Operation Manual

WARNING:

THIS GUN CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. READ

AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. DO NOT LOAD A PELLET INTO

THE GUN UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO SHOOT. IF YOU DO LOAD A PELLET AND

THEN DECIDE NOT TO SHOOT, REMOVE IT EITHER MANUALLY OR BY SHOOTING

THE GUN AT A SAFE TARGET. THIS GUN IS SAFEST WHEN UNLOADED AND

UNCOCKED. ACCIDENTS HAPPEN FAST, AND ACCIDENTALLY INJURING OR

KILLING SOMEONE IS A TERRIBLE THING. PLEASE SHOOT SAFELY.

This safety alert symbol indicates important safety messages in this manual. When you see this

symbol, be alert to the possibility of personal injury and carefully read the message that follows.

The Ò Introduction to Winchester

Air Rifle ShootingÓ section of this book which starts on

page 10, tells about the rules of shooting safety. READ THIS SECTION. Follow the safety rules

and make certain anyone using your gun has been instructed in proper gun handling and

safety. More power means greater chance of serious injury or death. Be sure to read the rules

for Ò Proper Gun HandlingÓ on page 11.

Winchester Air Rifles shoot with much more muzzle energy than most BB and pellet guns.

Use extreme caution when operating this gun. Although your new Winchester Air Rifle is not a

firearm, it has lethal potential and should be treated with the caution and respect due any con-

ventional firearm. Like a firearm, your Winchester Air Rifle, when misused or carelessly used,

can kill or seriously injure the shooter or other persons. Always remember, the first and most

important safety feature of any gun is the shooter. All safeties are mechanical devices and the

shooter is the only part of the system that can make a gun safeÐ or unsafe. DONÕ T DEPEND

ON MECHANICAL SAFETIESÐ think ahead and avoid situations that might lead to accidents.

Guns differ in their operation, and you are never ready to fire any gun until you are thor-

oughly familiar with it. Read the following operating instructions and WITHOUT LOADING ANY

PELLETS, proceed through the operating steps, dry firing your gun several times at a safe tar-

get. This will enable you to learn to operate the Winchester Air Rifle properly and safely.

FIG. 1

FRONT SIGHT

MUZZLE

TRIGGER

REAR SIGHT

SAFETY

STOCK

TRIGGER GUARD

BARREL

SCOPE MOUNT GROOVES

SOME MODELS ARE EQUIPPED WITH AIR RIFLE SCOPE -

See Accessory Section at end of manual.