Manual

WARNING!

AMMUNITION

Excessive pressure in the barrel when a shot

is fired can blow up even the strongest firearm,

and cause death or serious injury to the shooter or

others nearby.

Even at normal firing pressure (often in excess

of 50,000 pounds per square inch), if the cartridge

case bursts the uncontrolled escape of propellant

gas from the barrel into the receiver area can be

extremely dangerous. Explosions from excessive

pressure or burst cartridge cases are most

commonly caused by defective or improper

ammunition or by an obstruction in the barrel. (See

warnings in following section, "Bore

Obstructions".)

Defective cartridges may be overloaded or

underloaded, incorrectly dimensioned, improperly

manufactured or assembled, or assembled from

the wrong or faulty components. Defective

ammunition also includes cartridges that are dirty,

wet, corroded, bent, split, damaged, contaminated

with lubricant, or deteriorated from age or poor

storage. Corrosion, dirt or other foreign matter on

a cartridge can impede complete locking of the

bolt, and in combination with other faults may

result in a burst cartridge case; the same is true of

a cartridge that is oversized, damaged or

deformed. Another defect is a bullet that is loose

in the case neck; this condition introduces a high

risk of a bore obstruction.

Improper cartridges are those of the wrong

caliber or loading for normal use in a particular

firearm.

FOR SAFETY, USE ONLY CLEAN, DRY,

HIGH QUALITY AMMUNITION IN GOOD

CONDITION MANUFACTURED AND

ASSEMBLED TO INDUSTRY STANDARDS

BY REPUTABLE MANUFACTURERS,

AND OF THE CORRECT CALIBER AND

LOADING FOR YOUR FIREARM.