Manual

SECTION 4 FUNCTION
Your Colt Single Action revolver will be ready to fire when chambers
in the cylinder are loaded with ammunition (see loading instruc-
tions), and hammer has been drawn all the way back past Half-
Cock position to the Cocked position. The Action of "cocking"
lowers cylinder locking bolt, rotates cylinder to carry a round of
ammunition into alignment with barrel and hammer, raises cylinder
locking bolt to lock cylinder and holds hammer under spring ten-
sion. When trigger is squeezed, hammer falls forward causing the
energy imparted to the primer ignites it, in turn igniting the main
charge which, in burning, rapidly generates extremely high gas
pressure to drive the bullet down the barrel. Rifling grooves in the
barrel impart stabilizing spin to the bullet so that it will follow a more
accurate path to the target.
ImmmI
&CAUTION: TO MINIMIZE RISK OF UNINTENTIONAL DAMAGE,
LOAD LIVE AMMUNITION INTO REVOLVER ONLY WHEN YOU
ARE ABOUT TO SHOOT.
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To Load I
ili 1.CAUTION: READ SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS(section 3)-KEEP
REVOLVER POINTING IN SAFE DIRECTION WELL CLEAR OF
YOUR BODY, AND DO NOT TOUCH THE TRIGGER.
2. Draw hammer back to Half-Cock position (The cylinder is now
free to rotate).
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SAFETY DEPENDS ON YOU