Owner's Manual

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FOLDED FORWARD
HAMMER POSITION
THE FOLDED FORWARD HAMMER
POSITION IS MERELY AN AID TO SAFE
HANDLING OF YOUR RIFLE. IT IS
DESIGNED TO PUT YOUR RIFLE IN A
SAFER STATUS. HOWEVER, LIKE ANY
MECHANICAL DEVICE, IT CAN
SOMETIMES BE JARRED OR
UNINTENTIONALLY MANIPULATED
INTO AN UNSAFE CONDITION. ALWAYS HANDLE YOUR RIFLE AS THOUGH
IT WERE LOADED AND KEEP THE MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION.
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE WARNINGS COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS
INJURY OR DEATH.
The folding hammer feature (Figure 4) is an additional measure to
protect against accidental discharge of your firearm. This fold-down
position removes the possibility of the hammer coming in contact
with the firing pin if the hammer is accidentally struck.
MOVING FROM FULL-COCK TO HALF-COCK
ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION. FAILURE
TO FOLLOW THIS WARNING COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
In order to move the hammer from full-cock to half-cock position,
you must first place your thumb on the hammer to restrict its forward
movement. The trigger is then carefully squeezed to release the
hammer from the full-cock notch.
As soon as initial forward travel of the hammer has moved past the
full-cock position, immediately remove your finger from the trigger.
Be careful, if the trigger remains depressed, the half-cock notch will
not catch the hammer should it accidentally slip during this operation.
FIGURE 4
The folded forward position.