Winchester Repeating Arms SX-AR (Historic Manual) - Manual (Page 16)

F irinG
never ChaMber a Cartridge or Move the
“saFety” FroM the on saFe Position unless
shooting is iMMinent. always KeeP the MuZZle
Pointed in a saFe direCtion. Failure to Follow
these warnings Could result in serious injury
or death.
1. Make sure the “safety” is in the on safe position and
the muzzle is pointed in a safe direction.
2. Load a cartridge into the chamber as explained
previously. With a cartridge in the chamber, you need
only to move the “safety” to the off safe position
to make the rifle ready for firing. Do not move the
“safety” to the off safe position unless shooting
is imminent.
the riFle is now ready to Fire by Moving the
“saFety” to the oFF saFe Position and Pulling
the trigger.
3. When ready to fire, move the “safety” into the off safe
position, take aim and squeeze the trigger.
4. After a cartridge has fired, the bolt automatically
moves rearward, ejects the empty case, then returns
forward, chambering a cartridge from the magazine.
Because fired cases are ejected to the right side,
bystanders should not stand to the right of the shooter.
5. This operation is repeated each time you pull the
trigger until the last cartridge from the magazine has
been fired. If shooting is no longer imminent,
immediately place the “safety” in the on safe position.
See “Unloading” on page 15 for more information.
6. After the last cartridge is fired, the bolt will lock in
the rearward position. If you wish to continue
shooting, you can reload the rifle as described
previously. After reloading the magazine, if shooting is
imminent, you can chamber a cartridge and resume
firing by pulling the operating handle fully rearward
and releasing it.
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FIGURE 8
Verify the bolt is
fully forward.
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