Instruction Manual
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• AVOID ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OR JUDGMENT/
REFLEX IMPAIRING MEDICATION WHEN SHOOTING.
Do not drink and shoot. If you take medication that can impair
motor reactions or judgment, do not handle a rearm while you
are under the inuence of the medication.
• ALWAYS WEAR PROTECTIVE GLASSES AND EARPLUGS
WHEN SHOOTING.
The chance that gas, gunpowder or metal fragments will blow
back and injure a shooter who is ring a gun is rare, but the
injury that can be sustained in such circumstances is severe,
including the possible loss of eyesight. A shooter must always
wear impact resistant shooting glasses when ring any rearm.
Earplugs help reduce the chance of hearing damage from
shooting.
• ALWAYS CHECK THE BARREL BORE, CHAMBER AND ACTION TO ENSURE
THEY ARE PERFECTLY CLEAN AND CLEAR OF OBSTRUCTIONS.
Clean a fouled gun immediately for correct and safe function.
• DO NOT SMOKE WHILE HANDLING, LOADING OR SHOOTING ANY
AMMUNITION, ESPECIALLY BLACK POWDER.
Keep black powder in a closed container at all times, reclosing the container after
each and every use.
• USE PROPER AMMUNITION.
Only use factory-loaded, new ammunition manufactured to industry specications:
CIP (Europe and elsewhere), SAAMI
®
(U.S.A.). Be certain that each round you use
is in the proper caliber or gauge and type for the particular rearm. The caliber or
gauge of the rearm is clearly marked on the barrels of shotguns and on the slide or
barrel of pistols. The use of reloaded or remanufactured ammunition can increase the
likelihood of excessive cartridge pressures, casehead ruptures or other defects in the
ammunition which can cause damage to your rearm and injury to yourself or others
nearby.
Always use an individual charge from a powder measure when loading a muzzleloading
gun, never charging directly from a powder ask.