Winchester Repeating Arms 94 Cross Bolt Safety (Historic Manual) - Manual (Page 17)

POSITION AND THE MANUAL HAMMER STOP
INTO THE “ON” POSITION.
Throughout this manual the “action” refers to the mecha-
nism of a firearm which loads and secures the cartridge in
the chamber. If the action resists closing, do not force it.
Small pieces of grit or other obstructions can make it diffi-
cult to close the action. Make sure all surfaces are clean if
any unusual resistance is felt. However, remember that
this is a finely fitted action purposely made with tight fit-
ting tolerances. This assures your gun of good part-to-part
fit for many years to come and is the sign of a finely craft-
ed firearm.
L OADING P ROCEDURES
USE THE CORRECT AMMUNITION AS INDI-
CATED BY THE INSCRIPTION ON THE BAR-
REL. AS EXPLAINED PREVIOUSLY, BEFORE
LOADING YOUR RIFLE MAKE SURE ALL
GREASE AND OIL HAS BEEN REMOVED
FROM THE BARREL AND CHAMBER, AND
THERE ARE NO OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE BAR-
REL OR ACTION AREAS.
L OADING THE CHAMBER —
The chamber may be loaded two ways:
(1) Load the chamber by placing a cartridge directly into
the chamber through the opened action (See Figure 8), or
(2) load the chamber by transferring a cartridge that was
previously loaded into the magazine (See Figure 9) to the
chamber by operating the finger lever.
IN EITHER CASE, ALWAYS FIRST PLACE THE
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FIGURE 8 FIGURE 9
Loading directly into the
chamber Working the
finger lever
Loading a
cartridge from
the magazine