Manual

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a movement, a rustling bush, or a shape in the dark) until
you have positively identified your target as something you
intend to shoot. Fire only with a safe backstop behind your
target - something that will stop and contain the projectiles
you fire, even if you miss the target or your bullet passes
through it.
5. Whenever you handle a firearm that, even momentarily,
has been out of your direct control, start by checking its
condition to determine whether or not it is loaded. A
firearm in your hands is a lethal weapon which is YOUR
responsibility, so YOU must check it yourself, NOW, not
later. Do not rely on someone else to check it. Do not take
someone else’s word for the firearm’s condition. Do not rely
on your memory of having checked the firearm previously,
or on your belief that you left it unloaded the last time you
used or handled it. Check it again yourself now.
6. Never give a firearm to anyone, or take a firearm from
anyone, unless it is unloaded and the action is open. If
someone tries to hand you a firearm with the action closed,
politely ask them to open it before you take it from them.
If you need to open the action of a firearm with which you
are not familiar, don’t experiment, lest you make a fatal
mistake! Instead, ask someone who knows how to handle
the firearm to open the action and allow you to verify that
it is unloaded. If you can’t find someone who knows how to
handle the firearm, leave it alone!
7. Firearms should be unloaded when not actually in use.
Load your firearm only when you are on the target range or
in the field and ready to begin using it. Unload your gun as
soon as you are finished shooting. Unload your gun before
you bring it back into your car, camp or home. Never leave a
loaded gun unattended, even for a moment.
8. Thoroughly read and understand the owner’s manual
and other literature supplied with this pistol. Never use any
firearm unless you completely understand how it operates
and how its safety features work. Contact Magnum Research,
Inc. if you have any questions or concerns, or if you are not
certain you have all the literature supplied with the firearm at
the time it was first sold. Even if you understand everything
in this manual, no manual can provide you with the benefits
of hands-on firearms instruction. If you are not already an
experienced firearms user, you should obtain training in
the safe and proper use of firearms by attending one of
the many firearms safety and shooting courses offered in
all parts of the country by the National Rifle Association
(telephone [phone]), gun clubs and ranges, gun shops,
shooting schools and other qualified sources of instruction.