Manual
6
Ifthereare any questions concerning the proper caliber
for your sporting rifle, call or contact GSI, Inc., 108 Morrow
Avenue, P.O. Box 129, Trussville, Alabama 35173, Tel. (205)-
655-8299. STEYR MANNLlCHER AG
& Co KG specifically
disclaims any responsibility for damage or injury whatsoever
occurring
in
connection with, or
as
a result of, the use
of
faulty,
or non-standard, or "remanufactured" or handloaded (re-
loaded) ammunition.
DO
NOT putyour finger on the trigger while unloading,
loading or any other time before you are ready to shoot. Do not
dry fire on
an
empty chamber - the chamber may not be empty
even ifyou think it
is
not loaded! TREAT EVERY FIREARM AS
IF
IT
WERE
LOADED!
KNOW yourtarget and backdrop area. Be sure it
is
safe
to fire at your target. Think!
What
will you HIT ifyou MISS your
intended target? Know the potential range of your rifle and
ammunition, and consider this danger for persons and proper-
ltywithin that range. NEVER fire a rifle
in
the direction
of
people,
non-game animals or property
that
could be injured or
destroyed.
MAKE SURE your firearm
is
unloaded before crossing
fences, climbingtrees, jumping over ditches, or passing through
or across other obstacles.
DO NOT place or lean a loaded
firearm on or against a tree, fence, automobile, or similar
objects.
FAILURE TO FIRE: Ifyour rifle fails to fire when you pull
the trigger, keep the rifle pointed toward the target or a safe
open area and wait for at least 30 seconds. If hangfire (slow
ignition) has occurred, the round will probably fire within 30
seconds.