Manual

Browning 92
cock notch and then released so that the sear
may engage the half cock notch.
If the trigger
remains depressed, the hammer will continue
past the half cock position to the dropped or
fired position.
A wise practice to follow is to place the point
of the thumb in the
"V" between the hammer
and the firing pin so that it can act as a cush-
ion against accidental hammer fall, and at
the same time, ease the hammer into the half
cock notch.
A little practice with an empty
rifle will enable a person to become quite
adept at using the thumb in this manner.
3.
DROPPED OR FIRED POSITION-This is
the position of the hammer after the rifle has
been fired
(see fig. 5).
Like its nineteenth century counterpart, your
Browning
92 has a full length firing pin. This
means that with a cartridge in the chamber
and the hammer
in the dropped or fired posi-
tion, one end of the firing pin will be touching
the hammer and the other end of the firing
pin will be resting against the primer of the
cartridge. In this configuration, a sudden jar
to either the hammer or the rifle could cause
discharge.
TRIGGER
The trigger mechanism has been set at the factory
to provide a pull of approximately
5'/2 pounds. It is
recommended that no attempt to change these ad-
justments be made by any other than a qualified
gunsmith.
SIGHT ADJUSTMENT
This rifle is equipped with a classic cloverleaf rear
sight with a notched elevation ramp. To add eleva-
tion and raise the point of impact simply move the
cloverleaf to a higher notch. The reverse procedure
lowers the point of impact
(see fig. 6.)
Browning 92
If horizontal correction is required (move the point
of impact to the right or left,) the rear sight must be
moved a very slight amount in the dovetail slot in the
barrel. This
is accomplished by lightly tapping the
BASE of the rear sight in the same direction you
want the bullet to move;
i.e. if you want the point of
bullet impact to move to the left, tap the rear sight
to the left;
if you want to move the point of bullet
impact to the right, tap the rear sight to the right.
A
small wood dowel or other non-metallic object should
be used to bear against the sight base during tapping
to avoid marring the finish
(see fig. 7.)
Horizontal adjustment of the rear sight is a process
of trial and error using the method described above.
Fortunately, it
is seldom necessary. Before your rifle
left the factory, it was carefully test-fired to see that it
met our standards of accuracy.
The front sight
is a steel post and is not adjustable.