PUMP SHOTGUN PA08 OWNERS MANUAL
INTRODUCTION Thank you for buying a Weatherby® firearm, and welcome to the family. We realize that you had many products to choose from and hope you feel as we do, that you purchased the finest quality production firearm on the market today. When my late father started this company in 1945, it was as a means to turn his revolutionary vision of rifle design and cartridge performance into practical realities.
- SAFETY FIRST AND FOREMOST FIREARMS ARE DANGEROUS WEAPONS, WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. WHEN USING ANY FIREARM, SAFETY MUST BE YOUR FIRST AND CONSTANT C ONCERN. READ AND UNDERSTAND THE FOLLOWING SAFETY RULES KNOW YOUR FIREARM . Before assembling or using your Weatherby® Pump Shotgun PA-08, read and understand the instructions and safety warnings contained in this Owner's Manual in order to learn how to use the firearm safely and correctly. ALWAYS TREAT YOUR FIREARM AS IF IT WERE LOADED.
INDEX • Introduction Page 1 • Safety - First and Foremost Page 2 • Index Page 3 • General Overview Page 5 • Manual Safety Operation Page 6 • Ammunition Page 7 • Multi-Choke Tubes · Removing Choke Tubes · Installing Choke Tubes · Tightening Choke Tubes Page 8 Page 8 Page 9 Page 9 • Initial Assembly Instructions · Removing Magazine Cap · Assembling Barrel to Receiver Page 10 Page 10 Page 10 • Operating Instructions · Opening the Bolt · Checking for and Clearing Bore Obstructions · To Check
• Storing Your Shotgun Page 20 • Suggestions for Getting Top Performance from Your Weatherby Pump Shotgun PA-08 Page 20 • Parts Listing Page 21 • Exploded View Diagram (complete gun) Page 22 • Weatherby Service Policy Page 23 • Ten Commandments of Firearms Safety Page 24 • Exercise Extreme Caution Page 24 -4-
® WEATHERBY PUMP SHOTGUN PA-08 The Weatherby Pump Shotgun PA-08 is a manually operated slide action shotgun capable of feeding and firing both target and hunting loads up to 3 inch. ® With proper care as outlined in this manual, your Weatherby Pump Shotgun PA-08 should give you many years of dependable use and shooting pleasure. ® The picture below shows the main parts of the Weatherby Pump Shotgun PA-08. Please refer to it when reading this manual. It will aid in understanding the terminology. ® Fig.
MANUAL SAFETY OPERATION ® The manual safety on the Weatherby Pump Shotgun PA-08 is a button-type safety located on the rear of the trigger guard. When in proper condition and correctly engaged in the "SAFE" position, the manual safety blocks the trigger and prevents accidental discharge under normal usage. WARNING!! Never depend on any mechanical safety mechanism or device to prevent the dangers of careless handling or pointing a firearm in an unsafe direction.
AMMUNITION ® Weatherby Pump Shotgun PA-08s are chambered only for 12 ga. shells in 2¾ and 3 inch lengths, for which factory-loaded ammunition manufactured in accordance with U.S. industry standards is commercially available. Barrels marked for 3” shot shells can be safely used for both 2¾” and 3” shot shells. Barrels marked for 2¾” can be safely used for 2¾” shot shells only. Chokes are crafted from high grade steel and are certified for steel shot through modified choke constrictions.
MULTI-CHOKE TUBES Each new Weatherby Pump Shotgun PA-08 is equipped with interchangeable Multi-Choke choke tubes and one choke tube wrench (Fig. 4). One of the choke tubes is installed in the muzzle of the barrel, and the remaining choke tubes are packaged in the shipping box. ® Weatherby Multi-Choke tubes are crafted from high grade steel and are certified for steel shot through modified choke constrictions. ® Fig.
INSTALLING CHOKE TUBES Choke tubes may be installed into a barrel dissembled from the shotgun or with the barrel assembled to the shotgun, by following these simple instructions. NOTE: If installing choke tubes with the barrel removed from the shotgun, begin from instruction no. 3. When installing a choke tube into a barrel assembled to the shotgun, keep the muzzle of the shotgun pointed in a safe direction, and keep your fingers out of the trigger guard and away from the trigger at all times. 1.
INITIAL ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS REMOVING MAGAZINE CAP ® New Weatherby Pump Shotgun PA-08s are packaged in "take down" condition -- the barrel is separated from the receiver assembly, with the forearm assembly attached to the receiver assembly, in the shipping carton in which the shotgun is received by the dealer. The shotgun may also have been stored in "take down" condition. Before assembly of the shotgun, the magazine cap must be removed from the magazine tube.
Fig. 8 WARNING!! If ammunition is present in the barrel's chamber, the receiver loading port or the magazine, the shotgun will be loaded, cocke d and ready to fire by closing the bolt and pulling the trigger with the safety "Off" (in the “FIRE” position). OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS OPENING THE BOLT Keep the muzzle of the shotgun pointed in a safe direction, and keep your fingers out of the trigger guard and away from the trigger at all times. 1.
WARNING!! Never attempt to check for or clear a bore obstruction by loading a shot shell into the chamber of the barrel and firing! If there is a bore obstruction this will cause excessive pressures which may result in death or serious injury and damage to your shotgun. TO CHECK THE BARREL FOR OBSTRUCTIONS Keep the muzzle of the shotgun pointed in a safe direction, and keep your fingers out of the trigger guard and away from the trigger at all times. 1.
Always wear shooting glasses and hearing protectors when shooting. LOADING THE SHOTGUN AMMUNITION NOTICE WEATHERBY, INC. SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY INJURY OR DAMAGE WHATSOEVER OCCURRING IN CONNECTION WITH, OR AS A RESULT OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE USE OF FAULTY, OR NON-STANDARD, OR "REMANUFACTURED" OR HAND-LOADED OR RELOADED AMMUNITION, OR ANY AMMUNITION OTHER THAN FOR WHICH THE FIREARM WAS ORIGINALLY CHAMBERED.
Manual Safety Operation, page 6). 2. Press the slide lock lever to release the bolt (refer fig. 2, page 6).. Pull the forend to the rear to stage the shell 3. Push the forend all the way forward to cycle the shell into the chamber. WARNING!! If the manual safety is not in the "SAFE" position, the shotgun is now ready to fire. Do not touch the trigger until Y O U are ready to fire. To S ingle-load the Chamber without Shells in the M agazine.
UNLOADING THE SHOTGUN ALWAYS UNLOAD YOUR SHOTGUN IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU FINISH SHOOTING. Keep the muzzle of the shotgun pointed in a safe direction, and keep your fingers out of the trigger guard and away from the trigger at all times. 1. Move the manual safety button to the "SAFE" position (refer to Manual Safety Operation, page 6). 2. Pull the forend rearward to extract the shell from the chamber. 3. Push the lifter upwards towards the bolt to unload the magazine. 4.
Fig. 12 DISASSEMBLY OF BOLT FROM RECEIVER 1. Remove barrel (refer to Removing barrel from Receiver Assembly, page 15) 2. Remove forearm by sliding the forearm assembly forward until the bolt assembly clears the receiver. 3. The bolt is exposed and available to lift off the slide assembly REMOVAL OF CHOKE TUBES Remove Multi-Choke choke tubes as describe under Removing Choke Tubes, Page 8. Further disassembly of the shotgun is not recommended.
® CLEANING YOUR WEATHERBY PUMP SHOTGUN PA-08 Any firearm requires regular cleaning and periodic maintenance. To assure safe and reliable functioning of your Weatherby Pump Shotgun PA-08, it is very important that you clean it immediately after each use, and periodically during extended storage periods, to remove powder residue, dirt, dust and excess lubricant, and to prevent rust. During cleaning, inspect components to determine whether they are in proper working order.
CLEANING THE OUTSIDE OF THE BARREL 1. Using a patch or clean cloth saturated with cleaning solvent, wipe down all accessible surfaces of the barrel, rib and barrel ring. (A clean tooth brush may be handy for cleaning the corners and recesses of the rib and barrel ring.) 2. With a clean, dry, lint-free cloth, remove all cleaning solvent. 3.
forearm assembly. CLEANING THE MAGAZINE 1. Using a lint-free cloth, clean the outside of the magazine tube with gun-cleaning solvent; and dry thoroughly with a clean cloth. 2. With a clean cloth or patch, apply a light coat of gun lubricant to outside surface of the magazine tube. CLEANING THE TRIGGER ASSEMBLY Caution: Make sure the hammer is in the cocked position prior to removing the trigger assembly from the receiver. This is achieved by pulling the forearm to the rear.
Note: It is recommended to assemble the bolt to the receiver with the trigger assembly installed in the receiver. 1. Assemble the bolt assembly onto the slide arm assembly. 2. Place the tube of the forearm assembly over the magazine tube and move the slide toward the receiver, aligning the bolt with the receiver as the bolt enters the receiver opening. 3. Slide the bolt into the receiver. ASSEMBLY OF BARREL TO RECEIVER Assemble the barrel as described under ASSEMBLING BARREL TO RECEIVER, page 10.
PARTS LIST 1) Magazine cap 2) Barrel 3) Front bead 4) Detent, magazine cap 5) Spring, magazine cap detent 6) Forearm 7) Slide arm 8) Clip, slide arm retainer 9) Forearm tube 10) Nut, forearm tube 11) Bolt body 12) Pin, firing pin retaining 13) Firing pin 14) Spring, firing pin 15) Pin, extractor retaining 16) Extractor 17) Plunger, extractor 18) Spring, extractor 19) Locking block 20) Pin, trigger frame (2) 21) “D” ring, trigger frame pin 2 22) Tube, trigger frame pin (2) 23) Lifter 24) Lifter dog 25) Pin,
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WEATHERBY SERVICE POLICY Weatherby is a name that has been synonymous with quality firearms for over 50 years. All Weatherby firearms are manufactured of the finest materials and have been thoroughly inspected and tested in every phase of production. Because of the confidence we have in our products, Weatherby does not provide a written warranty, but rather stands behind its reputation for customer service and satisfaction.
TEN COMMANDMENTS OF FIREARMS SAFETY Prevention is the solution to hunting and shooting casualties. Every hunting and shooting accident that has occurred could have been prevented. Most such accidents happen as a result of people ignoring basic firearms safety rules. Prevention involves knowing and obeying those basic safety rules. Responsible, knowledgeable, and safe hunters and shooters will learn, remember and follow these simple rules: 1. Control the direction of your firearm's muzzle.
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