General Hints

produced to commercial standards. Some of the more common types of malfunctions which may

occur are as follows:

• MISFIRE: a failure of the cartridge to ignite when the hammer falls.

CAUTION: if this occurs, keep the firearm pointed in a safe direction, wait 20 seconds, remove

the cartridge from the chamber and dispose of it properly.

CAUSE: The most common cause of misfire is fautly ammunition.

• F

AILURE TO EXTRACT OR EJECT: a fired case is not fully extracted from the chamber or ejected

from the gun.

CAUTION: If this occurs, keep the firearm pointed in a safe direction, clear the gun by removing

or emptying the magazine, if present, opening the action and removing any cartridge or

cartridge case manually. Chek the unloading procedures for each specific firearm.

CAUSE: The most common causes are a damaged extractor or ejector, black powder fouling or

also powder and oil residues both in the chamber or on the extractor slides, or improperly

loaded or sized cartridges. If any of the above problems cannot be corrected by cleaning the

mechanism or by the use of another brand of ammunition, the firearm should be returned,

unloaded, to your dealer with a full description of the problem. Do not attempt to make repairs

or modifications since these can be completed only by a qualified gunsmith.