Winchester Repeating Arms Super X2 (Historic Manual) - Manual (Page 19)

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FIRING PROCEDURES
The semiautomatic or self-loading characteristic of the
Super X2 is the obvious primary benefit to the shooter.
For training or target situations your gun can be shot
“single shot” by loading one shell at a time through the
open ejection port. More commonly you will take advan-
tage of the semiautomatic feature by loading the entire
magazine first and then firing repeated shots, if necessary.
Both are described earlier under “Loading Procedures.”
1. When ready to shoot, and with a loaded shell in the
chamber, the safety “on safe”, and your finger off the trig-
ger, push the safety to the “off safe” position (with the red
warning band fully visible). Your shotgun is now ready to
fire with a pull of the trigger
CAUTION: YOUR SHOTGUN IS NOW READY
TO FIRE. REMEMBER, THE RECOIL FROM A
SHOTGUN, ESPECIALLY MAGNUM LOADS,
WILL BE SOMEWHAT HEAVIER THAN MOST
OTHER GUNS, SO FIRMLY SHOULDER YOUR
SUPER X2, TAKE AIM, AND — WHEN ON
TARGET — SQUEEZE THE TRIGGER.
2. As the shell in the chamber is fired, gases from the fir-
ing shell are bled off from the barrel at the gas bracket.
This forces the gas piston rearward which moves the bolt
assembly rearward, ejecting the fired shell.
3. As the bolt returns forward under spring force a shell
from the magazine is automatically transferred from the
magazine to the chamber and the bolt locks forward.
Your gun will now fire again with the pull of the trigger.
Immediately put the safety in the “on safe” position (with
the red warning ring hidden) until you are ready to fire
again.
4. You may fire until the magazine is empty. The bolt will
lock rearward after the last shot has been feed from the
magazine, fired and ejected. When the bolt locks rearward
this usually indicates that both magazine and chamber are
empty, and that your shotgun magazine needs to be
reloaded. It is important to treat your gun as though it is
loaded, even if the action has locked rearward.
At this point either refill the magazine with loaded
cartridges (if shooting is going to continue) or fully
unload your shotgun (if shooting is completed). Either
way, place the safety in the “on safe” position.
WHEN FIRING IS COMPLETED OR WHEN
SHOOTING IS NO LONGER IMMINENT,
IMMEDIATELY RETURN THE SAFETY TO THE
“ON SAFE” POSITION.
IMPORTANT: UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
SHOULD YOU MOVE ON OR CONTINUE TO
HUNT WITH YOUR SAFETY IN THE FIRE
POSITION.