Daisy PowerLine TargetPro 953 - Manual (Page 11)

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A MESSAGE TO PARENTS
Included in the material accompanying each new PowerLine ® is a check list covering the
most important aspects of proper gun handling. We urge you to use the check list in assuring that
anyone operating a PowerLine
® has a thorough understanding of these rules and is diligent in
their practice. Although not a firearm, a PowerLine ® is a gun and not a toy. Properly used and
maintained, it will provide many hours of safe, trouble free recreational shooting. Misused, it can
be dangerous. Therefore, we recommend it be used only by someone sixteen years of age
or older, and with adult supervision.
As the proud owner of a new PowerLine ® gun, you have become part of an American
tradition dating back more than 100 years. Mechanically, a new PowerLine ® is backed by nearly a
century of engineering know-how and experience in the manufacture of quality products.
Safe gun handling depends upon proper safety training, and the right attitude toward gun
ownership. To help you, we have designed this booklet to cover the basic facts everyone should
understand before shooting a gun. Take time to study it thoroughly. A proper understanding of
these basics will greatly increase your enjoyment of the lifetime sport of recreational air gun
shooting and, at the same time, give you the satisfaction of knowing you are properly prepared to
handle an air gun.
If your child becomes the owner of a PowerLine ® gun, we strongly urge a formal course of
instruction in Shooting Education for your child. Daisy products are age graded to help you pick
the right product for your child. There are a number of youth and civic organizations which offer a
complete 10 lesson course based on guidelines developed by the training experts at Daisy, and
they are listed in the section of CLUB AND COMPETITION near the back of this book. A quick
check with them will let you know when the next course will be starting in your area. If you would
like more detailed information, write: Special Market Programs, Daisy, Box 220, Rogers, Arkansas
72757 or call 1-800-643-3458.
WHAT IS A POWERLINE ® ?
Backed by 100 years of engineering know-how, the design and craftsmanship of the
PowerLine ® rifles and pistols has advanced to true gun levels. With up to ten times the power of
traditional air guns, their sophistication in performance and operation have brought them to the
attention of even the most serious sport shooters.
In recent years, sport shooters have begun to feel the squeeze of limited space and money
for firearm shooting. The PowerLine ® guns remove these limits for both the enthusiast who wants
low cost shooting for year-round training, indoors or out, and dedicated shooters interested in
shoulder-to-shoulder competition. With a PowerLine
® gun, looks, heft and performance add up to
adult size shooting right at your doorstep, and at a fraction of the cost of firearm shooting.
PROPER GUN HANDLING
You may be familiar with the responsibilities of proper gun handling, but the fact that your
new PowerLine ® gun has up to ten times the power of the traditional air gun means extra care is
needed. In reviewing the basic rules of proper gun handling, keep in mind that "Handling" means
every time you touch your gun.
• Always keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction.
• Treat every gun as if it were loaded
• Only load or cock a gun when you are shooting
• Anyone shooting or near a shooter should wear
shooting glasses and should be standing behind the
shooter.
• Never climb or jump with a gun.
• Avoid ricochet.
• Keep the muzzle clear.
• Guns not in use should always be unloaded.
• Respect other people’s property.
• Check your target and beyond your target.