User Guide

You Are
Responsible For
Firearms Safety
As a gun owner, you accept a set of demanding re-
sponsibilities. How seriously you take these respon-
sibilities can be the difference between life and
death.
There is no excuse for careless or abusive handling
of any firearm. At all times handle your rifle and any
other firearm with intense respect for its power and
potential danger.
PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE
CAUTIONS, PROPER HANDLING PROCEDURES
AND INSTRUCTIONS OUTLINED IN THIS BOOKLET
BEFORE USING YOUR NEW FIREARM.
1
ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE OF YOUR RIFLE
POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION,
even though
you are certain the rifle is unloaded. Never point
any firearm at anything you do not intend to
shoot. Be extremely alert and aware of all
persons and property within the range of your
ammunition.
2
NEVER RELY TOTALLY ON YOUR RIFLE’S
MECHANICAL “SAFETY DEVICE.
The word “safety” describes a gun’s trigger block
mechanism, sear block mechanism, hammer
block mechanism or firing pin block mechanism.
These mechanical devices are designed to place
your gun in a SAFER status. No guarantee can
be made that the gun wi!l not fire even if the
“safety” is in the “on safe” position. See “Opera-
tion of the Safety” on page 5 for instructions on
operation of this gun’s “safety.”
LIKE ANY MECHANICAL DEVICE, A “SAFETY
CAN SOMETIMES FAIL; IT CAN BE JARRED OR
INADVERTENTLY MANIPULATED INTO AN
UNSAFE CONDITION.
Mechanical “safeties” merely aid safe gun han-
dling and are no excuse for pointing your rifle’s
muzzle in an unsafe direction.
While it is a good idea to “test” your rifle’s
mechanical “safeties” periodically for proper
function,
NEVER TEST IT WHILE YOUR RIFLE IS LOADED
OR POINTED IN AN UNSAFE DIRECTION.
Safe gun handling does not stop with your gun’s
mechanical “safety” devices — it starts there. Al-
ways treat this rifle with the respect due a
loaded, ready-to-fire firearm.
3
WHENEVER YOU HANDLE A FIREARM, OR HAND
IT TO SOMEONE, ALWAYS OPEN THE ACTION
IMMEDIATELY, VISUALLY CHECK YOUR RIFLE’S
CHAMBER, FEED MECHANISM AND MAGAZINE.
Make certain that they do not inadvertently con-
tain any ammunition. Always keep the chamber
empty and “safety” in the “on safe” position un-
less shooting is imminent.
4
DO NOT TRANSPORT YOUR RIFLE LOADED,
WHETHER IN A SCABBARD, GUN CASE, OR
OTHER CONTAINER.
5
HUNTING FROM ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH
AS TREE STANDS IS DANGEROUS,
and may increase the risk of handling a firearm.
The following rules should always be observed
by you and those you hunt with: Always make
certain that the stand being used is safe and
stable. Always make certain that your firearm is
unloaded when it is being taken up and down
from the stand. Always make certain that your
firearm is not dropped from the stand, or
dropped while it is being taken up or down
from the stand. Remember, a loaded firearm
may discharge when dropped, even with the
safety in the “on safe” position.
6
BEWARE OF BARREL OBSTRUCTIONS,
for the safety of both your gun and yourself.
Mud, snow, and an infinite variety of other ob-
jects may inadvertently lodge in a barrel bore. It
takes only one small obstruction to cause dan-
gerously increased pressures that can ruin (swell
or rupture) the finest rifle barrels.
BEFORE CHECKING FOR A BARREL OBSTRUC-
TION, BE CERTAIN NO LlVE ROUND IS IN THE
CHAMBER AND THAT THE MAGAZINE AND
FEED MECHANISMS ARE COMPLETELY EMPTY.
PLACE THE ‘SAFETY IN THE “ON SAFE”
POSITION