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tolerances which assure your gun of good receiver-to-
barrel fit for many years to come and is the sign of a finely
crafted firearm.
If the action of your shotgun resists closing, do not force it
closed. Small pieces of shell plastic, grit or other obstruc-
tions can make it difficult to close the action. Make sure
all surfaces are clean if an unusual resistance is felt. Then
try again. If it still resists closing, fully disassemble and
perform a thorough cleaning, then reassemble. If you still
have a problem, take your Supreme to a qualified gun-
smith or to one of the many Winchester Authorized
Repair Centers.
6. Select the barrel you want to fire first by operating the
barrel selector which is an integral part of the safety
switch. The safety must be in the rearward, “on safe” posi-
tion to be able to select the firing order of your barrels.
Refer to the instructions under “Barrel Selector.”
IMPORTANT: THE GUN IS NOW READY TO FIRE BY
MOVING THE SAFETY TO THE “OFF SAFE” POSITION
AND PULLING THE TRIGGER. AFTER FIRING THE
FIRST BARREL, THE SECOND BARREL FIRES WITH
JUST THE PULL OF THE TRIGGER. IMMEDIATELY
PLACE THE SAFETY IN THE “ON SAFE” POSITION IF
THE SECOND BARREL WILL NOT BE IMMEDIATELY
FIRED.
TO AVOID ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE: DO NOT CARRY A
GUN WITH A SHELL IN THE CHAMBER UNLESS
SHOOTING IS IMMINENT. IN ALL CASES, WHEN
FIRING IS NO LONGER IMMINENT, MAKE SURE THE
SAFETY IS IN THE “ON SAFE” POSITION.
U NLOADING P ROCEDURES
One of the convenient features of an over and under
shotgun is how convenient it is to load, unload and
determine the safety status of your shotgun. With the
action open it is visually easy to know for certain whether
your shotgun is loaded or unloaded. Several easy steps will
assure that you maintain a safe status when unloading
your Supreme shotgun.
Before opening the action to unload make sure that the
muzzle end of the barrels is in a safe direction and make
sure that the safety is in the “on safe” position. Move it
to the “on safe,” fully rearward position, if it is not
already there.
CAUTION: WHENEVER UNLOADING, ALWAYS BE
CERTAIN THAT THE MUZZLE IS POINTED IN A SAFE
DIRECTION AND THAT THE SAFETY IS IN THE “ON
SAFE” POSITION.
On the Supreme over and under the ejector/extractor
mechanism mechanically adapts to whether there is a
fired shell in a chamber or a loaded shell. With loaded
shells the mechanism acts as an extractor, elevating the
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