Winchester Repeating Arms 1895 - Manual (Page 12)

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U SING THE SAFETY —
To place the safety (hammer stop) in the “on” position:
First, point your rifle in a safe direction, then place the
safety in the “on” position by pulling it fully to the rear
with your thumb until the red “warning” spot is covered
by the safety and the “S” is visible (Refer again to Figure
5-A).
To place the safety (hammer stop) in the “off” position:
Push the safety fully forward, covering the “S” inscribed
on the rifle, and exposing the red warning dot. When the
red dot is visible below the safety it is in the “off” position
(Refer again to Figure 5-B). The safety can be actuated
with the hammer in the rebound or cocked position.
L OWERING THE HAMMER —
At any time the hammer can be cocked either manually
or by cycling the finger lever fully. Unless shooting is
imminent it is important to lower the hammer immedi-
ately to the rebound position from the cocked position.
To do this:
1. MAKE SURE THE BARREL IS POINTED IN A
SAFE DIRECTION AND THAT THE SAFETY
(MANUAL HAMMER STOP) IS IN THE “ON”
POSITION.
2. Get a stable grip on your rifle with your hand in shoot-
ing position. Place your thumb on the hammer and firmly
hold the hammer back slightly with your thumb.
3. While holding the hammer back, apply just enough
pressure on the trigger to release the hammer from the
full-cock position (See Figure 6-A). Immediately remove
your finger from the trigger and slowly and carefully allow
the hammer to lower into the rebound position (See
Figure 6-B).
Firmly hold
the hammer
back
FIGURE 6A Lower the
hammer to
the rebound
position
Be extremely careful!
FIGURE 6B