Ruger Caulking Gun - Manual (Page 23)

TO RENDER THE RIFLE INOPERATIVE FOR SAFE STORAGE
With the muzzle pointed in a safe direction, open the action and check the
chamber to be sure the rifle is completely unloaded! Remove the forend screw.
Carefully remove the forend and forend takedown nut. Open the lever and insert a
pin through the hole in the front of the hammer spring strut. With the muzzle
pointed in a safe direction, pull the trigger and then remove the hammer spring
assembly toward the front of the rifle. Now open the action and unscrew and
remove the lever pivot screw on the left side of the receiver. The hammer can be
removed from the bottom of the receiver. Replace the lever pivot screw, the forend
nut, the forend, and the forend screw.
Store the hammer spring assembly and the hammer in different locations. When
disassembled in this manner, the rifle is inoperable. It is impossible to fire the rifle
until the hammer spring assembly and hammer have been correctly replaced into
the rifle.
To reassemble the rifle for firing, remove the forend screw, the forend, and the
forend takedown nut. Unscrew and remove the lever pivot screw. Reinsert the
hammer into the receiver and secure it with the lever pivot screw. Replace the
hammer spring assembly with the down-turned rear end of the strut facing
downward. Replace the forend nut, remove the pin from the front of the hammer
spring assembly. Replace the forend and tighten the forend screw. Check to be sure
that the lever, hammer, trigger, and safety mechanisms work fully and freely. The
rifle is now reassembled and can be loaded and fired normally.
While the rifle is less likely to be used by unauthorized persons when
disassembled in the above manner, it is always safest to store a firearm with the
supplied locking device correctly installed, or to store the firearm in a gun safe
or other secure location, away from children and unauthorized adults. Guns
should always be stored securely, unloaded and separate from their ammunition.
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Never place or store any firearm in
such a manner that it may be
dislodged. Firearms should always be
stored securely and unloaded, away
from children and careless adults. Use
the locking device originally supplied
with this firearm for storage.
The use of a locking device or safety
lock is only one aspect of responsible
firearms storage. For increased safety,
firearms should be stored unloaded
and locked in a location that is both
separate from their ammunition and
inaccessible to children and any other
unauthorized person.
STORE SECURELY & UNLOADED
WARNING – STORAGE