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SPECIAL SAFETY RULES FOR MUZZLELOADERS (cont’d)
MUZZLELOADING SAFETY RULES
13. RENDER YOUR FIREARM INOPERABLE WHENEVER YOU ARE NOT SHOOTING. Never
place the primer into the breech plug until just before firing and remove it immediately if you do not fire. Never
carry or store a loaded firearm in a building or a vehicle. Unload it by firing it into a suitable backstop before
returning to your vehicle, entering a building, crossing or climbing up or down any obstacle that may prevent
you from keeping full control over the firearm, such as a fallen tree, fence, tree stand or slippery area. Failure
to follow this rule may cause serious injury or death to the shooter or bystanders.
14.
BLACK POWDER LEAVES HEAVY CORROSIVE RESIDUES. A thorough cleaning and lubing are
absolute necessities before storage and prior to loading and shooting. Follow the cleaning instructions
starting on page 23. Always carry loading and cleaning equipment with you in the field.
15.
WARNING: Discharging firearms in poorly ventilated areas, cleaning firearms or handling ammunition
components may result in exposure to lead, a substance known to cause birth defects, reproductive harm,
cancer and other serious physical injury. Have adequate ventilation at all times. Wash hands thoroughly after
exposure. WARNING: Failure to follow any of these muzzleloading safety rules may cause personal injury
or death to the shooter or bystander and damage to property. Do not use a muzzleloading firearm until you
fully understand and practice the Ten Commandments of Firearm Safety and the safety guidelines specific to
muzzleloader shooting, to your muzzleloading firearm and to your muzzleloading ammunition components.
If you are unfamiliar with muzzleloading firearms, seek professional instruction from a qualified organization
such as the International Black Powder Hunting Association, National Muzzleloading Rifle Association,
National Rifle Association or your State Hunter Safety program. If you have any questions about the safe use
of a Remington
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black powder firearm, write to us at Remington Arms Company, Inc., Consumer Services,
P.O. Box 700, Madison, NC 27025-0700 or call us at 1-800-243-9700.
DON’T KEEP THIS TO YOURSELF.
Now that you’re a gun owner you have the obligation to help ensure that shooting sports are safe for everyone –
participants and bystanders alike. You can do that by practicing these principles of firearm safety and passing
them on to others – especially new shooters. Set an example for beginners. Be a guide to their safe entry into
the exciting world of shooting sports. Invest your time and patience for the love of the sport and for its future.
After all, it’s your love of the sport that led you to buy a new Remington.
Firearm ownership ownership is a right and privilege. It’s a right guaranteed in this nation’s Constitution. It’s a
privilege which carries with it a personal responsibility to use your firearm in a way which will ensure your
safety and the safety of others. The preservation of this right and privilege depends on the personal commitment
of you and your fellow shooters to the safe and responsible use of firearms. Let the Ten Commandments of
Firearm Safety outlined in the book guide you at all times. Teach and promote these rules whenever you can.
Remember, firearm safety depends on you! That’s the only way to really enjoy your new Remington firearm and
to preserve sport shooting as we know it today.