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When firing, hold the shotgun tightly against your shoulder allowing your body
weight to absorb and buffer the force of recoil. Held improperly, a firearm can
“kick” causing facial injury and/or bruising.
Should you decide not to fire the Encore 12 Gauge Muzzleloading shotgun
after the hammer has been cocked, then you must take the following steps:
Step 1. Keeping the Encore shotgun pointed in a safe direction, lower the firearm from
the firing stance.
Step 2. Firmly hold your thumb on the hammer so that it cannot drop freely. Pull the trig-
ger rearward only long enough to disengage the hammer.
Step 3. Remove your finger from the trigger, while continuing to hold the hammer.
Carefully lower the hammer forward, allowing the automatic hammer block to engage in
the “at rest” position.
Step 4. Open the barrel by pulling rearward on the trigger guard spur and tipping the bar-
rel downward.
Step 5. Remove the 209 primer from the breech plug.
If the firearm is no longer going to be used, uncharge it by firing into a suit-
able backstop or pull the charge before returning to your vehicle, camp or
home as explained in the primary Encore 209x50 product manual in the sec-
tion on “pulling the charge”. An accidental discharge can cause injury and/or
death to the shooter or bystanders and damage to property.
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