General Hints

This situation can be extremely dangerous, as shot may occur. Therefore after you make an
adjustment, please make the following safety tests:
• with a muzzle loading gun:
1) Make certain the gun is unloaded, unprimed or uncapped and no powder charge in the
chamber.
2) Full cock the hammer.
3) Press the trigger blade forward, or set the rear trigger by pressing it back until you hear a click
sound indicating the action has been “set”.
4) Holding the gun pointing upwards, knock the butt sharply, several times, against a wood
surface protecting the stock in a proper way. Repeat this shock test while holding the gun in
other positions.
5) The hammer must not be accidentally released. If the hammer does release you must increase
the release pressure slightly and repeat these shock tests until the hammer never releases
when the gun is shock tested in several positions.
• with a breech loading gun:
1) Make certain the gun is unloaded, without any cartridge into the chamber.
2) Place the hammer in the safe half-cock position and insert a fired cartridge case, so the firing
pin will have something to strike against. (For the Rolling Block model it will be necessary to
cock the hammer to enable the breechblock opening).
3) Full cock the hammer, then set the trigger properly.
4) Lower the breech lever (Sharps) fully and slam it closed at least 10 times. Use more force than
normally would be used, or holding the gun pointing upwards, knock the butt sharply, several
times, against a wood surface protecting the stock in the proper way. Repeat this shock test
while holding the gun in other positions.
5) The hammer must not be released by this strong shocking. If the hammer remains in full
cocked position, your trigger setting is normal and safe.
6) If the hammer does release during this shock test, you must change the adjustment of the
front, rear or both triggers in order to obtain proper safety.
Caution: If you allow others to shoot your pistol or rifle, we suggest letting them try the set triggers
before allowing live ammunition to be fired. The very light trigger pressure is a big surprise to many
shooters who have not had previous experience with the single or double set trigger system. The
hammer does not have to be cocked to allow this trigger practice. Just set the trigger and allow the
new shooter to experience the light pressure required.
Double set trigger Single set trigger
called French style
SIGHTING ADJUSTMENT
Your gun can be equipped with a non-adjustable rear sight, or with an adjustable rear sight. In the
first case, sighting adjustments should be made with the front sight, which is drift adjustable for
windage. With a brass drift, the front sight can be moved left or right, depending on which direction
your rifle happens to be shooting. Move the front sight in the direction you are shooting: if you are
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