Manual

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•WARNING: Never disassemble the
safety. It has been correctly designed,
fitted and tested. Any mechanical
device can fail, however, so never rely
on the safety to justify careless han-
dling. Never use a firearm with a safety
that does not function properly. (See
instructions for factory maintenance in
this manual.)
Ammunition Note
Your rifle is chambered for 22 rimfire, 22
Winchester Magnum Rimfire, 17 Hornady
Magnum Rimfire, or 17 Mach 2. These
cartridges are shown below, actual size.
None of these cartridges are interchange-
able with any other.
• WARNING: Never attempt to load your
rifle with ammunition that does not meet
the cartridge designation stamped on
the barrel. Use only clean, dry, factory-
loaded ammunition which conforms to
industry standards.
• WARNING: Before loading this firearm,
always check the bore and chamber to
be sure they are free of grease, oil or
any other obstruction. Be sure the
chamber is empty, bolt is open and the
safety is on SAFE. Avoid having your
hands near the muzzle of a loaded rifle.
How to Load
Loading A Single Cartridge
Your rifle may be loaded with a single car-
tridge, provided the magazine is empty.
Open the bolt and put the safety on SAFE.
Place the cartridge, bullet end toward the
muzzle, directly into the chamber.
NOTE: Models 915YS and 915Y are sin-
gle shot rifles and therefore have no
magazine.
Models with Tubular Magazine
• WARNING: Never add cartridges to a par-
tially loaded tubular magazine. This rifle
will not function properly unless the inner
magazine tube is locked securely in place.
• WARNING: Never remove the bolt (See
G) while unloading, or when cartridges
are in the tubular magazine. Cartridge
misplacement can occur.
Open the bolt by lifting the bolt handle
and pulling it all the way back. Then, with
the safety on SAFE, keeping your fingers
Unlocking the tubular magazine
C
Loading the tubular magazine
D
22 LR 22 WMR 17 HMR 17 Mach 2