Manual

FIRING

WARNING!

1. Keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction, the

safety "on", and your finger away from the trigger

until you are ready to fire.

2. Never carry about or leave unattended any

firearm which is cocked and ready to fire! When

cocked and with the safety off, it can easily fire if

the trigger is pressed. An accidental discharge

could result if you fall or drop the firearm, or if

some external object contacts the trigger.

3. If while shooting, your firearm develops any

mechanical malfunction or binding, or "spits"

powder gas, or if a cartridge primer is punctured

or a cartridge case is bulged or ruptured, or if the

report on firing does not sound quite right, stop

shooting immediately! It may be dangerous to

continue. Unload the firearm - do not try "one more

shot to see if it does it again". (It probably will, but

worse. It is amazing how often serious accidents

are preceded by warning signs that are ignored).

Take the firearm and the ammunition to a gunsmith

for examination.

4. Never uncock the rifle with a cartridge in the

chamber. This is an unsafe condition, as the firing

pin would then be in direct contact with the primer

of the chambered cartridge. An impact on the bolt

could then cause the rifle to fire accidentally

without the trigger being pulled.

5. Do not allow other persons to stand beside you

where they might be struck by an ejected cartridge

case. The case is hot, and may be ejected with

sufficient force to cause a burn or cut or injure an

unprotected eye.