Winchester Repeating Arms 1895 - Manual (Page 17)

base is seated against the rear of the magazine and that
the bullet points have proper clearance at the front of the
magazine (See Figure 12).
5. Then, insert the next cartridge in the same manner,
pushing the preceding cartridge base down onto the previ-
ous cartridge just forward of the magazine feed guides,
then down into the magazine as explained in steps 3 and
4 (See figure 13).
6. Repeat this procedure with each cartridge until the
magazine is fully loaded (four cartridges).
BEFORE LOADING, ALWAYS MAKE SURE
TO ALWAYS PLACE THE SAFETY (MANUAL
HAMMER STOP) IN THE “ON” POSITION,
AND THE HAMMER INTO THE REBOUND,
POSITION.
CAUTION: ALWAYS MAKE SURE THE
CARTRIDGES ARE OF THE PROPER CALIBER
FOR YOUR RIFLE. CHECK THE AMMUNITION
DESIGNATION ON THE BARREL. FAILURE TO
FOLLOW THIS INSTRUCTION CAN RESULT IN
SEVERE DAMAGE TO YOUR GUN AND
POSSIBLE SERIOUS INJURY TO YOURSELF
OR OTHERS.
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Check for proper bullet clearance at
the front of the magazine
FIGURE 12
Use the cartridge base to push down
just forward of the feed guides
FIGURE 13