Winchester Repeating Arms 9410 Cross Bolt Safety (Historic Manual) - Manual (Page 16)

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thumb on the hammer and firmly hold the hammer back
slightly with your thumb (Figure 6-A).
3. While holding the hammer back apply just enough
pressure on the trigger and finger lever to release the hammer
from the full-cock position. Immediately remove your finger
from the trigger and slowly and carefully allow the hammer
to lower into the rebound position (Figure 6-B).
T RIGGER S TOP
It is important that the breech be fully closed before your
shotgun is fired. To help assure that this is always the case,
your Model 9410 has a trigger stop mechanism. To fire
your shotgun it is necessary for the finger lever to depress
the trigger stop (Figure 7). The trigger stop is not a safety.
It is simply an interlock to assure that the breech is fully
closed before a shell can be discharged. Never rely on the
trigger stop to prevent accidental discharge.
When wearing gloves, a portion of the glove may get
between the lever and the lower tang preventing the lever
from depressing the trigger stop — making it necessary to
squeeze upward on the finger lever.
REMEMBER, NEVER RELY TOTALLY ON YOUR
FIREARM’S MECHANICAL “SAFETY” DEVICES.
As is true with other firearms, when the safety mechanism
on this shotgun is engaged, it is designed to prevent accidental
discharge. 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.
ALWAYS ASSUME THAT YOUR GUN CAN BE
FIRED AT ANY TIME, EVEN WITH ALL SAFETY
MECHANISMS ENGAGED.
Remove your finger
from the trigger and
lower the hammer to
the rebound position
Be extremely careful!
Firmly hold the
hammer back
FIGURE 6A FIGURE 6B
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