Winchester Repeating Arms 94 Top Tang Safety (Historic Manual) - Manual (Page 20)

PLACE THE MANUAL HAMMER STOP/SAFETY
IN THE "ON" POSITION AND CAREFULLY
OPEN ACTION WHILE AVOIDING DIRECT
EXPOSURE TO THE BREECH BY YOURSELF
AND OTHERS.
Carefully inspect the ejected cartridge. If the primer is
indented, the cartridge should be disposed of in a manner
that would prevent accidental injury to you or others. If
there is no indentation, your gun has malfunctioned and
should be serviced by a qualified gunsmith. If the gun is
under warranty, it must be serviced by a U.S. Repeating
Arms Company, Authorized Repair Center.
Before sending in your gun for service, be sure that you
did not simply attempt to fire the rifle with the manual
hammer stop/safety in the “safe” position. In this case,
the hammer falls, but the gun does not fire.
F IRING P ROCEDURES
IMPORTANT: WHEN YOU ARE PREPARING TO
SHOOT, IT IS ALWAYS ESSENTIAL THAT YOU
BE TOTALLY SURE OF YOUR TARGET.
ALWAYS BE AWARE OF ALL OBJECTS
BEHIND YOUR TARGET. KNOW THE EXACT
LOCATION OF PERSONS WITH YOU AND ANY
OTHERS IN YOUR VICINITY. PICK YOUR
TARGET WISELY AND CAREFULLY.
With a loaded cartridge in the chamber, the manual
hammer stop/safety in the “on” position, the hammer
in the safety (rebound) position and your finger off
the trigger:
1. Firmly position your thumb on the hammer and
draw the hammer back to the full-cock position
(Figure 13).
2. Place the top-tang safety in the “off” position
(Figure 14) by pushing it fully forward.
YOUR RIFLE IS NOW READY TO FIRE.
3. Firmly shoulder your gun, take aim and when on target
pull the trigger smoothly, without jerking. After firing, let
the trigger return to the fully forward position.
SPECIAL NOTE ON TRIGGER PULL: When pulling
the trigger an initial “take-up” section can be felt. This
longer, initial pull is an added safety feature of your Model
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FIGURE 13
Cocking the hammer to fire
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