Manual

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Priming Your Charged T/C Omega muzzleloader. If you have followed the pre-
ceding instructions your firearm will now be charged with Black Powder or Pyrodex and
a projectile will be firmly seated against the powder charge.
Your ramrod will be
marked to the exact seating depth allowing you to ensure that each future pro-
jectile is seated in the same careful manner.
Do not prime the firearm until you are actually ready to fire and you have dou-
ble checked to ensure that the ramrod has been removed from the bore.
Thompson/Center does not recommend priming the firearm until the instant
before actual firing. Carrying a charged, primed T/C Omega can be dangerous.
Accidental discharge is a constant hazard which, if it occurs, can cause injury
and/or death to the shooter or bystanders and damage to property. The only
safe way to guard against an accidental discharge is to carry your T/C Omega
unprimed, with the hammer in the "at rest" position and the muzzle pointed
downrange away from yourself, bystanders or property.
WHEN YOU ARE READY TO FIRE YOUR T/C OMEGA, PRIME IT AS SHOWN IN
PHOTO “G”.
Hold the T/C Omega firmly with the muzzle pointed in a safe direction and open the action
by pivoting the swinging breech down - using the trigger guard as the lever - then press a 209
shotshell primer down tightly into the breech plug. Close the breech and the rifle is ready to
fire. COCK THE HAMMER RAISE THE T/C OMEGA AND FIRE THE SHOT!
Using the 209 shotgun primer as the source of ignition, it will be necessary
to insert the 209 primer in the breech plug primer pocket. Insert the 209 shotshell primer
Muzzle pointed down
range, keep fingers
away from trigger.
Photo “G”
showing a #209
Shotshell Primer
being installed.