Winchester Repeating Arms 1886 Supplement (Historic Manual) - Manual (Page 4)

T AKEDOWN P ROCEDURE
When your rifle is fully assembled use this procedure to
take it down into its two parts.
COMPLETELY UNLOAD YOUR RIFLE BY
REMOVING ALL CARTRIDGES FROM THE
MAGAZINE, CHAMBER AND FEED AREAS
AS EXPLAINED IN YOUR MODEL 1886
MANUAL. MAKE SURE YOUR RIFLE IS
POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION.
TAKING DOWN YOUR RIFLE WITH A
CARTRIDGE IN THE MAGAZINE IS NOT
ONLY DANGEROUS, IT WILL ALSO
PREVENT DISASSEMBLY.
PLACE THE SAFETY IN THE “ON SAFE”
POSITION. PLACE YOUR RIFLE OVER A
PADDED SURFACE ON A TABLE, WORK
BENCH OR OTHER SUITABLE LOCATION
TO PREVENT DROPPING IT DURING
DISASSEMBLY.
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underneath; the sight is upward or on top. For terminol-
ogy related to the takedown feature of this rifle, refer to
Figures 1A - C. Throughout this manual the “action”
refers to the mechanism of this rifle which loads and
secures the cartridge in the chamber.
The takedown system utilizes a threaded barrel extension
with interrupted threads, which allows the barrel to be
attached to the receiver with merely a 90˚ turn. The
barrel is locked in place in the receiver with a special,
retracting magazine tube design that is operated using
a lever on the front end of the magazine tube.
S ERIAL N UMBER
The full serial number is located on the receiver half of
the rifle, on the bottom of the receiver, toward the front
(see Figure 2). The last four digits of the number portion
of the serial number are also on the receiver extension
just forward of where it mates with the receiver. Record
the full serial number at the front of this book for future
reference.
THE BARREL MUST ONLY BE USED WITH
THE SAME RECEIVER IT WAS SOLD WITH.
BARRELS ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE
WITH ANY CURRENT OR OLDER MODEL
1886 TAKEDOWN RIFLE.
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F I G U R E 2
Serial Number.
Located on the bottom of the receiver,
toward the front.
Record it for future reference.
F I G U R E 3
Lift the takedown
lever fully outward.
Full Serial Number