Winchester Repeating Arms 9410 Top Tang Safety (Historic Manual) - Manual (Page 17)

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from depressing the trigger stop — making it necessary to
squeeze upward on the finger lever.
Remember, never rely totally on your firearm’s
mechanical “safety” devices.
As is true with other firearms, when the safety mechanism
on this shotgun is engaged, it is designed to prevent
accidental discharge. However, this mechanism will not
necessarily prevent the accidental discharge of this
firearm as a result of jarring or abuse such as occurs when
a firearm is dropped.
Always assume that your gun can be fired at any time,
even with all safety mechanisms engaged.
Whenever you are not actually firing your shotgun always
be certain that your gun is pointed in a safe direction.
Continually be aware of the position of the manual
hammer stop/safety on your shotgun. Check it both
manually and visually to avoid any chance of accidental
discharge. Always keep the manual hammer stop/safety in
the “on” position unless you are actually firing the
shotgun. It is a good idea to keep the action open (with
the finger lever down) at all times other than when you
are in the field and shooting is imminent.
Important: It is always recommended that the action be
kept open at all times when your shotgun is laying on any
bench or table at a shooting range or other facility.
Always keep the muzzle of your shotgun pointed in a safe
direction. Failure to follow the above instructions could
result in injury or death to yourself or others.
“F IRE ” POSITIONS OF R EBOUNDING H AMMER
AND M ANUAL HAMMER STOP / SAFETY
TO PUT YOUR MODEL 9410 INTO A FIRING
CONDITION, YOU MUST UTILIZE BOTH THE
REBOUNDING HAMMER SAFETY AND THE
TOP-TANG HAMMER STOP/SAFETY.
T OP - TANG MANUAL HAMMER STOP / SAFETY :
When the safety manual hammer stop/safety is pushed all
the way forward it is in the “off” position (Figure 5B).
This is the position of the safety when firing is imminent.
In this position, when the trigger is pulled, the cocked
Trigger Stop
Finger Lever
FIGURE 8
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