User Guide

7. ALWAYS UNLOAD YOUR SHOTGUN
WHEN NOT lN USE. REFER TO PAGE
20 OF THIS INSTRUCTION BOOKLET
EXPLAINING THE UNLOADING OF
YOUR SHOTGUN.
As a safety precaution, it is preferable to
disassemble your gun for storage. Store
your gun and ammunition separately —
well beyond the reach of children. Take
all safeguards to ensure your shotgun
does not become available to untrained,
inexperienced or unwelcome hands.
The barrel and action of this shotgun
have been made with substantial safety
margins over the pressures developed by
established American commercial loads.
Nevertheless, Browning assumes no
liability for incidents which occur
through the use of cartridges of nonstan-
dard dimensions which develop
8. USE THE PROPER AMMUNITION.
pressures in excess of commercially
available ammunition which has been
loaded in accordance with standards
established by the Sporting Arms and
Ammunition Manufacturers Institute
(SAAMI).
BE ALERT TO THE SIGNS OF AMMUNI-
TlON MALFUNCTION.
If you detect an off sound or light recoil
when a shell is fired,
DO NOT LOAD ANOTHER SHELL INTO
THE CHAMBER.
Open the action and remove all shells
from the magazine, chamber and action
areas. With the action open, glance
down the barrel to make sure that a wad
or other obstruction does not remain in
the barrel. Completely clear the barrel
before loading and firing again. Failure
to follow these instructions can cause
extensive damage to your gun and
possible serious injury to yourself and
others.
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