Owner's Manual

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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 handling of any firearm. At
all times handle your shotgun and any firearm with intense respect for
its power and potential danger.
READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE CAUTIONS AND PROPER HANDLING
PROCEDURES AND INSTRUCTIONS OUTLINED IN THIS BOOKLET BEFORE
USING YOUR NEW FIREARM.
1 ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE OF ANY FIREARM POINTED IN A SAFE
DIRECTION.
Do this even though you are certain it 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 ammunition.
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NEVER RELY TOTALLY ON YOUR SHOTGUN’S MECHANICAL “SAFETY”
DEVICES.
Always assume that your gun can be fired at any time, even
with all safety mechanisms engaged. The word “safety” describes a
gun’s mechanical devices that are designed to place your gun in a
SAFER status. No guarantee can be made that the gun will not fire
even if the “safety” is in the “on safe” position. See “Operation of the
Safety” later in this manual for instructions on operation of this gun’s
“safety.”
LIKE ANY MECHANICAL DEVICE, A “SAFETY” CAN SOMETIMES
FAIL; IT CAN BE JARRED OR INADVERTENTLY MANIPULATED 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
THEM WHILE YOUR FIREARM 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 respect due a loaded, ready-to-fire gun. NEVER TEST THE
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