IZH43 (BOUNTY HUNTER II) SIDE BY SIDE SHOTGUN WARNING AND INSTRUCTION MANUAL European American Armory Corp. 3855 North U.S. Highway One Cocoa, Florida 32927 (407) 639-4842 www.eaacorp.com E-mail: eaacorp@bv.net © Copyright EAA Corp.
EAA MODEL: IZH43 (BOUNTY HUNTER II) SIDE BY SIDE- SHOTGUN WARNING AND INSTRUCTION MANUAL PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS MODEL NUMBER IZH43 BARREL LENGTH 20",24",26",28",30" TYPE SIDE BY SIDE (BOUNTY HUNTER II) SHOTGUN GAUGES 12, 20,16,410,28,10 FINISH BLUE / NICKEL CASE COLOR GENERAL INFORMATION: Weight (average) - 28" = 6.8 Lbs.
Type Of Ammunition To Be Used: It is suggested that high quality commercially manufactured ammunition be used in this firearm. Some factory ammunition works better than others and you should stick with the brand you find works well in your shotgun. Avoid military surplus or hot loaded ammo. The use of reloaded, high pressure or hand loaded ammunition will void the warranty.
ammunition. Make sure you know that this or any firearm is fully unloaded before displaying or handling it. When handling any firearm, keep your fingers away from the trigger at all times until you intend to fire. 7. WARNING: The actual firearm does not contain any lead; however, it does fire ammunition containing lead or lead compounds known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, reproductive toxicity, and other serious physical injury.
READING THESE SAFETY RULES WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE OR THE LIFE OF SOMEONE ELSE Test your gun’s operation and safeties only at a shooting range while the firearm is pointed in a safe direction. Know your target and what is beyond. Ask yourself what your bullet will hit if it misses the target or passes through the intended target. Remember, a fired projectile can travel over a mile (including a ricochet) and is capable of going through walls. Guns and alcohol or drugs do not mix.
READING THESE SAFETY RULES WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE OR THE LIFE OF SOMEONE ELSE Keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction when loading and unloading your gun. Never point the muzzle at anyone. Never shoot at hard flat surfaces or water....bullets ricochet. If a gun fails to fire when the trigger is pulled, keep it pointed down range at the target for 60 seconds. Sometimes slow primer ignition will cause a “hang fire” and the cartridge will go off after a short pause.
WARNING BEFORE LOADING or firing a shotgun, examine the bore and the firing chamber to be certain they are clean and free of any obstruction. Even a heavy coat of oil, grease, snow or water may result in damage to the firearm and injury to the shooter and/or persons near the firearm. A misfire or unusual sound upon firing is a signal to cease firing and to examine the chamber and bore. If there is any obstruction, clear the obstruction and clean the bore and chamber before firing.
resuming shooting. If the blockage can not be dislodged by tapping it with a cleaning rod, take the firearm to a gunsmith. WARNING (Mechanical Malfunctions) STOP SHOOTING IMMEDIATELY AND UNLOAD YOUR FIREARM if your firearm develops: a mechanical malfunction; binding or stoppage; spitting powder/gas; a cartridge primer is punctured; a cartridge case is bulged or ruptured; or the sound on firing does not sound quite right.
Directions For Assembly Of Shotgun: 1) Fig 1: When you open the box of your new IZH43 shotgun the barrel and forend is separated from the main portion of the shotgun. To attach the barrel and forend first remove the plastic bags or wrapping material covering the parts. Then remove the forend from the barrel by pulling out the lever in the lower mid section of the forend and tipping the forend away from the barrel while pulling the lever out...
To Load Shotgun: 1) Fig 7: Make sure the shotgun is pointed in a safe direction at all times, the trigger block safety is engaged, and never allow fingers or objects to contact trigger. Warning *** Do not load shotgun until you are ready to fire 2) Do not disengage the safety until you are ready to fire. 3) Make sure the ammo that you are using is the correct size and gauge. The barrel is marked with the gauge and chamber size, barrels marked 3" will also use 2 3/4" or 3" shot shells.
WARNING Once you have broken open the shotgun action with the forearm installed the internal hammers are cocked and under spring tension. We suggest that you do not keep, carry or store the gun with the hammer springs under compression. Follow unloading instructions and with the gun unloaded or the barrel removed pull the triggers to release the hammer springs from their compressed state. There is no excuse for not being careful.....
To Unload Shotgun: 1) Make sure the gun is pointed in safe direction and the trigger block safety is engaged There is no excuse for not being careful..... 2) After completing step one completely... push the top lever to the right till the action breaks open. 3) Then fully open the action and remove the shells. 4) Visually check that the barrels are free of obstructions and then close the shotgun action.
Cleaning And Maintenance Of Shotgun: A) Follow procedures for unloading shotgun as described previously B) Follow procedures for disassembly of shotgun as described previously C) Materials needed to clean this shotgun are: a cleaning rod, cotton bore patches, brass bore brush, powder solvent, a small soft brush and good quality gun oil. WARNING: Lead or lead compounds are known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, reproductive toxicity, and other serious physical injury.
AMMUNITION (CARTRIDGES) NOTICE We specifically disclaim responsibility for any damage, injury or death occurring in connection with or as the result of the use of European American Armory shotguns of faulty, non-standard, remanufactured, hand loaded or reloaded ammunition, used cartridges or cartridges other than factory cartridges for which the firearm was originally chambered.
WARNING Altering or modifying parts and/or internal safeties is dangerous and will void the warranty. This shotgun was manufactured to perform properly with the original parts as designed. It is your duty to make sure any parts you buy are made for this firearm and are installed correctly and that neither the replacements nor originals are altered or changed. Your gun is a complex precision tool with many parts that must relate correctly to other parts in order for proper and safe operation.
PARTS LIST Fig. 2 - IZH43 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. barrel assembly extractor extractor pin hinge follower forend receiver Fig. 3 - IZH43 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
PARTS LIST IZH43 Exploded View 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. barrel assembly extractor spring plunger right extractor left extractor screw pin sling swivel ring screw barrel sling swivel base front sight forend washer spring latch bdy forend latch pin screw screw screw lever pin left lever right lever hinge lever spring screw receiver cam 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52.
Screw in Chokes Symbols / Markings (This is an option not all IZH43 shotguns have this feature) The end of the chokes are marked with slashes to determine choke / - Full // - Improved Modified /// - Modified //// - Improved Cylinder Cl - Cylinder Make sure that you fully install the choke tube before you fire the shotgun. The chokes are right hand thread.
