User Guide

9. DO NOT PUT A 20 GAUGE SHELL IN A
12 GAUGE GUN.
Store all shells of different gauges in
completely separate and well-marked
containers. Do not store shells of mixed
gauges in a common container or in
your pockets.
EXAMINE EVERY SHELL YOU PUT IN
YOUR GUN.
The most certain way to bulge or rupture
a barrel is to drop a 20 gauge shell into a
12 gauge chamber. The 20 gauge shell,
unfortunately, will not fall completely
through the barrel; its rim is caught by
the front of a 12 gauge chamber. Your
gun will misfire (with the chamber
appearing to be empty). It is then
possible to load a 12 gauge shell behind
the 20 gauge shell. If the 12 gauge shell
is then fired, the result will be a so-called
"12-20 burst" which can cause extensive
damage to your gun and possible serious
injury to you and others.
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10. CAUTION: DO NOT USE 3 1/2" SHOT-
GUN SHELLS IN ANY SHOTGUN OR
BARREL WlTH A 2 3/4" OR 3" CHAM-
BER. DO NOT USE 3" SHELLS lN
SHOTGUN CHAMBERED FOR 2 3/4"
SHELLS. THE SIZE OF THE CHAMBER
lS lNSCRlBED, ALONG WITH GAUGE
AND CHOKE DESIGNATIONS, ON THE
SIDE OF THE BARREL.
Your A-500 is chambered for factory
2 3/4" and 3" shells only.
11. DO NOT SNAP THE FIRING PIN ON AN
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.
12. KEEP YOUR FINGERS A WAY FROM
THE TRIGGER WHILE UNLOADING,
LOADING, UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO
SHOOT.