Winchester Repeating Arms 9422 (Historic Manual) - Manual (Page 13)

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3. Pull the hammer back to full-cock position and close
finger lever.
4. Slide the frame into the receiver from the rear
(Figure 11).
5. Insert and tighten the takedown screw. Be sure to
lower the hammer from full-cock position by carefully
applying pressure on the trigger as explained under
“Operating Instructions.”
O PERATING I NSTRUCTIONS
CAUTION — ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE
POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION. PRIOR TO
USING LIVE AMMUNITION, FAMILIARIZE
YOURSELF THOROUGHLY WITH THESE
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS.
Get accustomed to the feel of your new gun — know the
forces required to operate the action,* to pull the trigger
and above all, know how to place the hammer into the
safety position. The rifle is in the safety position when the
hammer is in the half cocked location.
*ACTION: The mechanism of a firearm which loads and
secures the cartridge in the chamber.
HOW TO PLACE THE HAMMER INTO THE SAFETY
(HALF-COCK) POSITION —
First, with the gun pointed in a safe direction, cock the
hammer by swinging the lever down and back. Then
Center the cam pin
in the hole.
Insert the cam pin into the hole
in the breech bolt.
Cam pin
Barrel/Forearm
half
Buttstock half
Bolt slide
Magazine tube
Breech bolt
Takedown screw
FIGURE 8 FIGURE 9
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