Manual

PREPARATION FOR

FIRING

WARNING:THE FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE FIREARM

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS WILL CAUSE SERIOUS PER-

SONAL INJURY OR DEATH TO YOU OR OTHERS.

• ALWAYS TREAT ALL FIREARMS AS IF THEY WERE

LOADED.

• ALWAYS BE SURE THAT ALL CYLINDERS AND ACTIONS

OF FIREARMS ARE OPEN, THAT CHAMBERS ARE CLEAR

OF CARTRIDGES OR SHELLS, MAGAZINES ARE

REMOVED OR UNLOADED, AND THAT FIREARMS ARE

POINTING IN A SAFE DIRECTION.

• ALWAYS WEAR ADEQUATE AND PROPER EAR PROTEC-

TORS SPECIFIED FOR FIREARM USE to prevent perma-

nent damage to your hearing. Make sure others who are near-

by are wearing ear protection as well.

• ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GLASSES SPECIFIED FOR

FIREARM USE

whether indoors or out. Safety glasses

should protect your eyes from the firing flash and particles

associated with the discharge of ammunition. Failure to do so

creates a risk of personal injury from particle or debris spitting

or ricochets.

• ALWAYS BE ALERT AND ALWAYS FOLLOW THE SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS OF THE RANGE OFFICER. Never shoot if

you are tired, cold or impaired in any way.

•

WAYS BE

AWARE OF OTHER PEOPLE

so that persons

cannot accidentally walk into the line of fire.

• THE SHOOTER (AND

ALL OTHERS IN THE SHOOTING

AREA) MUST

ALWAYS BE IN A POSITION THAT IS OUT

OF THE LINE OF FIRE and are not within an area where they

may be struck by ricochets, particles spitting from a firearm, or

by ejected cases from other types of firearms.

• NEVER SHOOT AT HARD SURFACES,WATER OR RAN-

DOML

Y INTO THE SKY.

Always select a place to shoot that

has a safe backstop and is free from obstructions and water

surfaces which cause ricochets.

• NEVER USE ALCOHOL OR DRUGS BEFORE OR WHILE

SHOOTING OR

HANDLING ANY FIREARM.