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LOADING AND SHOOTING INSTRUCTIONS

FOR REVOLVERS

Before proceeding, please make sure to CAREFULLY read the warning seen in the section

“I

MPORTANT CAUTIONS FOR MUZZLE LOADING SHOOTING” in this booklet.

1) Keep the revolver’s barrel upward, hammer in the safety position (1st. cock) to rotate the

cylinder for loading. Prepare the black powder charge, as suggested in the corresponding

chart, using a powder measure (item USA 192). Pour the load into one chamber.

2) Always with the barrel upward, insert an over powder felt wad of the proper caliber size (item

USA 094), then seat the round ball on top of it at the chamber mouth.

3) Rotate the cylinder to place the loaded chamber under the loading lever and push it until the

ball is well seated on the felt wad. The ball must seat slightly under the cylinder chamber rim.

Use the same procedure for all the chambers.

4) Put some grease (item USA 488) on each ball and seal all the chambers. This may prevent

possible flash back, as well as the simultaneous ignition of the other loads. The grease also

helps the cleaning.

5) After having sealed with the grease all the chambers, keep the muzzle lowered and the

revolver pointed to a safe position, put the caps onto each nipple; if necessary squeeze them

slightly to ensure their snug fit on the nipples. This will avoid to loose the other caps at the first

shot.