Owner's Manual

15
LOADING
when loading your rifle always KeeP the muZZle Pointed
in a safe direction, always Place the “safety” in the on safe
Position and KeeP your fingers away from the trigger.
failure to follow these warnings could result in serious
injury or death.
do not carry your rifle with a cartridge in the chamBer to
avoid accidental discharge. when firing is no longer imminent,
maKe sure the “safety” is in the on safe Position and unload
the chamBer. failure to follow these warnings could result
in serious injury or death.
There are two methods used to load a cartridge into the chamber
of the X-Bolt rifle: loading through the ejection port and loading
from the magazine.
LOADING THE MAGAZINE
1 Eject the magazine from the rifle by pulling the magazine release,
located on the forward edge of the magazine, rearward with your
index finger. The magazine will drop into your hand (Figure 7).
figure 7
Press the magazine release rearward. The
magazine will fall into your hand.
figure 8
Depress the follower with the rim of the
cartridge and slide the cartridge rearward
under the feed lips.
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