Instruction Manual

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ALWAYS keep your nger out of the trigger guard and off of the trigger while loading

and unloading.

ALWAYS perform loading and unloading procedures with the revolver’s muzzle

pointed in a safe direction.

ALWAYS FOLLOW SAFE LOADING PRACTICES. Failure

to follow these safe loading instructions could result in an

accidental discharge or in a live cartridge being loaded in the

chamber below the hammer. As with any accidental discharge

of a rearm, SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH could result.

First, move the hammer into the half cock (loading) position. In this position, the

cylinder will rotate freely in a clockwise direction toward the loading gate. Open the

loading gate as far as it will go. This will allow you to see each chamber, one at a time,

as you slowly rotate the cylinder. Rotate the cylinder one full revolution to ensure

for yourself the rearm is unloaded. Make certain you are using only new

commercially loaded ammunition of the correct caliber. (WARNING:

Do NOT use ammunition marked “High Speed” or “High Velocity” and

NEVER use reloaded ammunition.)

LOAD FIVE FOR SAFETY. Old timers used to say the safest way to carry a single

action “six shooter” like this one is to only load ve chambers and let the hammer rest,

in the quarter cock (safe) position, over the empty sixth chamber. “Load one, skip

one, load four more” was a common way this safety rule was taught in the Old West.

This is still excellent advice because it prevents the hammer from resting over a live

cartridge.

How to safely load ﬁve (5) cartridges: To load ve cartridges and thereby leave

an empty chamber under the hammer/ring pin, we strongly recommend you use the

“Load 1, Skip 1, Load 4 more” method that was common in the Old West. First, make

sure the revolver is fully unloaded: move the hammer into the half cock (loading)

position, open the loading gate completely and slowly rotate the cylinder to visually

check to see that each of the six chambers is empty. Once you are certain all six

chambers are empty, you are ready to use the “Load 1, Skip 1, Load 4 more” loading

method. Load the rst empty chamber you see through the loading gate. That is the

“Load 1” step. Rotate the cylinder until you see the very next empty chamber – but

do not load it with a live cartridge – and then rotate the cylinder one more position

leaving the second chamber empty. That is the “Skip 1” step. Load the third cylinder

and then each of the next three cylinders so that you have loaded four consecutive

chambers. That is the “Load 4 more” step. After loading the fth live cartridge, close

the loading gate, move the hammer to the full cock position and then safely lower the