Safety Manual

TO FIRE: (Keep fingers off the trigger)

Pull back slightly on the cocking handle and ease it downward out of the

safety notch. Ease the cocking handle forward until it stops (approxi-

mately ½ inch). The rifle is now ready to fire. Place the rifle snugly to your

shoulder, take aim and squeeze the trigger.

FAILURE TO FIRE:

1. Should your rifle fail to fire, keep the muzzle pointed in a

safe direction for at least one full minute.

2. Place the cocking handle in the safety notch.

3. With the muzzle pointed up and away from you or

bystanders, tap the butt against the ground. This will force

powder into the ignition channel of the breech plug.

4. Replace the spent percussion cap with a new one and fire

again.

5. If the rifle fails to fire again, wait another minute with the gun

in a safe direction, remove the cap and nipple, insert a small

amount of powder into the nipple hole. Replace the nipple

and tighten. Recap the nipple with a fresh percussion cap

and fire.

6. If the rifle fails to fire once again:

1) Keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction for one minute

minimum.

2) Remove the bolt spring cap, bolt spring, follower, cocking

handle.

3) Submerge the barreled receiver completely in water for ½

hour.

4) Remove from the water and shake out the wet powder.

5) Remove the projectile from the bore with the ramrod.

6) Clean the barrels thoroughly.

7) Reassemble gun complete.

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