Owner's Manual

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Y O U A R E R E S P O N S I B L E F O R
F I R E A R M S A F E T Y
failure to heed any of the following warnings could result in
serious injury or death.
As a gun owner, you accept a set of demanding responsibilities.
How seriously you take these responsibilities can be the difference
between life and death.
There is no excuse for careless or abusive handling of any firearm.
At all times handle this firearm, and all other firearms, with intense
respect for their power and potential danger.
Please read and understand all of the cautions, warnings, notices,
proper handling procedures and instructions outlined in this owner’s
manual before using your new firearm.
1 always KeeP the muZZle of your firearm Pointed in a safe
direction even though you are certain it 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.
2 never rely totally on your firearm’s mechanical “safety”
device. liKe any mechanical device, a “safety” can sometimes
fail; it can Be jarred or inadvertently maniPulated into an
unsafe condition.
The word “safety” describes a firearm’s trigger block mechanism,
sear block mechanism, hammer block mechanism or firing pin
block mechanism. Mechanical “safeties” are designed to place your
firearm in a safer status, and no guarantee can be made that the
firearm will not fire even if the “safety” is in the on safe position.
Mechanical “safeties” merely aid safe gun handling and are no
excuse for pointing your firearm’s muzzle in an unsafe direction.
See “Operation of the Safety” on page 10 for instructions on the
operation of this firearm’s “safety.”
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