Winchester Repeating Arms Supreme (Historic Manual) - Manual (Page 13)

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At all times in the field keep the safety in the “ON SAFE”
position and the barrel pointed in a safe direction. It is a
good idea never to load your shotgun until you are in the
field and shooting is imminent or until you are at your
station and it is your turn to shoot when you are shooting
at a range. For extra safety, and as a courtesy to others,
fully unload and place the action in the open position
at all times other than when shooting is immediately
imminent.
Note: Do not depend on the exposed “S” alone to indicate
your gun’s safety status, as time, exposure to the elements,
and the abrasive action of cleaning agents may obscure it.
It is essential that you become very familiar with the feel,
look and operation of the safety on this shotgun before
attempting to load and shoot.
BA RREL S ELECTOR
The safety switch on the top tang of your gun also serves
as the barrel selector. The barrel selector allows you to
choose which barrel will fire with the first pull of the
trigger. The other barrel will then fire with the second
pull of the trigger. The safety must be in the “on safe”
rearward position to operate the barrel selector.
On the left side of the safety switch is the letter “U” which
stands for UNDER. On the right side is the letter “O”
which stands for OVER. The safety itself can be moved to
the right or left covering and uncovering the letters.
• If the letter “U” is exposed, the under (lower) barrel will
fire first (See Figure 5-A).
• If the letter “O” is exposed, the over (top) barrel will
fire first (See Figure 5-B).
Often different chokes are installed in each barrel which
have different constrictions. This may make one choke
more preferable for a certain shot. Also there is slightly
less muzzle jump when the lower barrel is shot first, mak-
ing it easier to pick up your target for a follow-up shot.
The barrel selector allows you to choose the best choke
and firing order combination for whatever conditions you
are hunting under or to adapt to the layout of the sporting
clays station.
FIGURE 5-B
Selector in “Over” position
FIGURE 5-A
Selector in “Under” position
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