Winchester Repeating Arms 94 Top Tang Safety (Historic Manual) - Manual (Page 24)

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S IGHT M AINTENANCE :
Occasionally check your sights to make sure they have
not been jarred or vibrated out of adjustment. This is
especially important after extensive shooting or after
hunting under rugged conditions. Check the two screws
holding the rear sight blade in place on the blade mount
and carefully tighten if necessary. Check the screw
holding the front sight base to the barrel. The front hood
(if so equipped) is held in place by slight indents in each
side rail. If necessary it can be removed by carefully
pulling it forward and off. Reinstallation is the reverse.
Front and rear sight bases should always be tight on the
barrel and dove-tails should be snug.
S IGHT PICTURE :
The correct sight picture for the sights on your Model 94
is with the front bead resting in the U-shaped notch in
the sight blade. The bead itself should rest directly under
the point of impact (See Figure 18). For example, if you
were shooting a conventional small bore target, the
round, black bull’s-eye would appear to rest on top of the
front bead.
HAMMER EXTENSION
Some Model 94 rifles are supplied with a hammer
extension. A hammer extension is useful when a
scope is mounted. It extends to the side, making it
convenient to cock and lower the hammer even with
a low-mounted scope.
The hammer extension can be used in either the right
hand or left hand position. To install, coat the hammer
extension threads with Loctite
® thread locking
compound. Position the round hollow edge to the left or
right as preferred and fully tighten the hammer extension
in the tapped hole in the hammer (Figure 19).
(Right-handed shooters usually prefer mounting the
extension to the right side.)
WARNING: HAMMER EXTENSIONS CAN
LOOSEN WITH USE. OCCASIONALLY CHECK
FIGURE 18 Correct sight picture.
Bead
Notch
Target
bull’s-eye
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