Winchester Repeating Arms 94 Top Tang Safety (Historic Manual) - Manual (Page 13)

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T O PLACE THE MANUAL HAMMER STOP / SAFETY IN THE
“ ON ” POSITION :
First, point your rifle in a safe direction, then place the
safety in the “on” position by moving it fully to the rear
with your thumb until the red “warning” spot is covered
by the safety and the “S” is visible (Figure 3A).
R EBOUNDING HAMMER SAFETY :
Rebound or “safety” position of the Rebounding Hammer
(Figure 4) takes the place of the dropped and half-cocked
positions found on earlier, original Model 94 rifles. The
rebounding feature of the hammer essentially eliminates
the dropped position. The hammer only travels to the
dropped position momentarily after the trigger has been
pulled with the hammer cocked. The hammer then
automatically moves to the rebound position.
L OWERING THE HAMMER TO THE REBOUND POSITION :
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
immediately 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
shooting position. Place your thumb on the hammer and
firmly hold the hammer back slightly with your thumb.
3. While holding the hammer back with your thumb,
apply just enough pressure on the trigger to release the
hammer from the full-cock position (Figure 5A).
Immediately remove your finger from the trigger and
slowly and carefully allow the hammer to lower into the
rebound position (Figure 5B).
The rebound position is the recommended position of the
hammer at all times and should be in that position except
(1) when firing is imminent or (2) immediately after the
action has been cycled.
FIGURE 4
Rebound position
of hammer
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