Manual

Pulling a Charge
From Your ThunderHawk
®
Never attempt to pull a charge from your Thunderhawk
®
until you are ab-
solutely certain that the firearm is deprimed (percussion cap, removed
from the nipple). Do not attempt to pull a charge from any gun until the
powder charge has been rendered inert (barrel removed and its breech
section submerged in water for at least one-half hour) as explained in the
following text dealing with pulling a charge. AN ACCIDENTAL DIS-
CHARGE CAN CAUSE INJURY AND/OR DEATH TO THE SHOOTER
OR BYSTANDERS AND DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.
PULLING A CHARGE FROM A MUZZLELOADING RIFLE
Under normal conditions your ThunderHawk
®
is unloaded simply by firing it
into a suitable and safe backstop. There are, however, some conditions under
which the firearm cannot be fired and the charge must be pulled.
SOME OF THE MOST COMMON CONDITIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1. If the projectile is not seated firmly against the powder charge, stop im-
mediately! Do not attempt to fire the rifle. You must pull the charge and
clean the barrel.
2. If the rifle is loaded in a proper manner yet fails to fire after repeated
repriming and clearing of the ignition ports (explained in “Ignition” section).
3. If you are at a location that is unsuitable for discharging the firearm be-
fore transporting it.
ThunderHawk
®
TAKEDOWN PROCEDURE
1st Step - After making sure that the gun is unprimed and uncharged, lower the
striker to the “fir
ed” position by pulling the trigger while holding the striker han
-
dle and slowly letting the striker go forward until it contacts the bare nipple.
2nd Step - Remove the ramrod from the thimble(s).
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Remove ramrod
Remove these two screws
Ensure that the firearm you are working 
with is unprimed and uncharged.
Lift the receiver and 
barrel out of the stock
NOTE:
Unscrew receiver end cap,
remove striker spring,
remove striker handle retainer,
slide striker handle out and 
remove striker from receiver.
The front trigger guard screw does 
not have to be removed in order to
take the receiver and barrel out of the stock.
Red Dot 
marks "Fire" Position
Green Dot 
marks "Safety" Position