User's Guide

SHARPS – USER’S MANUAL
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1. Read the instructions carefully before use.
2. Be aware that you are handling a firearm; therefore your knowledge and behaviour may affect
your life and those of the people close to you.
3. Reading the manual and a careful examination of the gun are fundamental to avoid any kind of
problem.
4. Guns and ammunitions must be kept in different places
5. ALWAYS keep guns and ammunitions out of reach of children.
6. Store the gun in a clean dry and airy place after use to avoid rust in mechanical parts that may
cause serious problems in functioning after a period of inactivity.
7. After use it is always recommended to clean, oil and lubricate the gun with good quality oil.
8. The gun must ALWAYS be stored unloaded, ALWAYS check that the chamber is empty.
9. Being this firearm is a replica of original design, there is no modern safety. Pay great attention
during transportation and use. Mechanical safety devices can fail. Developing intelligent, good
safety habits is the best way to prevent accidents.
10. The only safety is the hammer half cock, read chapter on firearms use. REMEMBER: No
mechanical safety device is infallible.
11. ALWAYS keep the gun unloaded when transporting it from home to the shooting areas.
Carefully check that cartridge chamber is empty.
12. Keep away from open flame or heating sources.
13. Use only factory ammunition with specific loads intended for this firearm.
14. When you walk around with the gun in a shooting area, ALWAYS keep the muzzle pointed in a
safe direction.
15. Never rest your finger on the trigger until the very moment you wish to shoot.
16. Never lean the weapon loaded and with a closed breech block, it could fall and cause injury and
death.
17. Never shoot against a solid surface or in a pool of water, the projectiles could ricochet and
shoot toward any direction.
18. Before shooting ALWAYS check to ensure that the barrel is free of obstructions.