User Guide

You Are
Responsible For
Firearms Safety
As a gun owner, you accept a set of demanding
responsibilities. How seriously you take these
responsibilities can be the difference between
life and death.
There is no excuse for careless or abusive han-
dling of any firearm. At all times handle your
shotgun and any other firearm with intense re-
spect for its power and potential danger.
PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE
CAUTIONS, PROPER HANDLING PROCEDURES 3 WHENEVER YOU HANDLE A FIREARM, OR
AND INSTRUCTIONS OUTLINED IN THIS
BOOKLET BEFORE USING YOUR NEW FIREARM.
1
ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE OF YOUR
SHOTGUN POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION,
even though you are certain the shotgun is
unloaded. Never point any firearm at
anything you do not intend to shoot. Be
extremely alert and aware of all persons and
property within the range of your ammuni-
tion.
2 NEVER RELY TOTALLY ON YOUR CASE, OR OTHER CONTAINER.
SHOTGUN’S MECHANICAL “SAFETY”
DEVICE.
The word “safety” describes a gun’s trigger
block mechanism, sear block mechanism,
hammer block mechanism or firing pin block
mechanism. These mechanical devices are
designed to place your gun in a SAFER sta-
tus. No guarantee can be made that the gun
will not fire even if the “safety” is in the “on
safe” position. The Auto-5 has a cross bolt
“safety” which blocks the gun’s trigger. See
“Operation of the Safety” on page 8 for in-
structions on operation of this gun’s “safety.”
LIKE ANY MECHANICAL DEVICE, A
“SAFETY” CAN SOMETIMES FAIL; IT CAN BE
JARRED OR INADVERTENTLY MANIPU-
LATED INTO AN UNSAFE CONDITION.
Mechanical “safeties” merely aid safe gun
handling and are no excuse for pointing your
shotgun’s muzzle in an unsafe direction,
While it is a good idea to “test” your
shotgun’s mechanical “safeties” periodically
for proper function,
NEVER TEST IT WHILE YOUR SHOTGUN IS
LOADED OR POINTED IN AN UNSAFE
DIRECTION.
Safe gun handling does not stop with your
gun’s mechanical “safety” devices — it starts
there. Always treat this shotgun with the re-
spect due a loaded, ready-to-fire firearm.
HAND IT TO SOMEONE, ALWAYS OPEN THE
ACTION IMMEDIATELY, VISUALLY CHECK
YOUR SHOTGUN’S CHAMBER, FEED
MECHANISM AND MAGAZINE
Make certain that they do not inadvertently
contain any ammunition. Always keep the
chamber empty and “safety” in the “on safe”
position unless shooting is imminent.
4
DO NOT TRANSPORT YOUR SHOTGUN
LOADED, WHETHER IN A SCABBARD GUN
5 HUNTING FROM ELEVATED SURFACES
SUCH AS TREE STANDS IS DANGEROUS,
and may increase the risk of handling a firearm.
The following rules should always be
observed by you and those you hunt with:
Always make certain that the stand being
used is safe and stable. Always make certain
that your firearm is unloaded when it is being
taken up and down from the stand. Always
make certain that your firearm is not dropped
from the stand, or dropped while it is being
taken up or down from the stand. Remem-
ber, a loaded firearm may discharge when
dropped, even with the safety in the “on
safe” position.