Winchester Repeating Arms 9422 (Historic Manual) - Manual (Page 15)

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firmly hold the hammer back with your thumb.
While holding the hammer, apply just enough pressure
on the trigger to release the hammer from the full-cock
position (Figure 12).
Immediately remove your finger from the trigger and
slowly and carefully allow the hammer to lower into the
“safety” half-cock position (Figure 13). When the chamber
is loaded never place the hammer in the fired (down)
position (Figure 14).
WARNING: THE HALF-COCK TYPE SAFETY
IS DESIGNED TO SECURE THE HAMMER,
HOLDING IT FROM CONTACTING THE FIRING
PIN. 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.
The safety (half-cock) arrangement is also designed to
resist greater forces than are normally required to pull the
trigger. The half-cock position is not intended to test one’s
finger strength, but rather, to provide sufficient protection
against unintentional or accidental firing. To forcibly pull
on the trigger to cause the hammer to fall from the half-cock
position will strain the parts and reduce the pressure
needed to dislodge the hammer, thus damaging the safety
feature of your rifle.
IMPORTANT: CLEAN THE INSIDE OF THE
BARREL AND CHAMBER TO REMOVE ALL
GREASE AND OTHER POSSIBLE OBSTRUC-
TIONS BEFORE FIRING YOUR GUN.
H OW TO L OAD
Use the correct ammunition referenced by the inscription
on the barrel. Before loading your gun be sure all grease
and oil has been removed from the barrel and chamber,
and there is no obstruction.
The rifle chamber is loaded by operating the finger lever,
transferring a cartridge that has been previously placed in
the magazine. To load the magazine,
first place the
hammer in the safety (half-cock) position.
Fired (down)
position.
FIGURE 14
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