Manual
Browning
92
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WHENEVER YOU PICK UP YOUR RIFLE,
ALWAYS OPEN THE ACTION AND VISU-
ALLY CHECK THE CHAMBER, RECEIVER
AND MAGAZINE to be certain they do not
contain any ammunition.
THIS RIFLE'S HALF COCK NOTCH
IS
SIMPLY A HAMMER POSITION THAT
KEEPS THE HAMMER OFF THE FIRING
PIN WHILE HUNTING OR DURING STOR-
AGE.
You should never trust this hammer
position to function as a "safety." A strong
enough pull on the trigger can still cause the
hammer to fall. And the fact that the half
cock notch may frequently catch a hammer
that slips from your thumb while cocking
(providing the trigger
is
not depressed)
should not be taken as an assurance it will
be caught ALL the time.
No guarantee can be made that the half cock
notch will not at some time prevent the ham-
mer from striking the firing pin. Like any
mechanical device it can sometimes fail; it
can sometimes be jarred or inadvertently
manipulated into an unsafe condition.
Safe gun handling does not stop with your
rifle's half cock notch. It starts there. It
is
merely an aid to safe gun handling and
is
no
6.
BEWARE OF BARREL OBSTRUCTIONS
for
the safety of both your rifle and yourself.
Before you load your rifle, open the action,
BE SURE NO
LIVE
ROUND
IS
IN THE
CHAMBER OR MAGAZINE-then
glance
through the barrel to be sure it
is
clear of
any obstruction. Be careful how you carry
your rifle. Do not permit the
muzzle to dip
into mud, snow or water. Do not thrust your
barrel through a thicket with the possibility
of ramming a twig into the bore. An infinite
variety of objects may inadvertently lodge in
a barrel. It takes only a small obstruction to
dangerously increase pressures.
Before the first firing of your rifle, clean the
bore with a cleaning rod and patch. Wipe
away any anti-rust compounds in the
action-
chamber areas.
DO NOT SNAP THE HAMMER ON AN
7*
EMPTY
CHAMBER-THE CHAMBER MAY
NOT BE
EMPTY!
Treat every gun with the
respect due a loaded gun-even though you
are certain the gun
is
unloaded.
8.
WHENEVER YOU
HAND
YOUR RIFLE TO
ANOTHER PERSON ALWAYS OPEN THE
ACTION.
Whenever you accept a gun from
another person, open the action
if
it isn't
excuse for pointing the muzzle in an unsafe
direction. Always treat this rifle as though it
were loaded and ready to fire.
ALWAYS KEEP YOUR RIFLE'S HAMMER
IN THE HALF COCK POSITION AND YOUR
FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER
even
if
you are
certain the rifle
is
unloaded. While you should
never rely on the half cock notch to function
as a "safety," it
is
the preferred carrying
position for the hammer on the Browning
92.
This is because the Browning
92,
like its
nineteenth century counterpart has a full
length firing pin. With a cartridge in the
chamber and the hammer in the dropped
or fired position, one end of the firing pin
will be against the hammer and the other end
will be resting against the primer of the car-
tridge. In this condition, a sudden jar to either
hammer or rifle could cause a discharge.
ALWAYS UNLOAD YOUR RIFLE WHEN
NOT IN USE.
Your responsibilities do not
end when your rifle
is
unattended. Store your
rifle and ammunition separately-beyond the
reach of children. Take all safeguards to
insure your gun does not become available
to untrained, inexperienced or unwelcome
hands.
Browning
92
already open, and inspect the chamber
and magazine to be sure all live rounds
are cleared.
BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET.
Be sure no
persons, livestock, buildings or other objects
are behind or near your target. Be absolutely
sure of your target particularly during low
light periods.
BE SURE OF YOUR BACKSTOP.
Know the
range of your ammunition and be certain
there
is
no chance of damage or accident.
Never shoot at water or hard objects.
ALWAYS UNLOAD ANY GUN'S CHAMBER
AND MAGAZINE BEFORE CROSSING A
FENCE, CLIMBING A TREE, JUMPING A
DITCH
or negotiating other obstacles. Never
lean a loaded gun against a fence, tree, car
or other similar object.
FOR EYE AND
EAR
PROTECTION
we rec-
mend that you always wear shooting glasses
and hearing protection when shooting.
AMMUNITION-Your
rifle must be used only
with cartridges of the correct caliber as
inscribed on the side of the barrel. The barrel
and action of this rifle have been made with
large safety margins over the pressures
developed by established commercial loads.