Owner's Manual

12
OPERATION OF
THE “ SAFETY”
Like many lever-action rifles with
exposed hammers, the BLR does
not have a separate manual safety.
However, the BLR has a folding
hammer feature which provides an
added measure of safety when the
hammer is at half-cock. The
exposed hammer itself can be an
excellent indicator of the safety
status of the rifle.
The folding hammer has four basic positions: The full-cock position,
the half-cock position, the folded hammer position, and the dropped
or fired position. An explanation of each position follows.
FULL-COCK POSITION
KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER WHILE COCKING THE HAMMER.
WHEN THE HAMMER IS IN THE FULL-COCK POSITION, ANY PULL OR
FORCE ON THE TRIGGER COULD ALLOW THE HAMMER TO FALL AND FIRE
THE RIFLE. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE WARNINGS COULD RESULT IN
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
The rifle is in the full-cock position when the hammer is all the way to
the rear (Figure 2). There are two ways by which the hammer can be
placed in this position:
1 When the lever is cycled, the rearward movement of the bolt will
move the hammer to the full-cock position.
2 The hammer may also be manually placed at full-cock by pulling it
rearward with the thumb until it engages the full-cock notch.
FIGURE 2
The full-cock position.