Instruction Manual

SECTION 1
THE GOLDEN RULES OF SAFE SHOOTING
What makes a great shooter? Is it the ability to hit distant targets with
machine-like precision? Is it the skill required to perform to the highest
level under any conditions nature can throw at you? Or is it that magical
talent that sets the sporting champion apart from those who merely
compete? Well, great shooters can be all of these things but first and
foremost, they are something far more important than any of these
things. Great shooters are safe. They shoot safely, wisely and are a
credit to themselves and their sport. Safe shooting is a far more vital
attribute than any other in this great sport of ours.
Study the golden rules of safe shooting presented below, learn them,
remember them and more than any skill you strive for, practice them
each and every time you shoot.
1) NEVER, ever point a gun at a human being. This applies every bit
as strongly, whether you think the gun is loaded or not. For the
purposes of range safety, ALL guns should be handled as though
loaded at ALL times.
2) NEVER, ever point a gun at anything that isn’t a safe,legitimate
target. Again, it is irrelevant whether or not the gun is loaded.
3) It is your responsibility to act safely at all times and to ensure
that others do the same. All shooters must act as range safety
officers - because range safety is EVERYONE’S responsibility.
4) Study the instructions supplied with your airgun BEFORE using
it. Learn to operate your airgun safely before attempting to shoot
with it. Don’t be in such a hurry to begin shooting that you ignore
the most important aspect of your sport - SAFETY!
5) Study and practice the rules of range safety, which are:
NEVER ever walk onto any shooting range unless you have made
certain that it is safe to do so.
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