User's Manual

08 | OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
1. Make sure the gun is unloaded
and no shells are in the chamber.
2. Close the action. Place the gun
butt on your thigh and remove
the forearm by pulling the
forearm release latch or
pressing the forearm release
button. While pulling the nose of
the forearm away from the
barrels, slide the forearm forward
until separated from the barrels.
3. Separate the barrels from the receiver by holding the stock of
the gun in your right hand and the barrels in your left. Push the
opening lever to the right with your thumb. Allow the nose of the
barrels to drop and lift the barrels upward out of the receiver.
4. For over/under shotguns close the top lever by pressing on the
button located in the action.
5. The gun can now be cleaned. The forearm should be
reattached to the barrels for storage.
DISASSEMBLY
NO FURTHER DISASSEMBLY IS NEEDED, UNLESS IT IS DONE BY
PERSONS QUALIFIED IN SHOTGUN REPAIR. IMPROPER FUNCTIONING
AND DAMAGE TO THE GUN MAY RESULT OTHERWISE.
CAUTION
The shake (bore constriction) in all modern shotguns has been established based on the pattern
performance of shot shells loaded with lead shot. When using steel shot shells, you will notice a
different performance in pattern density versus the established lead shot pattern, because the steel
shot is harder and lighter than lead shot.
You should be aware of the following differences and cautions:
Never shoot steel shot loads in a full choked barrel or an improved modified choked barrel. To do
may cause the barrel to swell or rupture. In general, steel shot fired with a modified shake will
produce the equivalent of a lead full choke pattern. This will be true of all steel shot sized up to and
including no. 2. The established improved cylinder chokes will produce the equivalent of a (lead)
modified pattern.
All steel shot sized larger than no. 2, and including special sized such as F, T, etc., should be used
only with improved cylinder chokes. These steel shot sizes, when used in an improved cylinder
choke, will produce equivalent to (lead) full choke patterns. The established cylinder choke or bore
will produce the equivalent of a modified (lead) pattern.
Additional information concerning the use of steel shot is available from the ammunition companies
IMPORTANT USAGE OF STEEL SHOT
The choke is what controls the openness or tightness of the pattern of your shotgun. The chart
below lists the chokes available (from open to tight), and the corresponding marks that indicate the
choke of your specific shotgun.
Never fire or run gun cleaning tools through a barrel that uses choke tubes without having a choke
tube installed. The threads of the choke tube and the internal threads of the barrel should be
cleaned after each use and before installation of the tube.
To install a tube, insert the tube into the barrel and tighten with your fingers. Once the tube is finger
tightened, tighten with the appropriate choke-tube wrench until the tube is snug. DO NOT over
tighten or forecefully tighten with wrench.
USAGE OF CHOKE TUBES