Owner’s Manual 2011

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11. MAGAZINE CAPACITY
SLP shotguns have the following magazine capacities below. Remember,
“total” capacity includes an additional shell in the chamber in addition to
a full magazine.
It is extremely important that you know the magazine capacity of your
shotgun. Under appropriate circumstances, at a range or other suitable
shooting location, load the magazine to full capacity and make note of
the number of shells.
IMPORTANT: Because SLP shotguns will handle mixed shells of different
lengths, magazine capacity may be affected.
• Mark I and Mark I Tactical — Magazine capacity of seven 3" or
eight 2¾" shells. With an additional shell in the chamber, the
Mark I has a total capacity of eight 3" or nine 2¾" shells. However,
we recommend that unless shooting is imminent, no shell should
be loaded in the chamber.
• Standard and Standard Tactical — Magazine capacity of five 3"
or six 2¾" shells. With an additional shell in the chamber, the
SLP Standard has a total capacity of six 3" or seven 2¾" shells.
However, we recommend that unless shooting is imminent, no
shell should be loaded in the chamber.
12. LOADING
WHEN LOADING YOUR SHOTGUN ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE
POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION, 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.
is then fired, the result will be a so-called “12-16, 12-20, 20-28 or 28-.410
burst” which can cause extensive damage to your shotgun and possible
serious injury to you and others.
We can assume no responsibility for incidents which occur through the
use of shells of nonstandard dimension or those developing pressures in
excess of SAAMI (Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute)
established standards.
All SLP shotguns feature a 12 gauge, 3" chamber. This information can
be found inscribed on the barrel. The barrel can safely shoot both lead and
steel shot. Special rifled choke tubes and rifled barrels are designed for
shooting sabot-type slugs.
The 12 gauge, 3" chamber is designed to shoot factory 12 gauge loads
including 2¾" and 3" field loads.
10. INTERCHANGEABLE GAS PISTONS
SLP shotguns include two gas pistons to maximize reliability with both
heavy and light loads (Figure 5, page 18). The pistons can be identified by
the color of the band on the bottom of the piston. (They are not designed to
shoot the lightest factory
7
/ 8 oz. and 1 oz. target loads or any 3½" shells.)
A Heavy Load Piston — This piston
has a black band. It is designed
to be used with field and target
loads heavier than 1½ oz.
B Light Load Piston — This
piston has a red band. It is
designed to be used with field
and target loads lighter than
1½ oz.
B
FIGURE 5
Heavy load piston (A) and Light load piston (B).
A