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In the “at rest” position, the hammer is held off the firing pin by the automatic hammer
block, preventing the hammer from contacting the firing pin.
WARNING: The T/C
Omega should be carried with the hammer in the at rest position, with no 209
shotshell primer installed in the breech plug. The primer should be installed
and the hammer cocked only when you are ready to fire. Failure to follow this
rule may cause serious injury and/or death to the shooter or bystanders and
damage to property.
A sharp or heavy blow to the external hammer can fracture parts and cause a
malfunction or discharge of the firearm. AN ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE MAY RE-
SULT IN INJURY AND/OR DEATH TO THE SHOOTER OR BYSTANDERS AND DAM-
AGE TO PROPERTY.
10 Never hand a charged muzzleloading firearm to another person. Once
charged, a muzzleloading firearm requires your complete attention. Never charge the
firearm and then hand it to another shooter. Equally you should never shoot a muzzle-
loading firearm that has been charged by someone else. Only the person doing the load-
ing knows whether the firearm has been charged properly.
WARNING: Overloads
and/or improper loading may cause serious injury and/or death to the shoot-
er or bystanders and damage to property.
11 Never lean a charged and primed rifle against a tree, wall or any surface.
Once the rifle has been charged it is your responsibility to guard it against accidental bumps.
12 Never store a charged muzzleloading firearm in a home, camp, vehicle or
building.
W
ARNING: After use, a muzzleloading firearm should be discharged
(fired) into a suitable backstop before returning to the home or camp. Failure
T/C Omega in the “At Rest” Position
Trigger in 
Fully Forward 
Position
Hammer Does Not
Contact Firing Pin
Automatic 
Hammer 
Block
Engages Hammer,
Blocking it From Reaching the Firing Pin.
The external hammer is an
intricate part of the Omega’s
“lock” system.