Owner’s Manual 2020

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1. ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE OF YOUR FIREARM POINTED
IN A SAFE DIRECTION, EVEN IF YOU ARE CERTAIN IT IS
UNLOADED.
Never point any firearm at anything you do not intend to shoot even if
you are certain it is unloaded. Stay alert and be aware of all persons
and property within the range of your ammunition.
2. NEVER RELY TOTALLY ON YOUR FIREARM’S MECHANICAL
“SAFETY” DEVICES. LIKE ANY MECHANICAL DEVICE, A
“SAFETY” CAN SOMETIMES FAIL; IT CAN BE JARRED OR
INADVERTENTLY MANIPULATED INTO AN UNSAFE
CONDITION.
Remember, safe gun handling does not stop with your firearm’s
mechanical “safety” devices, it starts there. Always treat this firearm
with the respect due a loaded, ready-to-fire firearm.
The word “safety” describes a firearm’s trigger block mechanism, sear
block mechanism, hammer block mechanism or striker block
mechanism. Mechanical “safeties” are designed to place your firearm
in a safer status, and no guarantee can be made that the firearm will
not fire even if the “safety” is in the on “safe” position. Mechanical
“safeties” merely aid safe gun handling and are no excuse for pointing
your firearm’s muzzle in an unsafe direction.
Some firearms do not have a mechanical safety. Many target firearms,
lever-action firearms and pistols do not have manual “safety”
mechanisms. Therefore, it is critical to read and understand the
owner’s or operator’s manual for every firearm that you use, which
explains the safe operation of the firearm.
While it is a good idea to test your firearm’s mechanical “safety”
periodically for proper function, never test the “safety” while your
firearm is loaded or pointed in an unsafe direction.
See Section 9 for instructions on the operation of this firearm’s
“safety” mechanisms.