lubricants can also migrate inside cartridge cases and cause deterioration of the propellant powder; on firing, the powder may not ignite. If only the primer ignites, there is danger that the bullet may become lodged in the barrel.

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W WARNING – AMMUNITION

Death, serious injury, and damage can result from the use of wrong ammunition, bore obstructions, powder overloads, or incorrect cartridge components. Always wear shooting glasses and hearing protectors.

IMPROPER AMMUNITION DESTROYS RIFLES

W WARNING – LEAD EXPOSURE

Discharging firearms in poorly ventilated areas, cleaning firearms, or handling ammunition may result in exposure to lead and other substances known to the state of California to cause birth defects, reproductive harm, and other serious physical injury. Maintain adequate ventilation at all times. Wash hands thoroughly after exposure.

SHOOTING OR CLEANING RIFLES MAY EXPOSE YOU TO LEAD

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2.0 Main features

The SAUER SSG 3000™ precision Rifle is a manual type repeating Rifle developed to meet the specific requirements of law-enforcement and military sharp-shooters.

The modular design concept allows primary components such as the receiver, barrel, trigger system, stocks and bolt to be rapidly and readily exchanged. Consequently, maintenance logistics are both simple and efficient.

The SSG 3000 is an easily handled repeating Rifle featuring a double stage trigger pattern. Integrated mounts permit immediate and secure fitting of a wide variety of sighting equipment.

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3.0 Main Rifle components

Stock Magazine

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