Traditions REX - Manual (Page 3)

TABLE OF C O N T E N T S
I . THE SPORT OF MUZZLELOADING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
I I . GENERAL SAFETY RULES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
I I I . RULES OF FIREARMS SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
I V. SAFETY RILES AND REGULATIONS FOR FIRING AND
USE OF YOUR TRADITIONS FIREARM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
V. MUZZLELOADING “MUSTS” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
V I . WARNINGS SPECIFIC TO YOUR EXPRESS DOUBLE ™ . . . . . . 15
V I I . MAKE SURE THAT THE MUZZLELOADER IS UNLOADED. . . . 16
V I I I . SAFETIES INCLUDED WITHYOUR MUZZLELOADER . . . . . . . 18
I X . ASSEMBLING YOUR EXPRESS DOUBLE ™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
X . BARREL ADJUSTMENT JACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
X I . BLACK POWDER & BLACK POWDER SUBSTITUTES. . . . . . . 26
X I I . P R E PARING TO LOAD THE PROPELLANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
X I I I . LOADING THE POWDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
X I V. LOADING THE PROJECTILE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
X V PRIMING YOUR MUZZLELOADER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4
X V I DECAPPING YOUR MUZZLELOADER AFTER FIRING . . . . . . . 3 5
V X I I . HANGFIRES & MISFIRES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
X V I I I REMOVING THEPROJECTILE AND THE CHARGE . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
X I X . SIGHTING IN AND SCOPE MOUNTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
X X . CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
X X I CLEANING AFTER SHOOTING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2
X X I I . HELPFUL MUZZLELOADING ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
X V I I I . WARRANTY CARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
TRADITIONS’ WARRANTY PROTECTION
INCLUDED WITH YOUR NEW GUN
Thank you for purchasing the Traditions muzzleloader. Quality, pride and
old world craftsmanship has gone into your new Traditions muzzleloader. We
work hard to provide the best value and performance possible, we back it up
with a limited lifetime warranty. Should you ever experience mechanical
difficulty with your new Traditions firearm, be assured that we are staffed
and equipped to correct it quickly. Your satisfaction with your firearm is very
important to Traditions.
PLEASE HELP US SERVE YOU BETTER
In the unlikely event you need warranty service on your new firearm, we
need your help to get the work done right and without delay. It’s as easy as
dropping us a note or picking up the telephone.
Traditions conveniently engraves the caliber, serial number and model name
on each barrel. Take note of this information, record it on the warranty page
in this manual and be prepared to state it when contacting the Traditions
Customer Service Department with your questions.
Contact Traditions at 1-800-526-9556, tell us what problem you are
experiencing and we’ll get busy to remedy your situation.
Help is just a phone call away should you experience a problem. Simply
follow these four simple steps and we’ll get your firearm back in perfect
working order in the shortest possible time.
1. Do not return your firearm to the dealer. You can save time by following
the steps outlined below.
2. Do call us and describe the problem. Chances are we can either guide you
to a solution right over the phone or when possible send you the parts
you need to correct the problem.
3. Should your gun need factory service, we will give you instructions
about where to ship it and issue you a Return Merchandise
Authorization number.
4. We will inspect your firearm and make necessary repairs that are covered
under warranty.
Often we can help you by phone, call before you return your
Traditions firearm for service. Good Shooting!
1-800-526-9556
Important: All firearms must have a factory issued
Return Merchandise Authorization number (RMA#)
before returning to Traditions for warranty service.
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