Manual

Preparing to Load

WARNING

To reduce the risk of accidental discharge, perform the

following checks:

1. Confirm that all safeties are functioning properly and are in the safe position.

2. Check that there is no primer, either live or spent, installed.

3. Place the rifle butt on the ground, remove the ramrod, and place it in the bore. If the

ramrod tip is near flush with the muzzle, the rifle is unloaded and the bore free from

obstruction. Remove the ramrod from the barrel.

After your rifle has been cleaned and oiled, you must clear the breech plug firing hole of

any oil and debris prior to use. This is done as follows:

1. Install a primer (see photos #1 and #2, an unprimed and primed Full Plastic Jacket

breech plug and photos #3 and #4, an unprimed and primed bare 209 breech plug).

Point the muzzle at the ground and hold 4 to 6 inches from dirt or grass. Place safe-

ties in the fire position and fire a primer. Observe the dirt or grass move when the

primer is fired. This will indicate that the breech plug flash channel is clear. If the

flash channel is not clear, clear it of debris before proceeding. Repeat this step one

more time. Always remove the spent primer after each ignition.

Photo #3 Photo #4

Photo #5 Photo #6

2. Return safeties to safe position.

3. Place the butt of the rifle on the ground. Screw the cleaning jag into the end of the

ramrod. Moisten a cleaning patch with Knight Easy Clean and wring any excess

liquid out with your fingers. Using short, quick strokes of your ramrod and cleaning

Loading and Firing (Muzzleloading)