Winchester Repeating Arms Wildcat - Manual (Page 12)

S INGLE S HOT L OADING AND F IRING —
If you wish to use your Wildcat as a single-shot rifle, as
when teaching a newcomer to the sport how to shoot, it
is recommended that you use the following single-shot
loading procedure.
1. Remove the magazine from the rifle as explained on
pages 9 and 10.
2. Pull the bolt rearward and inspect the chamber to
make sure that it is empty.
3. Close the bolt and place the safety in the
“on safe” position.
4. Load a single cartridge into the magazine.
5. Insert the magazine into the rifle.
6. When ready to shoot, cycle the bolt to load the single
cartridge from the magazine into the chamber.
7. Move the safety to the “off safe” position, take aim and
squeeze the trigger to fire the rifle.
8. REMEMBER, NEVER CHAMBER A CARTRIDGE OR MOVE
THE SAFETY FROM THE “ON SAFE” POSITION UNLESS
SHOOTING IS IMMINENT.
F IRING
1. Insert a cartridge into the chamber as explained
previously. Move the safety to the “on safe” position.
2. With a cartridge in the chamber, you need only move
the safety to the “off safe” position to make the rifle
ready for firing. DO NOT MOVE THE “SAFETY” TO THE
“OFF SAFE” POSITION UNTIL SHOOTING IS IMMINENT.
3. Take aim and squeeze the trigger to fire the rifle.
4. After a cartridge has fired, cycle the bolt to eject the
spent case and to chamber another cartridge.
5. After the last cartridge has been fired, or when
shooting is no longer imminent, PLACE THE SAFETY
IN THE “ON SAFE” POSITION. Follow the previous
instructions on “Loading” if you wish to shoot again.
If you are finished shooting, follow the instructions
below for unloading your rifle.
6. REMEMBER, NEVER CHAMBER A CARTRIDGE OR
MOVE THE “SAFETY” FROM THE “ON SAFE” POSITION
UNLESS SHOOTING IS IMMINENT.
U NLOADING
U NLOADING THE C HAMBER —
1. WITH THE MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION AND
THE SAFETY IN THE “ON SAFE” POSITION,
press the
magazine release button to remove the magazine.
2. Draw the bolt to its rear or open position. This will
extract and eject any live cartridge that may be in the
chamber. AS A GOOD SAFETY PRACTICE, ALWAYS
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