Winchester Repeating Arms 94 Cross Bolt Safety (Historic Manual) - Manual (Page 19)

BLE SERIOUS INJURY TO YOURSELF OR
OTHERS.
U NLOADING P ROCEDURES
Fully unloading your rifle when storing your rifle or in
other appropriate situations is essential to safe gun han-
dling.
BEFORE UNLOADING, CHECK TO ASSURE
THAT THE MANUAL HAMMER STOP IS IN THE
"ON" POSITION (SAFE) BY PUSHING IT FROM
LEFT TO RIGHT. KEEP YOUR FINGER AWAY
FROM THE TRIGGER WHEN CYCLING THE
ACTION.
IMPORTANT:
1. With the gun pointed in a safe direction and your fin-
ger off the trigger , swing the finger lever downward fully.
This will extract any cartridge from the chamber and
eject it. Capture (or pick up) the cartridge and return the
finger lever fully upward.
2. Proceed to operate the finger lever in the same manner
transferring all the remaining cartridges from the maga-
zine to the chamber and then eject them out. It is possi-
ble, with practice, to carefully work the lever and capture
the loaded ejected cartridges with your other hand.
THROUGHOUT THE UNLOADING PROCESS
MAKE SURE THAT THE MANUAL HAMMER
STOP STAYS IN THE "ON" POSITION AND
THAT YOU KEEP YOUR FINGER AWAY FROM
THE TRIGGER AT ALL TIMES.
When cartridges no longer eject when you cycle the
action, further assure that no cartridges remain by open-
ing the action and visually checking the chamber and
feed/magazine mechanism to be sure no cartridges remain
(See Figure 12).
IMPORTANT: ALWAYS VISUALLY NOTE, BY
LOOKING THROUGH THE TOP OF THE OPEN
RECEIVER, THAT THE MAGAZINE FOLLOWER
IS SHOWING—AND NOT A CARTRIDGE BASE.
ALWAYS DOUBLE CHECK THAT NO CAR-
TRIDGES REMAIN.
After the last live round is moved out of the magazine
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FIGURE 12
Check the
magazine follower
Carefully inspect the
chamber and feed/magazine
mechanisms for any cartridges