Manual

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YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR FIREARMS SAFETY
As a gun owner, you accept a set of demanding responsibilities. How
seriously you take these responsibilities can be the difference between
life and death.
There is no excuse for careless or abusive handling of any firearm. At
all times handle your rifle and any other firearm with intense respect
for its power and potential danger.
PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE CAUTIONS, PROPER HANDLING
PROCEDURES AND INSTRUCTIONS OUTLINED IN THIS BOOKLET BEFORE
USING YOUR NEW FIREARM.
1 ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE OF YOUR RIFLE POINTED IN A
SAFE DIRECTION,
even though you are certain the rifle is unloaded.
Never point any firearm at anything you do not intend to shoot. Be
extremely alert and aware of all persons and property within the
range of your ammunition.
2
NEVER RELY TOTALLY ON YOUR RIFLE’S MECHANICAL “SAFETY” DEVICE.
The word “safety” describes a gun’s trigger block mechanism, sear
block mechanism, hammer block mechanism or firing pin block
mechanism. These mechanical devices are designed to place your gun
in a SAFER status. No guarantee can be made that the gun will not
fire even if the “safety” is in the “on safe” position. See “Operation of
the Safety” on pages 8-9 for instructions on operation of this gun’s
“safety.”
LIKE ANY MECHANICAL DEVICE, A “SAFETY” CAN SOMETIMES FAIL; IT
CAN BE JARRED OR INADVERTENTLY MANIPULATED INTO AN UNSAFE
CONDITION.
Mechanical “safeties” merely aid safe gun handling and are no excuse
for pointing your rifle’s muzzle in an unsafe direction.
While it is a good idea to “test” your rifle’s mechanical “safeties” peri-
odically for proper function,
NEVER TEST IT WHILE YOUR RIFLE IS LOADED OR POINTED IN AN
UNSAFE DIRECTION!
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