Manual

Figure 2 Over & Under Safety Mechanism
WARNING! SAFETIES ARE MECHANICAL DEVICES THAT MAY FAIL
OR MALFUNCTION LIKE ANY OTHER MECHANICAL DEVICE!
ALWAYS HANDLE THE SHOTGUN CAREFULLY AND DO NOT PER-
MIT THE SHOTGUN TO POINT IN AN UNSAFE DIRECTION!
ALWAYS TREAT THE SHOTGUN AS IF IT WERE LOADED AND
READY TO FIRE! ALWAYS OBSERVE SAFETY RULES WHEN HAN-
DLING THE SHOTGUN! THE SAFETY SHOULD ALWAYS BE IN THE
“SAFE” POSITION EXCEPT WHEN THE SHOOTER IS ACTUALLY
FIRING THE GUN. THE SAFETY SHOULD BE MOVED TO THE
“SAFE” POSITION WHENEVER THE SHOOTER CEASES FIRING,
EVEN TEMPORARILY. KEEP THE MUZZLE OF THE SHOTGUN
POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION AT ALL TIMES!
ATTENTION-MANUAL SAFETY MECHANISM!
THE SAFETY PROVIDED ON MERKEL OVER & UNDER
SHOTGUNS IS MANUALLY OPERATED AND DOES NOT
OPERATE AUTOMATICALLY. THE SHOOTER MUST
MANUALLY MOVE THE SAFETY TO BOTH ITS SAFE
AND FIRE POSITION. FAILURE TO MANUALLY MOVE
THE SAFETY TO ITS DESIRED POSITION COULD CAUSE
AN ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE!
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