Traditions Vortek Ultralight - Manual (Page 9)

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open. A suitable carrying case should be used to
transport or carry your unloaded rifle to and from
the range or other safe shooting area. Check the
laws to determine and follow legal requirements in
transporting a firearm in your jurisdiction. Close the
rifle’s action and load the rifle only when you are at
the range or other safe shooting area, ready to begin
shooting.
Never climb a fence, ladder, tree or other object, jump
across a brook or ditch, crawl under a fence or other
obstacle, walk across an icy surface, steep slope or
other area with poor footing, or cross other slippery or
precarious terrain or obstacles with a loaded firearm.
Instead, un-prime your firearm first. When carrying
your rifle in the field, keep the muzzle pointed in a
safe direction and carry the rifle so you can safely
control the direction in which it points in the event you
stumble, slip or fall.
Never shoot at a hard surface (rock, pavement, metal, ice,
etc.) or at the surface of water, as the bullet may ricochet
(glance off) the surface and travel in any direction,
causing serious injury or death to someone you cannot
see. Shoot only where there is a safe backstop (one which
will safely stop and contain the fired bullets), free from
rocks, hard objects and obstructions that could cause
ricochets or splash-back of bullets, fragments, pebbles
or rock particles. Check local and state laws to be sure
shooting is permitted at the place you intend to shoot.
When shooting, be alert to be sure no one comes into
the line of fire. Check the backstop and target area
carefully to be sure it is free of people each time before
you begin to fire.
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warning!
keep your finger off the trigger and outside the trigger
guard until you are aimed at a proper target and have
decided to fire. Failure to do so could cause serious
injury or death.
warning!
keep hands, fingers and other body parts from
touching the muzzle, barrel or chamber after firing, as
they could be burned by hot metal.
warning!
If dropped or struck, whether the safety is “on” or
“off’, the rifle may fire, causing serious injury or death.
keep the rifle unprimed (without a 209 primer in the
breech) unless actually firing! keep the safety “on”
unless actually firing! When carrying or handling the
rifle, keep it pointed in a safe direction, and carry it in
such a way that you can safely control the direction in
which the rifle points even if you should slip, stumble
or fall.
warning!
Children are attracted to, and can find, load and
operate firearms, causing serious injury or death to
themselves and others. Prevent child access by always
keeping guns locked away and unloaded when not in
use. If you leave a gun loaded or unloaded where a
child obtains and improperly uses it, you may be fined
or sent to prison or both.
Never transport or carry a loaded firearm in a vehicle
or otherwise. Always transport or carry your rifle
unloaded, with the safety engaged and the action
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