Manual

Do not peer directly into the shotgun muzzle!

This is dangerous and unnecessary. Do not

change choke insert in a loaded shotgun. Never

fire the shotgun if a screw-in choke insert is not

fully and tightly bottomed into the barrel

threads, or if the insert is improperly installed

or “cross-threaded”, or if the threads of either

the barrel or the choke insert are damaged.

Under these conditions, the barrel will be

damaged and the screw-in choke insert can be

propelled out of the muzzle with great velocity

when the gun is fired, with resultant risks of

property damage or injury to the shooter or

bystanders. Do not attempt to alter or modify

existing fixed choke Ruger shotgun barrels for

screw-in choke inserts. This can seriously

weaken the barrel and may be dangerous. See

“Alteration Warning” elsewhere in instruction

manual.

DO NOT PEER INTO MUZZLES

OR CHANGE TUBES ON A

LOADED SHOTGUN

WARNING –SCREW-IN CHOKES

OPERATION OF THE SHOTGUN

Always check to be sure the gun is unloaded before handling, “dry-firing”, take-

down, cleaning, or storage.

Every RUGER

TRAP MODEL Shotgun is inspected before shipment to

ensure that it conforms to our standards of finish and performance. WE ASSUME

NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY INJURY OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ITS

INTENTIONAL OR ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE. No mechanism can prevent

injury caused by careless or thoughtless handling of a loaded firearm. (See “The

Basic Rules of Safe Firearms Handling”, pp. 39 - 42)

Never fire the shotgun without a correct screw-in choke insert in place. Doing so

will cause an erratic shot pattern and may irreversibly damage the choke insert

threads in the barrel, making correct installation of the screw-in choke inserts

impossible without expensive re-barreling. Do not attempt to use screw-in choke

tubes of any other make or manufacture in Ruger shotguns. They will not function

properly.