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ry and/or death to the shooter or bystanders and damage to property.
A sharp or heavy blow to the external striker handle can fracture parts and
cause a malfunction or discharge of the firearm. AN ACCIDENTAL DIS-
CHARGE MAY RESULT IN INJURY AND/OR DEATH TO THE SHOOT-
ER OR BYSTANDERS AND DAMAGE 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 muzzleloading firearm that has been charged by someone else. Only the person
doing the loading knows whether the firearm has been charged properly.
WARN-
ING: Overloads and/or improper loading may cause serious injury and/or
death to the shooter 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 acci-
dental bumps.
12 Never store a charged muzzleloading firearm in a home, camp, vehicle
or building. WARNING: After use, a muzzleloading firearm should be dis-
charged (fired) into a suitable backstop before returning to the home or
camp. Failure to follow this rule may cause serious injury and/or death to the
shooter or bystanders and damage to property.
13 Never attempt to clean a charged or primed muzzleloading firearm.
14 Use pure lead only when casting round balls, Maxi-Balls
®
or Maxi-
Hunters
®
. Lead alloys which contain large amounts of antimony or other metals
are not suitable for muzzleloading projectiles. Do not use commonly found alloys
such as wheel weights or Linotype because they pr
oduce har
d, oversize pr
ojectiles
that ar
e difficult to load.
W
ARNING: Improper loading (projectile not seated
on powder char
ge) may cause serious injur
y and/or death to the shooter or
bystanders and damage to property. See section on “Bullet Molds” in this
booklet.
Trigger
Striker Handle
The Red Dot 
Marks
The "Fire" 
P
osition
The Green Dot 
Marks
The "Safety" 
Position