Manual

INITIAL CARE AND CLEANING
1. Before handling this or any other firearm, always make sure the firearm is
unloaded and pointed in a safe direction.
2. Using a quality gun solvent, remove all excess factory lubricant. Field
stripping the firearm will facilitate this process. (See Field Stripping).
Relubricate all moving contact points with a quality “spray type” gun lubricant.
3. Thoroughly clean the bore, and remove all excess solvent with clean, dry
patches, replacing them as often as necessary until they come out clean and dry.
a. A slight film of gun oil should be left in the barrel during long periods of
storage, however, the cleaning procedure MUST be repeated before shooting
the firearm. The barrel must always be clean and dry before shooting.
FIELD STRIPPING
1. After making sure the gun is unloaded, and with the muzzle pointed in a safe
direction, field strip the gun.
a. With the action CLOSED, place the hammer in the half-cock position You
will notice a tiny plunger pin located on the right side of the frame.
b. The lever hinge pin is located on the lower front of the frameon the right hand
side of the rifle. While pushing in on the tiny plunger pin, rotate the arm of the
lever hinge pin forward past the plunger pin, approximately 180 degrees from its
original position. Turn the rifle upside down. While rotating forward and back-
ward a few degrees, and pulling outward, remove the lever hinge pin. After the
lever hinge pin has been removed, slide the lever and the breech block up and
out of the rifle.
c. You have now field stripped the rifle. Further disassembly should be
attempted only by a competent gunsmith.
d. Reverse the above procedure for reassembly.
SAFETY
1. We strongly recommend you practice the procedure of placing the rifle on
safe before attempting to load and fire the rifle.
2. To place the rifle on safe, slowly drop the hammer to the half-cock position.
We strongly recommend not loading the rifle until you are in the hunting field,
or on the target range and you are ready to shoot safely.
LOADING AND FIRING
1. Use only factory loaded ammunition, or black powder hand loaded.
Ammunition used should not exceed 25,000 c.u.p.
2. To load the rifle, first point the muzzle downrange in a safe direction. Place
the rifle on safe, by placing the hammer in the half-cock position. Extend the
lever downward, fully opening the breech. Carefully insert one cartridge
of correct caliber completely into the breech and close the action. You are now
ready to fire the rifle.
3. To fire, point the rifle downrange toward your target and fully cock the
hammer. While pointing at your target, slowly pull on the rear trigger until it
sets. While aiming at your target, slowly squeeze the front trigger and your rifle
will fire.
a. If your rifle is equipped with an adjustable set trigger assembly. Screw the
trigger adjusting screw inward or outward until the desired trigger pressure is
obtained. Always adjust the set triggers with an unloaded rifle !!! Use an empty
case in the chamber when setting, so the firing pin has something to contact
when pulling the trigger. If more than 5 shots are required to set the triggers, use
a different empty case.
SIGHTING
1. Your Sharps Rifle is equipped with an adjustable rear sight with a provision
for windage and elevation. Sighting adjustments should be made with the front
sight, which, for the models provided with dove tail, is adjustable for
windage. With a brass hammer, the front sight can be moved left or right,
depending on which direction your rifle happens to be shooting. Move the front
sight in the direction you are shooting. If you are shooting to the left, move your
front sight left; if it shoots right, move the front sight right.