Traditions Yukon - Manual (Page 6)

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II. GENERAL SAFETY RULES
WARNING!
This muzzleloader, like other fire a rms,
is potentially a lethal weapon that can cause
serious injury, death or damage to pro p e rt y
if handled impro p e r l y.
F i re a rms safety is YOUR re s p o n s i b i l i t y !
T h e re is no such thing as a “safe” or
“ f o o l p roof” fire a rm, as fire a rms, by their very
n a t u re, are inherently dangerous.
Handling your Traditions fire a rm safely
depends on YOU! Handled safely, your
f i re a rm will give years of shooting enjoyment.
Handle it care l e s s l y, and YOU will put yourself
and everyone around you in danger of serious
i n j u ry or death. Safety must be the first,
f o remost and constant consideration of
e v e ryone who handles a fire a rm. When
handling a fire a rm, you cannot guess, you
cannot forget, you cannot allow yourself even
a momentary lapse of attention or good
judgment, or irreversible tragedy may re s u l t .
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RULES OF FIREARMS SAFETY
1. Treat all fire a rms as if they were loaded, at all times.
Many accidents occur with fire a rms that are handled
c a re l e s s l y, because they are believed to be
“unloaded”. These accidents can be avoided by
handling all fire a rms the same way you would handle
a loaded fire a rm, at all times. Even after you verify
that a gun is unloaded, you should continue handling
it as you would a loaded gun, and make sure that
others around you do the same.
2 . Point the muzzle in a safe direction at all times. A
“safe direction” is one in which, if the fire a rm were to
d i s c h a rge, there would be no injury to anyone. Never
point a gun (whether you think it is loaded or
unloaded - see Rule #1 above) directly at another
person or at yourself. Consider that a bullet can
ricochet (glance off) pavement, floors, walls, ro c k s ,
the ground, water, ice or almost any other object it
strikes. Also, bullets can penetrate walls, ceilings,
floors, doors, windows, and many other materials to
kill or injure someone on the opposite side.
3 . Keep your finger off the trigger and outside the
trigger guard until you are aimed at a proper targ e t
and have decided to fire. If your finger is inside the
trigger guard, you could fire your gun without
intending to - for instance, if you were startled, or if
you slipped or lost your balance. By keeping your
finger outside the trigger guard until you are on
t a rget and intend to fire, you ensure that you will
never hit anything you do not intend to.
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