Winchester Repeating Arms Super X2 (Historic Manual) - Manual (Page 16)

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Before loading the magazine make sure of the following:
1) Your shotgun is pointed in a safe direction.
2) The safety is in the “on safe” position.
3) You are in an appropriate location for shooting.
4) Shooting will be imminent.
D IRECTLY TO THE CHAMBER , SINGLE SHOT MODE —
1. Place the safety in the “ON SAFE” position.
2. Open the action by pulling back fully on the bolt han-
dle. The bolt will lock in the rearward position. As a mat-
ter of practice, always verify that the magazine and cham-
ber contain no shells when the action is opened.
3. A shell can now be placed directly into the ejection
port (brass of shell to the rear and crimp to the front). It
is fine to push the shell forward into the chamber, or just
leave it loose in the port (see Figure 8).
4. Press the carrier release button. This will automatically
move a loose round placed in the ejection port, directly
into the chamber. Keep your fingers clear of the ejection
port whenever closing the action with the carrier release
button.
IMPORTANT: The gun is now ready to fire by moving
the safety to the “off safe” position and pulling the trigger.
After firing with an empty magazine, the bolt will lock
rearward, ready for inserting the next shell in the open
ejection port.
L OADING THE MAGAZINE —
1. Place the safety in the “ON SAFE” position and close
the action by pressing the carrier release button.
2. Depress the carrier with the forward end of the nose of
the shell.
3. With your thumb on the base of the brass push the
shell into the magazine until the shell is held in the mag-
azine by the cartridge stop (see Figure 9). Remove your
thumb and allow the carrier to return downward to its
original position.
4. Repeat the procedure until the magazine is fully loaded.
5. If firing is imminent, a shell can now be moved from
the magazine to the chamber by pulling back fully on the
FIGURE 8
When loading the chamber
directly, drop a loaded round
in the open ejection port.