Winchester Repeating Arms 1895 - Manual (Page 22)

CAUTION: YOUR RIFLE IS NOW READY TO
FIRE. REMEMBER, THE RECOIL FROM A
LARGE CALIBER CENTERFIRE RIFLE WILL BE
SOMEWHAT HEAVIER THAN MOST OTHER
GUNS, SO FIRMLY SHOULDER YOUR GUN.
3. Take aim, and — when on target — squeeze the trigger
smoothly, without jerking. After firing, let the trigger
return to the fully forward position.
To continue the loading process and chamber another
round for the next shot:
4. Swing the finger lever fully down extracting and eject-
ing the fired cartridge case from the chamber.
5. Close the action by returning the finger lever upward.
The closing of the action will transfer a new cartridge
from the magazine to the chamber, leaving the hammer in
a cocked “ready to fire” position. Repeat step #3 above or
go immediately to step #6 below.
6. WHEN THROUGH FIRING ALWAYS
IMMEDIATELY PLACE THE SAFETY (MANUAL
HAMMER STOP) IN THE “ON” POSITION
(REFER BACK TO FIGURE 5-A), AND THE
HAMMER IN THE REBOUND POSITION (REFER
BACK TO FIGURE 6).
To later fire additional cartridges from the magazine —
with an empty casing still in the chamber — simply work
the finger lever downward fully ejecting the empty car-
tridge and then return the lever to the original upward
position. Repeat the firing sequence again.
WHEN FIRING IS COMPLETED OR WHEN
SHOOTING IS NO LONGER IMMINENT,
IMMEDIATELY RETURN THE SAFETY (MANU-
AL HAMMER STOP) TO THE “ON” POSITION
AND RETURN THE HAMMER TO THE
REBOUND POSITION.
IMPORTANT: UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
SHOULD YOU MOVE ON OR CONTINUE TO
HUNT WITH YOUR HAMMER OR SAFETY IN
THE FIRE POSITION.
At this point you will need to either refill the magazine
with loaded cartridges (if shooting is imminent), or fully
unload your rifle (if shooting is completed).
IMPORTANT: ALWAYS KEEP YOUR MODEL 1895
SHOULDERED WHEN EJECTING AN EMPTY
CARTRIDGE CASE.
Ejection is up and slightly to the
right. If you eject a cartridge with the rifle lowered and
the action directly in front of your face, it is possible that
the ejected cartridge could strike the shooter in the face.
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