Manual

7. KEEP REVOLVER POINTING IN SAFE DIRECTION. Rotate
cylinder until empty chamber is under hammer. With thumb firmly
on hammer spur, draw hammer back slightly to disengage the Half-
Cock notch. Squeeze the trigger only long enough to allow hammer
to move forward and clear Half-Cock notch, then release trigger
completely and lower hammer controlling its movement with your
thumb, into the fully down position.
IMPORTANT: It is sometimes possible that the bolt will not correctly
engage cylinder to lock it so that empty chamber may not remain in
front of hammer. Check for correct locking by attempting to rotate
cylinder gently counterclockwise by hand. If it is already locked, the
cylinder will not move. If it was unlocked, you should hear the bolt
"click" into engagement with the cylinder to lock it.
8. Look at the rear of the cylinder to make sure the empty chamber
is in front of the hammer; if it is, close the loading gate so that it is
again flush with the revolver frame. If the empty chamber is not in
front of the hammer, draw hammer back into Half-Cock notch,
realign the cylinder and repeat items 6 through 8 until empty
chamber is locked in front of hammer.
Alternate Loading Sequence
Follow "To Load" sequence except at Step 6 do this: After loading
first round as in Steps 4 and 5, leave next chamber empty. Then
load remaining 4 chambers. This will position the empty chamber
under the hammer when you rotate the cylinder and again see the
first chamber you loaded.
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