Winchester Repeating Arms 1885 Centerfire - Manual (Page 16)

When shooting at ranges, and at many other times,
the action should be open unless shooting
is imminent.
G ENERAL O PERATING P ROCEDURES
With a cartridge in the chamber, and the hammer
at full cock, the rifle will fire a single round when
the trigger is squeezed. The lever is then rotated
downward, extracting or ejecting, (depending on
model) the fired cartridge. An unfired cartridge may
now be placed in the chamber. The hammer remains
in the full cock position as the lever is closed, ready-
ing the rifle for firing another round.
L OADING —
To load your Model 1885 swing the lever down and
fully forward to lower the breech block (Figure 7).
Manually insert a cartridge into the chamber (Figure 8).
The cartridge should be inserted fully into the cham-
ber to prevent interference with the breech block as
it is closed. The top front surface of the breech block
is channeled to help load a cartridge protruding
slightly from the chamber, but it is best to develop a
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F I G U R E 7
Work the
finger lever
downward and
forward to open
the breech block
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