Winchester Repeating Arms 9422 (Historic Manual) - Manual (Page 16)

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Twist the magazine tube plug to unlock and pull the tube
out until the colored follower clears the loading port in
the outer magazine tube. With the muzzle pointed
upward, insert the rimmed end of the cartridges into the
magazine (Figure 15) and allow them to slide down
towards the action. Do not exceed the recommended
capacity of the magazine. Next, push the magazine tube
down into position and lock into place.
Care should be taken while pushing the tube in, as it is
under spring tension.
The rifle is now ready for operation.
H OW TO O PERATE
Load the chamber by pivoting the finger lever down fully
and return back to a closed position.
CAUTION: THE HAMMER HAS BEEN
AUTOMATICALLY MOVED FROM THE SAFETY
(HALF-COCK) POSITION TO THE FULL COCK
POSITION AND IS NOW SET TO FIRE. ALWAYS
PLACE THE HAMMER BACK INTO THE
SAFETY (HALF-COCK) POSITION UNTIL
YOU ARE READY TO SHOOT.
When ready to shoot, remove your finger from the trigger
and firmly grip the hammer spur with your thumb, then
carefully draw the hammer back to the full cock position.
Take aim and when on target, squeeze the trigger.
To chamber another round for the next shot, swing the
finger lever down, extracting and ejecting the fired car-
tridge case from the chamber. The closing of the action
will transfer a new cartridge from the magazine to the
chamber, leaving the hammer in a cocked “ready to fire”
position. When through firing always place the hammer
in the safety (half-cock) position.
Loading the magazine.
Insert cartridges into
the loading point with
the bullet points
toward the muzzle.
Loading Port
FIGURE 15
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