Manual

AMMUNITION

1. Use only high quality, original, factory-manufactured ammunition. Do not

use cartridges that are dirty, wet, corroded, bent or damaged. Do not oil

cartridges. Do not spray aerosol-type lubricants, preservatives, or cleaners

directly onto cartridges or where excess spray may flow into contact with

cartridges. Lubricant or other foreign matter on cartridges can cause

potentially dangerous ammunition malfunctions. Use only ammunition of the

caliber for which your firearm is chambered. The proper caliber is

permanently engraved on your firearm; never attempt to use ammunition of

any other caliber.

2. The use of reloaded, “remanufactured”, hand-loaded, or other non-

standard ammunition voids all warranties. Improperly loaded ammunition

voids all warranties. Improperly loaded ammunition can be extremely

dangerous. Severe damage to the firearm and serious injury to the shooter or

to others may result. Always use ammunition that complies with the industry

performance standards established by the Sporting Arms and Ammunition

Manufacturers Institute, Inc., of the United States, (SAAMI) or the equivalent

from other countries.

3. Firearms may be severely damaged and serious injury to the shooter or to

others may result from any condition causing excessive pressure inside the

chamber or barrel during firing. Excessive pressure can be caused by

obstructions in the barrel, propellant powder overloads, or by the use of

incorrect cartridges or defectively assembled cartridges. In addition, the use

of a dirty, corroded, or damaged cartridge can lead to a burst cartridge case

and consequent damage to the firearm and personal injury from the sudden

escape of high-pressure propellant gas within the firearm’s mechanism.

4. Immediately stop shooting and check the barrel for a possible obstruction

whenever:

• You have difficulty in, or feel unusual resistance in, chambering a cartridge,

• A cartridge misfires (does not go off), or

• The mechanism fails to extract a fired cartridge case, or

• Unburned grains of propellant powder are discovered spilled in

mechanism, or

• A shot sounds weak or abnormal. In such cases it is possible that a bullet

is lodged part way down the barrel. Firing a subsequent bullet into the

obstructed barrel can wreck the firearm and cause serious injury to the

shooter or to bystanders.