Winchester Repeating Arms 9410 Top Tang Safety (Historic Manual) - Manual (Page 16)

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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/safety) is in the “on”
position (Figure 5A).
2. Get a stable grip on your shotgun 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 7A).
Immediately remove your finger from the trigger and
slowly and carefully allow the hammer to lower into the
rebound position (Figure 7B).
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.
I MPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SHOTGUN ' S
SAFETY MECHANISMS :
It is important that the breech be fully closed before your
shotgun is fired. To help assure that this is always the case,
your Model 9410 has a trigger stop mechanism. To fire
your shotgun it is necessary for the finger lever to depress
the trigger stop (Figure 8). The trigger stop is not a safety.
It is simply an interlock to assure that the breech is fully
closed before a shell can be discharged. Never rely on the
trigger stop to prevent accidental discharge.
When wearing gloves, a portion of the glove may get
between the lever and the lower tang preventing the lever
Firmly hold the
hammer back
FIGURE 7A
Remove your finger
from the trigger and
lower the hammer to
the rebound position
Be extremely careful!
FIGURE 7B
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