Pat McGrane

Sory, I sent blank reply. I don't know where you can get a manual. I have one somewhere but I can't find it (yet). The B76 was featured in the Firearms assembly and Disassembly book for 1979 (I have a copy). You can sometimes p[ick them up in used book stores. It was probably featured in later editions also.. If all else fails let me know. Maybe I could scan the pages and send them to you.

The B76 is fairly rare, I believe only 10000 were made. The quote refers to the fact that the B76 is a classic single/double action design with an outside hammer. You can drop the hammer, manually, on a loaded chamber and fire the first shot double action. There after you go to single action. It's simiar the CZ75.. It came in in the late 70's in Europe but it didn't make the grade for a variety of reasons: It's a bit complicated for soldiers to strip, it's got a singlr stack mag (the standard NATO pistol is the Browing Hi-Power) and it's not reliable enough for service use. I've had one for 20 years and, while it's fun to shoot, it's a fussy eater. It really only likes fmj round nose. It's most striking feature, besides the difficuty of the field strip, is thta it has a fixed barrel which makes it very suitable for mounting a sound moderator. There were rumours in the 80's that some special forces units were looking at it for "sentry bashing". There are some for sale on the web from time to time. You could try http://www.gunbroker.com. I saw one there a few weeks ago for $450.

It's fairly easy (once you know how). Pull the slide to the rear as far as it will go and then set the safety. This locks the slide. Next, move the two little arms in the locking support piece, at the rear of the slide , inwards so that they point back. Use a punch or a small screwdriver to push the firing pin forwards to clear the locking piece and push the lockng piece down. This can be a bit ackward but you should then be able to remove the item. Watch out for the firing pin, which may spring back at this point. Hold the slide and release the safety. It should then slide forwards off the frame. The barrel is fixed so it stays behind but look out for the brechblock, which will fall out. watch out, especially for the breechblock toggle lever, which is quite small and is easily lost. That's all there is. Finally, mail me your firing pin (mione broke last week) . Re-assembly is the reverse. Note how the toggle fits so you can replace it. Some of the old firearms disassembly books have details of stripping and assembly (Late 70's to mid 80's most likely). Hope this helps