Owner's Manual

4. FIREARMS SHOULD BE UNLOADED WHEN NOT IN USE.

Firearms should be loaded only when you are in the field or on the target range or

shooting area, ready to shoot. Firearms and ammunition should be securely locked in a

rack, cabinets or a safe when not in use. Ammunition should safely be stored separate

from firearms in a locked container. Store your firearms out of sight of visitors and

children. It is the firearm owner’s responsibility to be certain that children and persons

unfamiliar with firearms cannot gain access to firearms, ammunition, or components.

5. BE SURE THE BARREL IS CLEAR OF OBSTRUCTIONS BEFORE SHOOTING.

Even a bit of mud, snow or excess lubricating oil or grease in the bore may cause the

barrel to bulge, or even burst on firing, and can cause serious injury to the shooter and

bystanders. Be sure that you are using ammunition of the proper caliber and loading

designated on the receiver for the firearm you are using. If the report or recoil on firing

seems weak, or doesn’t seem quite right, CEASE FIRING IMMEDIATELY, unload your

firearm, and check to be sure that no obstruction has become lodged in the barrel.

Never try to shoot out an obstruction! Have the firearm inspected by a professional

gunsmith or return it to the factory.

6. BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET BEFORE YOU SHOOT.

Don’t shoot unless you know exactly where your bullet is going to strike. Be sure of

the bullet stop behind your target, even when dry-firing with an unloaded firearm. If

you are in the field hunting, do not fire at a movement or noise. Take the time to be

absolutely certain of your target and what is beyond before you pull the trigger.

7. WEAR SHOOTING GLASSES AND HEARING PROTECTORS WHEN YOU SHOOT.

All shooters should always wear protective shooting glasses and adequate hearing

protectors when shooting. Exposure to shooting noise can damage hearing, and the

use of adequate eye protection when shooting is essential.

8. NEVER CLIMB A TREE OR FENCE WITH A LOADED FIREARM.

Put the firearm down carefully before climbing a fence, and unload it before climbing or

descending a tree or jumping over a ditch or other obstruction. Never pull or push a loaded

firearm toward yourself or another person. When in doubt always unload your firearm!

9. DON’T SHOOT AT A HARD SURFACE, OR AT WATER.

Bullets can glance off many surfaces like rocks or the surface of water and travel in

unpredictable directions with considerable velocity.

10. NEVER TRANSPORT A LOADED FIREARM.

Firearms should always be unloaded before being placed in a vehicle. A suitable

carrying case or scabbard with a lock should be used to carry an unloaded

firearm to and from the shooting area.

11. NEVER USE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WHEN SHOOTING OR HANDLING FIREARMS.

Don’t drink when handling firearms. Handling firearms while under the influence

of alcohol in any form, or medications that could affect your judgement or co-

ordination, constitutes a criminal disregard for the safety of others.

12. 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.