SIG SAUER SWISS ARMS SG552 - Manual (Page 4)

Firing
1 Keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction and your
finger away from the trigger when cocking any firearm.
2 Never carry about or leave unattended any firearm
which is cocked and ready to fire! When cocked, it will
fire from slight pressure on the trigger. An accidental
discharge could easily result if you fall or drop the fire-
arm, or if the firearm is struck or disturbed by someone
or something.
3 Never fire any firearm with your finger, hand, face, or
other part of your body over or adjacent to the ejection
port, or in any position where you may be struck by
reciprocating movement of the breech. Both the ejection
of empty cartridge cases and the movement of the breech
are part of the normal operating cycle of firearms, and
pose no safety hazard to the shooter if the firearm is
held in a normal grip and fired at arm’s length.
4 Never allow other persons to stand beside you where
they might be struck by an ejected cartridge case. The
case is hot, and may be ejected with sufficient force to
cause a burn or cut or injure an unprotected eye. Make
certain there is a clear, unobstructed path for safe ejec-
tion of the fired case. Remember, the case may bounce
off a hard object nearby and strike you or someone
else.
5 If, while shooting, your firearm develops a mechanical
malfunction or binding, or “spits” powder gas, or if
a cartridge primer is punctured or a cartridge case is
bulged or ruptured, or if the report on firing does not
sound quite right, STOP SHOOTING IMMEDIATELY! It
may be dangerous to continue. UNLOAD THE FIREARM
– do NOT try “one more shot”. Take the firearm and the
ammunition to a gunsmith for examination.
6 While shooting any firearm, an unfired cartridge or fired
cartridge case may occasionally become jammed bet-
ween the bolt and the barrel. Clear the jam as follows,
WHILE KEEPING THE MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE
DIRECTION: Remove the magazine, then pull back the
bolt by way of the bolt handle and lock it to the rear by
pushing up the slide catch. The jammed cartridge or
case now can be removed by shaking it out or by pik-
king it out with the fingers.
Unloading
1 Always make sure the muzzle is pointed in a safe
direction!
2 Remember to clear the chamber after the magazine
has been removed.
3 Never assume that any gun is unloaded until you have
personally checked it, visually and physically!
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Safety warnings
All lubricants and aerosol spray lubricants in particular
can penetrate cartridge primers and cause misfires.
Some highly penetrative lubricants can also migrate
inside cartridge cases and cause deterioration of the
propellant powder; on firing, the powder may not igni-
te. If only the primer ignites, there is danger that the
bullet may become lodged in the barrel.
NEVER completely trust any safety
1 Your firearm comes equipped with an effective, well-
designed safety device. HOWEVER, NEVER RELY COM-
PLETELY ON ANY SAFETY MECHANISM. It is NOT a
substitute for cautious gun handling. NO safety, however
positive or well-designed, should be totally trusted. Like
all mechanical devices, the safety is subject to breakage
or malfunction and can be adversely affected by wear,
abuse, dirt, corrosion, incorrect assembly, improper
adjustment or repair, or lack of maintenance. Moreover,
there is no such thing as a safety which is “child-proof”
or which can completely prevent accidental discharge
from improper usage, carelessness, or “horseplay”.
The best safety mechanism is your own good sense;
USE IT! Always handle your firearm as though you
expect the safety NOT to work!
2 While handling any firearm, do not allow it to point at
any part of your body or at another person. No harm
will result if you obey this rule, even if an accidental
discharge occurs.
3 Never carry this rifle with a cartridge in the chamber
and the hammer cocked.
4 Always keep your finger off the trigger and point the
muzzle in a safe direction when operating the gun
release.
Loading
1 Always make sure the muzzle is pointed in a safe
direction!
2 Never attempt to load or unload any firearm inside a
vehicle, building or other confined space (except a
properly constructed shooting range). Enclosed areas
frequently offer no completely safe direction to point
the firearm; if an accidental discharge occurs, there is
great risk of injury or property damage.
3 Before loading, always clean all grease and oil from the
bore and chamber, and check to be certain that no
obstruction is in the barrel. Any foreign matter in the
barrel could result in a bulged or burst barrel or other
damage to the firearm, and could cause serious injury
to the shooter or to others.
Safety warnings
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