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the forearm all the way rearward to remove the shell from the chamber.
Visually inspect the chamber, feed mechanism and magazine to assure
there are no shells remaining.
14. INTERCHANGEABLE CHOKE TUBE SYSTEM
NEVER ATTEMPT TO REMOVE OR INSTALL A CHOKE
TUBE IN A LOADED FIREARM. WHENEVER REMOVING OR
INSTALLING A CHOKE TUBE IN A SHOTGUN, ALWAYS
KEEP THE MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION.
COMPLETELY UNLOAD THE SHOTGUN. OPEN THE ACTION
AND VISUALLY INSPECT THE CHAMBER, FEED MECHANISM
AND MAGAZINE TO BE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THE FIREARM
IS COMPLETELY UNLOADED.
ALWAYS PLACE THE “SAFETY” IN THE ON SAFE POSITION
AND KEEP YOUR FINGERS AWAY FROM THE TRIGGER.
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE WARNINGS COULD RESULT
IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
DO NOT FIRE THIS SHOTGUN WITHOUT THE CORRECT
CHOKE TUBE INSTALLED. PERMANENT DAMAGE MAY
RESULT TO THE THREADS INSIDE THE BARREL.
USE ONLY THE APPROPRIATE GAUGE AND TYPE OF CHOKE
TUBES, MARKED INVECTOR-PLUS, INVECTOR-DS OR
STANDARD INVECTOR, DEPENDING ON YOUR SHOTGUN.
INVECTOR-PLUS CHOKE TUBES ARE FOR USE ONLY IN
FNH USA SHOTGUNS WITH BACK-BORED BARRELS, AND
ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE WITH WINCHOKE, INVECTOR-
DS OR STANDARD INVECTOR CHOKE TUBES. DO NOT USE
INVECTOR-PLUS OR INVECTOR-DS TUBES IN BARRELS
THREADED FOR STANDARD INVECTOR TUBES.
13.1. UNLOADING BY CYCLING
THE ACTION
Perform the following steps to remove
shells from the chamber and
magazine on all P-12 pump-action
shotgun models.
1. Place the “safety” in the on
safe position.
2. Press the disconnector release
button to release the slide and
hold it down.
3. Keeping your finger away from the trigger and outside the trigger
guard, slide the forearm through a complete cycle of the action and
repeat the process until all the shells in the magazine have been
transferred to the chamber and then ejected.
4. When the last shell in the magazine has been cycled through the
chamber and out the ejection port, leave the action open.
5. Using your index finger, feel the entry of the magazine to make sure
there are no longer any shells in the magazine.
13.2. UNLOADING USING THE SHELL STOP
1. With the “safety” in the on safe position and the bolt closed, turn the
shotgun over and press inward on the carrier with your index finger.
2. Press the inward in the shell stop to release a shell as shown in
Figure 7. Remove the shell from the loading port. Perform this
operation until the magazine is empty and the magazine follower
is visible.
3. With the “safety” still in the on safe position, return the firearm to the
normal firing position. Press the disconnector release button and move
FIGURE 7
Press inward on the shell stop to unload shells
from the magazine, one by one.