Manual

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Made In America and Priced Right
LOADING/UNLOADING CAUTIONS
13. ALWAYS BE SURE BARREL, BORE, CHAMBER, AND ACTION ARE CLEAN AND CLEAR OF OBSTRUCTIONS. Clean a
fouled firearm immediately so that it will function correctly and safely.
14. ALWAYS USE ONLY CLEAN, DRY, HIGH-QUALITY, COMMERCIALLY MANUFACTURED AMMUNITION IN GOOD
CONDITION AND APPROPRIATE TO THE CALIBER OF YOUR FIREARM. Gun and ammunition manufacturers design
their products within exacting engineering safety limits. Handloads and remanufactured ammunition are sometimes
outsi
de 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 nois
e of even one shot from your rifle and from 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 blind
ness. 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?
23. NEVER SHOOT AT A HARD SURFACE SUCH AS ROCK OR A LIQUID SURFACE SUCH AS WATER. A bullet may ricochet
and travel in any direction to strike you or an object you cannot see, causing injury, death or damage to property.
24. NEVER DISCHARGE A FIREARM NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIAL. Flame and sparks erupt from the firearm when
discharged
. They could start a fire or cause flammable liquids and gasses to explode.
25. NEVER FIRE YOUR FIREARM NEAR AN ANIMAL unless it is trained to accept the noise - an animal's startled reaction
could injure it or cause an accident.
26. NEVER INDULGE IN "HORSEPLAY" WHILE HANDLING YOUR FIREARM because doing so could cause an accidenta
l
discharge.