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Keep muzzle pointed in safe direction and follow all safety procedures at all times. Practice
these steps with an unloaded revolver or dummy ammo until you are completely familiar
and comfortable with the procedures. Use live ammo only when you are prepared to shoot.
Always use clean, dry, high quality ammunition (of the proper caliber) that meets industry
performance standards.
• Do not load the revolver until you are ready to use it. Keep your finger off the trigger
and outside the trigger guard until you are ready to fire.
• Never load your revolver until you are at the shooting site and fully prepared to fire.
• To load your revolver, hold it in one hand with the muzzle pointed in a safe direction
and away from you and others.
• Keep your finger off the trigger and out of the trigger guard.
• Press the cylinder opening lever downwards to unlock the cylinder.
• Push the cylinder to the left and place a round of the correct ammunition in each charge
hole.
• Grasp the revolver in the shooting hand with your finger still outside the trigger guard
• Push the cylinder back into the frame until it locks into place. Your revolver is now fully
loaded. The hammer is in the “at rest” position.
Decocking
Rhino has an inner hammer and an external hammer (a false hammer). When you push the
External hammer downwards, the inner hammer is cocked and the gun is in single action.
When the gun is in single action, a red pin (flag) is jutting out on the frame (on the left side
of the rear sight), and the External hammer will go back to its original position.
If you decide not to fire in single action from a cocked position, continue to point the
firearm in a safe direction and then decock the revolver as follows:
(1) While keeping your fingers well away from the trigger guard, place the thumb of your
firing hand on the external hammer and pull it completely back (figure 1).
(2) Keeping the gun pointed to a safe position, pull the trigger while keeping the external
hammer in cocked position (figure 2).
(3) Carefully ease the external hammer downwards while releasing the trigger, until both
are in the “at rest” position
(4) Make sure that the flag is back into the frame and not jutting out.
WARNING: Practice this procedure with your unloaded revolver until you have mastered
decocking. Always be aware of the external hammer position. Never holster, carry or store a
cocked revolver. Always check that the trigger is in the “at rest” position.