Owner's Manual

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near the ejection port (Figure 9).
You should first practice this
technique with an empty chamber.
It is safer to hunt with an empty
chamber until in the presence of
game. In this situation, quietly
chambering a cartridge is
important. To quietly chamber a
cartridge, cycle the action slowly
by pulling the operating handle to
its full rearward position, then
easing the operating handle
forward, making sure the bolt closes completely, exposing the red bolt
forward indicator, to ensure proper firing. Practice this operation with
an empty chamber.
FIRING
NEVER LOAD A CARTRIDGE INTO THE CHAMBER OR PLACE THE “SAFETY”
IN THE OFF SAFE POSITION UNLESS SHOOTING IS IMMINENT. ALWAYS
KEEP THE MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION. FAILURE TO FOLLOW
THESE WARNINGS COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
1 Make sure the “safety” is in the on safe position and the muzzle is
pointed in a safe direction.
2 Load a cartridge into the chamber as explained previously. With
a cartridge in the chamber, you need only to move the “safety” to
the off safe position to make the rifle ready to fire.
THE RIFLE IS NOW READY TO FIRE BY SIMPLY MOVING THE “SAFETY”
TO THE OFF SAFE POSITION AND PULLING THE TRIGGER.
3 When ready to fire, move the “safety” to the off safe position, take
aim and squeeze the trigger.
FIGURE 9
The bolt is fully forward when the bolt
forward indicator is exposed.