Operation Manual
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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. AN UNLOADED, UNCOCKED GUN WHICH IS “ON” SAFE-
TY IS SAFEST. 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 “Introduction to Winchester Air Rifle Shooting” 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 any-
one 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 “Proper Gun Handling” on Page 11.
The Models 500X, 600X, 800X, 1000X, 522X, 722X, and 850X22 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 conventional 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 safe–or unsafe. DON’T DEPEND ON
MECHANICAL SAFETIES–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 thoroughly familiar
with it. Read the following operating instructions and WITHOUT LOADING ANY PELLETS, pr
oceed
through the operating steps, dry firing your gun several times at a safe target.
NOTE: Too much dry fir-
ing of the gun can cause excessive wear. This will enable you to learn to operate the Winchester Air
Rifle pr
operly and safely.
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