Owner's Manual

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aFter Firing, or when shooting is no longer iMMinent,
iMMediately Place the “saFety” in the on saFe Position.
Failure to Follow these warnings could result in serious
injury or death.
even with the bolt oPen aFter shooting, do not assuMe the
riFle is unloaded. always insPect the chaMber, barrel, Feed
MechanisM and MagaZine to be certain the riFle is coMPletely
unloaded. Failure to Follow these warnings could result in
serious injury or death.
UNLOADING
when unloading your riFle always Place the “saFety” in the
on saFe Position. KeeP the MuZZle Pointed in a saFe direction
and your Fingers away FroM the trigger. Failure to Follow
these warnings could result in serious injury or death.
always insPect the chaMber, barrel and MagaZine careFully
aFter unloading to be sure all live cartridges are cleared
FroM the FirearM.
UNLOADING THE RIFLE
1 Open the bolt and eject any cartridge in the chamber. Leave the
bolt in the rearward position with the action open.
2 Look into the chamber to verify that it is unloaded.
3 Press the magazine latch in front of the trigger guard and allow the
magazine to drop into your hand.
4 With the chamber empty and the magazine removed, close the bolt
and ensure the “safety” is in the on safe position.
5 Strip all the cartridges from the magazine as explained below.
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