Winchester Repeating Arms 9410 Top Tang Safety (Historic Manual) - Manual (Page 15)

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position when the trigger is pulled. When the trigger is
pulled — with the safety on — the hammer drops, going
immediately to the rebound position without impacting
the firing pin. The “on” position is the recommended
position of the hammer for all times except when firing
is imminent.
T O PLACE THE MANUAL HAMMER STOP / SAFETY IN THE
“ ON ” POSITION :
First, point your shotgun in a safe direction, then place
the safety in the “on” position by moving it fully to the
rear with your thumb until the red “warning” spot is
covered by the safety and the “S” is visible (Figure 5A).
R EBOUNDING HAMMER SAFETY :
Rebound or “safety” position of the rebounding hammer
(Figure 6) takes the place of the dropped and half-cocked
positions found on earlier, original Model 94 rifles. The
rebounding feature of the hammer essentially eliminates
the dropped position. The hammer only travels to the
dropped position momentarily after the trigger has been
pulled with the hammer cocked. The hammer then
automatically moves to the rebound position.
L OWERING THE HAMMER TO THE REBOUND POSITION :
At any time the hammer can be cocked either manually
or by cycling the finger lever fully. Unless shooting is
Rebound position
of hammer
FIGURE 6
Hammer stop/safety
in “on safe” position
FIGURE 5A
Hammer stop/safety in
“off safe” position
FIGURE 5B
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