User Guide

21 NEVER DRINK ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OR

TAKE ANY TYPE OF DRUGS BEFORE OR

DURING SHOOTING.

Your vision and judgment could be danger-

ously impaired, making your gun handling

unsafe to you and to others.

READ AND HEED ALL WARNINGS in this in-

struction book, on ammunition boxes and

with all accessories that you install on your

firearm. It is your responsibility to secure the

most up-to-date information on the safe han-

dling procedures for your Browning gun.

Browning assumes no liability for incidents

which occur when unsafe or improper gun

accessories or ammunition combinations are

used.

UNAUTHORIZED SERVICING.

Your shotgun is a mechanical device which

will not last forever, and as such, is subject to

wear and requires periodic inspection, adjust-

ment, and service. Browning firearms should

be serviced by a Browning Recommended Ser-

vice Center or by Browning’s service facility in

Arnold, Missouri. Browning cannot assume any

responsibility for injuries suffered or caused by

unauthorized servicing, alterations or modifica-

tions of Browning firearms.

IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO ALTER THE

TRIGGER, SAFETY OR OTHER FIRING

MECHANISM PARTS OF THIS OR ANY OTHER

FIREARM.

BE CAREFUL!

Nomenclature

In conventional gun terminology, the position and

movement of gun parts are described as they occur

with the gun horizontal and in normal firing posi-

tion; i.e., the muzzle is forward or front; butt stock

is rearward or rear; trigger is downward or under-

neath; the rib is upward or on top. See (Figure 1)

for names of all parts and assemblies covered in

disassembly and cleaning procedures.

23. PERIODIC MAINTENANCE — AVOID