Manual

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HOW TO USE THE SAFETIES
There are 2 safeties on your SPAS 12.
1. Cross-bolt safety (for general use)
2. Quick employment safety (for competition use, and for
tactical situations)
Use one or both of them at all times. Do not take off both safeties until
the moment of firing, to help protect against accidental firingand pos-
sible injury or death of yourself or others.
THE CROSS-BOLT SAFETY
This large button is in front of the trigger. Push it to the lEFT TO FIREand
to the RIGHT FOR "ON SAFE". When itis"offsafe" you can see a red band
on the left side of the safety. When it is "on safe" the red band is inside
the trigger guard where you cannot see it. It is your main safety, block-
ing the hammer. Use it until ready to fire or until switching over to the
quick employment safety.
WARNING
The shotgun will be lOADED
AND COCKED before either
safety can be put "ON SAFE".
When loading use EXTREME
CAUTION, keep finger off
trigger, and PUT ONE OR
BOTH SAFETIES "ON SAFE" IM-
MEDIATELY.
ON SAFE
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ON SAFE
The cross-bolt safety should oniy be engaged when the SPAS 12 is
cocked. With bolt closed and hammer UNCOCKED, engaging the cross-
bolt safety prevents opening the bolt and cocking the gun.
THE QUICK EMPLOYMENT SAFETY
This flat blade on the left side of the trigger guard is FORWARD TO FIRE
and BACK FOR "ON SAFE".
It disconnects the trigger. Itcan be moved
''offsafe" very quickly with the trigger finger.
It provides safety even when instant readi-
ness is needed. You can have it "on safe"
while the carry safety is "on safe" so it will
already be "on" when you disengage the
carry safety.
THE BOLT When the action is cocked and the bolt is closed the bolt is
lOCKED SHUT for maximum safety. Firing (or dry firing) unlocks the bolt
so the action may cycle. To unlock the bolt without firing, move the quick
employment safety back to "ON SAFE" and the bolt may be opened.
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HOW TO. SWITCH
BETWEEN PUMP ACTION
AND SEMIAUTOMATIC
If the bolt is open, close it by pressing the carrier latch button on the
left side of the receiver.
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The autdmanual fire selector button is on the bottom of the forend.
It can be pressed with a finger of your non-firing hand without
changing your normal grip on the shotgun.
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BACK FOR MANUAL
PUMP ACTION
HANDGUARD
FOREND
"A - A" FOR AUTO
(SEMIAUTOMATIC)
"M - M" FOR MANUAL
(PUMP ACTION)
To switch from semiautomatic mode to pump mode, push in the
selector button and slide the forend back so the rear of the forend
lines up with the "M - M" line on TOP of the handguard.
To switch from pump mode to semiautomatic mode, push in the
selector button and slide the forend forward so the rear of the forend
lines up with the "A - !{' line on TOP of the handguard.
Release the AutdManual Fire Selector button. It will snap back to a
position flush with the forend. If it hesitates, jiggle the forend slightly
to achieve proper alignment.