Traditions Yukon - Manual (Page 14)

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Use the safety on this rifle, but don't trust or re l y
on it as a substitute for safe gun handling
practices. The safety is a mechanical device
which could fail. Or, by mistake, you may think
the safety is on when it is not. Or the safety may
become disengaged without your knowledge. Or
you could think your gun is unloaded when it is
loaded. Always follow the safe gun handling ru l e s
and pro c e d u res in this manual, whether you think
the safety is on or off, and whether you think the
rifle is loaded or unloaded. Don't pull the trigger
when the safety is engaged, or when it is
positioned part way between Safe and Fire. Don't
use or rely on the safety lever to try to
" c h i l d p roof' your rifle or keep it safe fro m
untrained persons - instead, your rifle should be
unloaded and securely locked up, out of access
of children and other unauthorized users
WA R N I N G :
Check and inspect both safeties for proper function before each use
and after each cleaning. If the hammer does not re t u rn to the “at
rest” position, the gun must be re t u rned to the factory for inspection
and re p a i r. Failure to follow this rule can result in an accidental
d i s c h a rge which may cause injury and/or death to the shooter or
bystanders and damage to pro p e rt y.
C A U T I O N :
With the safety set in the “F i re” (F) position and with the hammer
pulled back to the fully cocked position, the gun is now ready to
f i re. Never rely totally on the fire a rms mechanical “s a f e t y” d e v i c e .
The word “S a f e t y” describes a fire a rms trigger block mechanism.
This mechanical device is designed to place your fire a rm in a
safer status. No Guarantee can be made that the fire a rm absolutely
will not fire even if the safety is set on the “S a f e” (S) position.
Like any mechanical device, a “S a f e t y” can sometimes fail.
It can be jarred or inadvertently manipulated into an unsafe
condition. Never test the safety while your fire a rm is loaded
or at any time while it is pointed in an unsafe direc t i o n .
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A Note About Maintenance Procedures:
Proper maintenance and cleaning of your new muzzleloader will
require you to remove the barrel from the receiver. You must
clean the muzzleloader each time it is used. Please see the
Disassembly and Cleaning sections for more information. Take
time before such cleaning to study the Disassembly/Assembly
procedures and the accompanying photographs to thoroughly
acquaint yourself with your rifle’s subassemblies.
VII. DISASSEMBLY:
Your muzzleloader is equipped to use a
standard 209 shotgun primer for the ignition.
The 209 primer area is built directly into the
breech plug. Make sure that you remove the
209 breech plug and clean the threads of both
the breech plug and inside of the barrel before
ever firing your muzzleloader. You must lubricate the threads of
the breech plug with Traditions breech plug grease before you
install it back into the barrel. This will help prevent the breech
plug from getting stuck inside the barrel after shooting.
1. Remove the ramrod and make sure the gun is unloaded.
See Section V.
2. Remove the drop breech. See Section VI.
3. Unscrew the two screws in front of the trigger guard and
remove the barrel from the stock. Note: If you have a scope
mounted reverse steps 2 and 3.
4. Remove the screw behind the trigger guard and pull the
entire trigger and hammer assembly
down and out of the stock. Trigger guard
& trigger can be removed by unscrewing
the allen screw behind the trigger guard.
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