Owner’s Manual 2011

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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 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 OR
STANDARD INVECTOR CHOKE TUBES. DO NOT USE
INVECTOR-PLUS TUBES IN BARRELS THREADED FOR
STANDARD INVECTOR TUBES.
STANDARD INVECTOR TUBES ARE FOR USE ONLY IN FNH
USA SHOTGUNS WITH NON BACK-BORED BARRELS, AND
ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE WITH INVECTOR-PLUS CHOKE
TUBES. DO NOT USE STANDARD INVECTOR TUBES IN
BARRELS THREADED FOR INVECTOR-PLUS TUBES.
DO NOT USE WINCHOKE, STANDARD INVECTOR OR
INVECTOR-PLUS CHOKE TUBES IN ANY SHOTGUN BARRELS
NOT SUPPLIED BY FNH USA. DO NOT USE ANY OTHER
CHOKING DEVICE IN ANY SHOTGUN BARRELS SUPPLIED
BY FNH USA.
14.1. UNLOADING BY CYCLING
THE BOLT
1. Grasp the bolt handle and cycle
the action until all shells are
transferred from the magazine to
the chamber and then ejected.
Take care to avoid damaging
shells. Avoid letting them fall to
the ground.
2. When the last shell in the
magazine has been cycled
through the chamber and out the ejection port, the bolt will lock
rearward. The bolt will also lock rearward when cycled with an
empty magazine.
3. Visually inspect the chamber, feed mechanism and magazine to assure
there are no shells remaining.
14.2. UNLOADING USING THE SHELL STOP
1. With the bolt closed, turn the shotgun over and press inward on the
carrier with your index finger.
2. Press the shell stop to release a shell (Figure 8, page 24). Remove the
shell. Perform this operation until the magazine is empty and the
magazine follower is visible.
3. Pull the operating handle fully rearward to eject any shell in the
chamber. Visually inspect the chamber, feed mechanism and magazine
to assure there are no shells remaining.
15. INTERCHANGEABLE CHOKE TUBE SYSTEM
NEVER ATTEMPT TO REMOVE OR INSTALL A CHOKE TUBE
IN A LOADED FIREARM. WHENEVER REMOVING OR
FIGURE 8
Press in on the shell stop to unload shells
from the magazine.