General Hints

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LOADING AND SHOOTING INSTRUCTIONS
FOR SIDE BY SIDE SHOTGUNS SMOOTH BORE
WARNING: BEFORE PROCEEDING ALWAYS MAKE SURE THE FIREARM IS UNLOADED AND POINTED IN A
SAFE DIRECTION.
Before proceeding, please make sure to
CAREFULLY read the warning seen in the section
“I
MPORTANT CAUTIONS FOR MUZZLE LOADING SHOOTING” in this booklet.
ASSEMBLING
1) Do not force barrel into stock.
2) Hook the barrel breech plug into the tang make sure the barrel fits properly to the tang. Gently
lower the barrel into the barrel channel in the stock. D
O NOT FORCE the barrel.
3) The barrel must fit into the stock perfectly, with a minimal amount of tension in order to hold
the wedges in.
4) Gently insert the wedges
RIGHT TO LEFT.
LOADING
5) With the gun pointing in a safe direction place caps on the nipples, set the hammers in full
position and fire. This operation should be repeated two or three times in order to dry out the
base of bores and the nipples. Now you can start loading.
6) With the hammers placed at a rest position (down) pour down the righthand barrel the pre-
weighed powder charge (see loading tables in this booklet).
Always make sure of the barrel you start with.
7) Slap the side of the barrel in front of the lock, this will allow a small quantity of powder to go
into the nipple.
8) Place on the muzzle an over powder cork wad (item USA 093) and a wad (item USA 087) and
with the ramrod, carefully press it to a firm seat on top of the powder load.
9) Some shooters use instead of the wad a felt wad (item USA 094) and an additional over
powder cork (item USA 093).
10) It is advisable to mark your ramrod at the muzzle in order to have a reference (see point
17 of
section
“IMPORTANT CAUTIONS FOR MUZZLE LOADING SHOOTING” in this booklet).
11) Measure and pour the required weight and size of shot down the barrel (see loading tables in
this booklet), by using a shot-bag (item DP 560) and the over shot wad (item USA 086).
THERE IS NO NEED TO PRESS TOO MUCH. Now mark again your ramrod at the muzzle. This will
insure that all future shots are at the right depth.
12) Start now loading the left side barrel.
13) With one hammer placed on half cock position and the other on a rest position (down), (
NEVER
PLACE BOTH HAMMERS AT HALF COCK POSITION AT THE SAME TIME), place the first cap; PLACE
JUST ONE CAP AT A TIME, you can place the second one only after having fired the first barrel.
Caution: never reload a fired barrel without removing cap from the other.
14) It is possible for the recoil of the first shot to jar the second load from the powder charge so,
after having fired the first barrel, wait for at least one minute, then check the position of the
loading charge of the second barrel with the reference marks done on your ramrod.
15) If it is not at the right depth, press it down until the reference mark will be at the muzzle of the
barrel.
Caution: be sure there is no cap on the nipple.