Owner's Manual

HALF-COCK POSITION

ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE POINTED

IN A SAFE DIRECTION AND THE

HAMMER IN THE FOLDED POSITION

AND YOUR FINGERS OFF THE

TRIGGER, EVEN IF YOU ARE

CERTAIN THE RIFLE IS UNLOADED.

CHAMBER A CARTRIDGE ONLY WHEN

SHOOTING IS IMMINENT. WHEN

YOU PLACE A CARTRIDGE IN THE CHAMBER, IMMEDIATELY PLACE THE

HAMMER IN THE HALF-COCK POSITION AND FOLDED FORWARD.

ALWAYS CARRY AND STORE YOUR BLR WITH THE CHAMBER EMPTY AND

WITH THE HAMMER IN THE HALF-COCK POSITION WITH THE HAMMER

FOLDED FORWARD.

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE WARNINGS COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS

INJURY OR DEATH.

Half-cock is a hammer position (Figure 3) that may catch a hammer

should it slip from your thumb while cocking the rifle (providing the

trigger is not depressed). The half-cock position should not be taken

as assurance the hammer will be caught all the time. No guarantee

can be made that the half-cock notch will prevent the hammer from

striking the firing pin. You should never trust the half-cock hammer

position to function as a safety. An excessive, abusive pull on the

trigger could still cause the hammer to fall. Also, while the half-cock

notch may frequently catch a hammer that slips from your thumb

while cocking the rifle (provided the trigger is not depressed), the

half-cock notch is not a safety and should not be relied upon to always

catch the hammer. No guarantee can be made that the half-cock notch

will prevent the hammer from striking the firing pin. When the

hammer is in the full-cock position, the inertia firing pin is positioned

to the rear until it is struck by a forcible blow from the forward

motion of the hammer.

FIGURE 3

The half-cock position.