Winchester Repeating Arms 1885 Centerfire - Manual (Page 17)

habit of pushing the cartridge all the way into the
chamber. Now close the lever. This locks
the action and leaves the hammer in the full cock,
ready-to-fire position.
P LACING THE HAMMER ON HALF COCK —
After loading the rifle, when shooting is not imminent,
the correct position of the hammer is at half cock,
as pictured in Figure 5 on page 12 (see “Operation of
Hammer” section for correct procedure). When the
hammer is in the half cock position, you need only
thumb the hammer back to the full cock position to
prepare the rifle for firing.
U NLOADING —
After firing, or in order to remove a cartridge, swing
the lever down. As the lever swings forward the breech
block and the hammer move down in the receiver. At
the end of the lever cycle, the cartridge is extracted or
ejected, depending on the model. Flick away the
empty or grasp the loaded cartridge if unloading.
S HELL DEFLECTOR
( ONLY ON MODELS WITH AN EJECTOR SYSTEM )
As a shell is ejected, it will strike the shell deflector.
The deflector is found at the back of the receiver
behind the hammer (Figures 9 and 10). It is
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F I G U R E 8
Insert a cartridge
into the chamber
Be sure to
push the cartridge fully in
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