Manual

LONG ACTION , STANDARD CALIBERS —

One (1) in the chamber, four (4) in the magazine.

LONG ACTION, MAGNUM CALIBERS —

One (1) in the chamber, three (3) in the magazine.

OPERATION OF THE HAMMER

Like most lever action rifles with

exposed hammers, the Lightning BLR

and Lightweight ‘81 BLR do not have

a separate manual safety.

However, the Lightning BLR and

Lightweight ‘81 BLR have the folding

hammer feature (Figure 2) 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 Lightning BLR and Lightweight ‘81 BLR folding hammer has four

basic positions: the full-cock, the half-cock, the folded hammer

position, and the dropped or fired position. An explanation of each

position follows.

FULL COCK POSITION —

The hammer is all the way to the rear (Figure 3). At this point, any

pull or any force on the trigger could allow

the hammer to fall and fire the rifle.

There are two ways by which the hammer

can be placed in this position. First, every

time the lever is cycled, the rearward

movement of the bolt will cock the hammer

to this position. Second, the hammer may

also be manually placed at full-cock by

pulling it rearward with the thumb until it

engages the full-cock notch. Be sure to keep

FIGURE 2

FIGURE 3

Full Cock Position

Folding Hammer Feature

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