Winchester Repeating Arms 1886 (Historic Manual) - Manual (Page 23)

felt. However, remember that this is a finely fitted
action purposely made with tight tolerances. This
assures your gun of good part-to-part fit for many
years to come and is the sign of a finely crafted
firearm.
USE THE CORRECT AMMUNITION AS
INDICATED BY THE INSCRIPTION ON THE
BARREL. AS EXPLAINED PREVIOUSLY,
BEFORE LOADING YOUR RIFLE MAKE
SURE ALL GREASE AND OIL HAS BEEN
REMOVED FROM THE BARREL AND
CHAMBER, AND THERE ARE NO
OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE BARREL OR
ACTION AREAS.
LOADING THE CHAMBER -
The chamber may be loaded two ways. Before
attempting any loading procedure:
MAKE SURE THE BARREL IS POINTED IN
TY (MANUAL HAMMER STOP) IS IN THE
“ON” (SAFE) POSITION AND THE HAMMER
IS IN THE REBOUND POSITION.
• Load the chamber by placing a cartridge directly
into the chamber through the opened action. This is
for single shot loading only with the magazine empty.
to do this, open the action by operating the finger
lever fully down and forward. Insert a round into the
chamber then close the action.
• Load the chamber by transferring a cartridge that
was previously loaded into the magazine to the cham-
ber by operating the finger lever. To cycle the lever,
A SAFE DIRECTION AND THAT THE SAFE-