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Originally Posted by Wagonmaster
And what's that little wire that sticks straight out about 1/2" when looking down the mag opening? At first I thought that was what I was supposed to push down but talked myself out of that since it didn't quite look like the picture.
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As Bob O says, that is the ejector. Directly below the ejector is the sear deactivation lever. It is the wire that is pointing up at the ejector as you look down through the opening. It will be right up against the sear housing. You can use a small flat-bladed screwdriver or the hollow end of a cleaning tool rod to rotate it down and out into the magazine well. It moves very easily, and rotates down about 80 degrees from vertical. It is a very strong wire, so you'd have to really abuse it to cause it to break or bend. It is quite easy to lower the lever after you've done it once, and, in my opinion, it is far preferable to pulling the trigger.
Good luck!