Owner's Manual

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR

FIREARMS SAFETY

As a gun owner, you accept a set of responsibilities of the most

demanding nature. How seriously you carry out these responsibilities

can mean the difference between life and death.

There is no excuse for careless or abusive handling of any firearm. At

all times handle this rifle with intense respect for its power and

potential danger.

READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE CAUTIONS, PROPER HANDLING

PROCEDURES AND INSTRUCTIONS OUTLINED IN THIS BOOKLET BEFORE

USING YOUR NEW FIREARM.

ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE OF YOUR RIFLE POINTED IN A SAFE

DIRECTION.

Do this even though you are certain the gun 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.

THIS RIFLE’S HALF-COCK NOTCH IS SIMPLY A HAMMER POSITION THAT

MAY CATCH A HAMMER THAT SLIPS FROM YOUR THUMB WHILE

COCKING (PROVIDING THE TRIGGER IS NOT DEPRESSED).

It should

not be taken as an assurance it will be caught all the time. 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 cocked 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.

THE FOLDED-HAMMER POSITION OF THE HAMMER IS ONLY AN EXTRA

MEASURE OF SAFETY.

It is designed to put your rifle in a SAFER

status. However, like any mechanical device, it can sometimes be

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