Winchester Repeating Arms 1895 - Manual (Page 15)

ting tolerances. This assures your gun of good part-to-part
fit for many years to come and is the sign of a finely crafted
firearm.
L OADING P ROCEDURES
USE THE CORRECT AMMUNITION AS
INDICATED BY THE INSCRIPTION ON THE
BARREL. AS EXPLAINED PREVIOUSLY,
BEFORE LOADING YOUR RIFLE MAKE SURE
ALL GREASE AND OIL HAVE BEEN REMOVED
FROM THE BARREL AND CHAMBER, AND
THAT THERE ARE NO OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE
BARREL OR ACTION AREAS.
LOADING THE CHAMBER — The chamber may be
loaded two ways:
1. Load the chamber by placing a cartridge directly into
the chamber through the opened action (See Figure 8),
2. Or load the chamber by transferring a cartridge that
was previously loaded into the magazine to the chamber
by operating the finger lever. To cycle the lever, pull it
downward and fully forward with the fingers of your hand
inserted in the finger lever loop (See Figure 9). Then
return it upward to its original position.
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Loading directly
into the chamber
FIGURE 8
Working the finger lever
Loading a cartridge
from the magazine
FIGURE 9