SEMIAUTOMATIC SHOTGUN 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 CONCERN. READ AND UNDERSTAND THE FOLLOWING SAFETY RULES KNOW YOUR FIREARM . Before assembling or using your Weatherby SAS, 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 8 Page 9 • Initial Assembly Instructions · Removing Forearm from Receiver Assembly · Assembling Barrel to Receiver · Assembling Forearm to Receiver Assembly · Optional Stock Spacers Page 10 Page 10 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 •
• Assembly of Weatherby SAS Shotgun · Assembly of Piston to Magazine Tube · Assembly of Bolt to Receiver · Assembly of Trigger Assembly to Receiver · Assembly of Barrel to Receiver · Assembly of Forearm to Receiver Page 23 Page 23 Page 23 Page 23 Page 23 Page 23 • Storing Your Shotgun Page 24 • Suggestions for Getting Top Performance from Your Weatherby SAS Shotgun Page 24 ® • Exploded View Diagram Page 25 • Parts Listing Page 26 • Weatherby Service Policy Page 27 • Ten Commandments of Firearm
WEATHERBY® SAS SEMI-AUTOMATIC SHOTGUNS The Weatherby SAS is a gas operated semi-automatic shotgun capable of feeding both target and hunting loads up to 3-inch. ® With proper care as outlined in this manual, your Weatherby SAS shotgun should give you many years of dependable use and shooting pleasure. ® The picture below shows the main parts of Weatherby SAS shotguns. Please refer to it when reading this manual. It will aid in understanding the terminology. ® Fig.
MANUAL SAFETY OPERATION The manual safety on Weatherby SAS semi-automatic shotguns 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 SAS semi-automatic shotguns are chambered only for 12 and 20 ga. shells in 2¾ and 3 inch lengths, for which factory-loaded ammunition manufactured in accordance with U.S. industry standards is commercially available. Chokes are crafted from stainless steel and are certified for steel shot through modified choke constrictions. ® Exercise care to assure that you are using only the correct ammunition for your shotgun.
MULTI-CHOKE TUBES Each new Weatherby SAS shotgun except for the rifled barrel shotgun is equipped with interchangeable Multi-Choke choke tubes and one choke tube wrench (Fig. 4). If applicable, one of the choke tubes is installed in the muzzle of the barrel, and the remainder are packaged in plastic containers.
Choke tubes may be installed into a barrel disassembled 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 s hotgun pointed in a safe direction and your fingers out of the trigger guard and away from the trigger at all times. 1.
INITIAL ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS REMOVING FOREARM FROM RECEIVER ASSEMBLY New Weatherby SAS semi-automatic shotguns are packaged in "take down" condition -- the barrel separated from the receiver assembly, with the forearm attached, 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 forearm must be removed from the receiver assembly.
Fig. 7 WARNING!! If ammunition is present in the barrel's chamber, the receiver loading port or the magazine, the shotgun will be loaded, cocked and ready to fire by releasing the bolt and pulling the trigger with the safety "Off" (in the “FIRE” position). ASSEMBLING FOREARM TO RECEIVER ASSEMBLY The forearm may be assembled to the receiver assembly with the barrel installed, or without the barrel installed for storage in "take-down" condition.
ADDITIONAL STOCK SPACERS The Weatherby SAS comes with additional stock spacers to permit you to custom fit your shotgun to your shooting needs. These shims come in three sizes that create a cast-off or cast-on and three different drop dimensions. The drop dimensions are, 50mm (1.97”), 55mm (2.17”) and 60mm (2.36”). To install the spacers follow the directions below. Tools required: Socket driver 8” extension 13mm socket #2 Philips screwdriver 1.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS OPENING THE BOLT Keep the muzzle of the shotgun pointed in a safe direction, and 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. Unload the gun (refer to Unloading the Shotgun, page 16). 3. Lock the carrier by pressing the carrier lock button.
1. Move the manual safety button to the "SAFE" position (refer to Manual Safety Operation, page 6). 2. Unload the gun (refer to Unload the Shotgun, page 16). 3. Disassemble barrel from receiver (refer to Disassembly of Barrel from Receiver, page 18). 4. Visually check the bore for obstructions by looking through the barrel from the breech end through the muzzle. IF THERE IS AN OBSTRUCTION 1.
AMMUNITION NOTICE WEATHERBY, INC. SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY INJURY OR DAMAGE WHATSOEVER OCCURRING IN CONNECTION WITH, OR AS A RESULT OF, THE USE OF FAULTY, OR NON-STANDARD, OR "REMANUFACTURED" OR HAND-LOADED (RELOADED) AMMUNITION, OR OF AMMUNITION OTHER THAN FOR WHICH THE FIREARM WAS ORIGINALLY CHAMBERED. To Load the Magazine Keep the muzzle of the shotgun pointed in a safe direction, and your fingers out of the trigger guard and away from the trigger at all times. 1.
To Single-load the Chamber without shells in the magazine. Keep the muzzle of the shotgun pointed in a safe direction, and your fingers out of the trigger guard and away from the trigger a t all times. 1. Move the manual safety button to the "SAFE" position (refer to Manual Safety Operation, page 6). 2. Open the bolt of the shotgun (refer to Opening the Bolt, Page 13). 3.
a. Remove your finger from the trigger; b. Move the manual safety button to the "SAFE" position (refer to Manual Safety Operation, page 6). c. Open the breech of the shotgun (refer to Opening the Breech, page 13). UNLOADING THE SHOTGUN ALWAYS UNLOAD YOUR SHOTGUN IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU FINISH SHOOTING. Keep the muzzle of the shotgun pointed in a safe direction, and your fingers out of the trigger guard and away from the trigger at all times. 1.
DISASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS DISASSEMBLY OF BARREL FROM RECEIVER Keep the muzzle of the shotgun pointed in a safe direction and your fingers out of the trigger guard and away from the trigger at all times. 1. Unload the shotgun (refer to Unloading the Shotgun, page 17). 2. Close the bolt by depressing the bolt release button. 3. Unscrew the magazine cap by turning it in a counter clock-wise direction until easily detached. 4.
DISASSEMBLY OF BOLT FROM RECEIVER 1. If installed, remove forearm (refer to Removing Forearm from Receiver Assembly, page 10) and the barrel (refer to Disassembly of Barrel from Receiver, page18). 2. Remove the gas piston from magazine tube by sliding it forward until it is free from tube. 3. Push the slide assembly rearward (towards the buttstock) about an inch. 4. Remove the bolt handle by grasping with fingers then pulling outwards (see Fig.
CLEANING YOUR WEATHERBY® SAS SHOTGUN Any firearm requires regular cleaning and periodic maintenance. To assure safe and reliable functioning of you Weatherby SAS shotgun, 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.
CLEANING THE SLIDE AND CARRIER 1. Using a small lint-free cloth, clean the inside and outside of the slide and carrier with gun-cleaning solvent; and dry thoroughly with a clean cloth. (A clean tooth brush may be handy for cleaning some the areas of the slide and carrier) 2. With a clean cloth or patch, apply a light coat of gun lubricant to all accessible surfaces of the slide and carrier. CLEANING THE MAGAZINE 1.
ASSEMBLY OF WEATHERBY® SAS SHOTGUN ASSEMBLY OF PISTON TO MAGAZINE TUBE 1. Replace the piston to the magazine tube by sliding the piston over the end of the tube, making sure it is placed back onto the magazine tube in the proper direction. The piston will work only in one direction, the large outside diameter of the piston goes onto the magazine tube first. ASSEMBLY OF BOLT TO RECEIVER 1. Assemble the bolt onto the slide. 2.
STORING YOUR SHOTGUN Your Weatherby SAS shotgun may be stored fully assembled (refer to Assembly Instructions, page 23), or in "take down" condition. ® If storing your shotgun fully assembled, release the pressure on the hammer springs as follows: 1. Make certain the shotgun is not loaded by following unloading procedures (refer to Unloading the Shotgun, Page 16). 2. Close the bolt (refer to Closing the Bolt, page 14) 3. Pointing the muzzle of the shotgun in a safe direction, pull the trigger.
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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