Manual

ammunition are sometimes outside those limits and could blow up
the chamber, bolt and receiver of any firearm and cause injury,
death or damage to property.
SHOOTING CAUTIONS
15. NEVER DRINK ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OR TAKE DRUGS BEFORE
OR DURING SHOOTING as your vision, coordination and judgement
could be seriously impaired, making your gun handling unsafe.
16. ALWAYS SEEK A DOCTOR'S ADVICE IF YOU ARE TAKING
MEDICATION, to be sure you are fit to shoot and handle your
firearm safely.
17. ALWAYS WEAR AND ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO WEAR EAR
PROTECTION WHEN SHOOTING, especially on a range. Without ear
protection, the noise of even one shot from your rifle, and other
guns close to you, could leave a "ringing" in the ears for some time
after firing and the cumulative long term effect could be permanent
hearing loss.
18. ALWAYS WEAR AND ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO WEAR PROTECTIVE
SHOOTING GLASSES. Flying particles could damage eyes and
cause blindness. Protective shooting glasses can prevent such an
injury.
19. ALWAYS KEEP THE HAMMER IN THE “SAFE” POSITION UNTIL YOU
ARE READY TO FIRE. This will minimize the risk of an accidental
discharge.
20. ALWAYS KEEP CLEAR AND KEEP OTHERS CLEAR OF THE
EJECTION PORT. Spent cartridges are ejected with enough force to
cause injury. The ejection port must also be unobstructed by your
hand to insure safe ejection of spent rounds. Never place fingers in
ejection port; they could be burned by hot metal or injured by the
bolt moving forward.
21. NEVER PUT YOUR FINGER INSIDE THE TRIGGER GUARD UNTIL YOU
ARE AIMING AT A TARGET AND READY TO SHOOT. This will prevent
you from firing the firearm when it is pointing in an unsafe direction.
22. ALWAYS BE ABSOLUTELY SURE OF YOUR TARGET AND THE AREA
BEHIND IT BEFORE YOU SQUEEZE THE TRIGGER. A bullet could
travel through or past your target for up to 1 1/2 miles.. If in doubt,
don't shoot. Think! What will you HIT if you MISS the target?
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