Uberti Springfield Trapdoor Cartridge Rifle & Carbine - Manual (Page 16)

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DISASSEMBLY AND RE-ASSEMBLY OF YOUR RIFLE
TO CLEAN YOUR RIFLE
1. Point your firearm in a safe direction and put the hammer in the half cock position.
2. Open the action as instructed above.
3. If shooting modern rounds (smokeless powder). Use a good quality gun cleaning solvent to clean the
inside of the receiver, chamber, barrel and block.
4. Oil sparingly all moving parts and close breech block.
5. Oil sparingly all surfaces of the rifle.
6. If shooting black powder cartridges. Black powder residue is highly hygroscopic (attracts moisture) and
will rust your gun if not properly cleaned and oiled after shooting.
7. Use a good quality Black Powder Cleaning Solution to clean the inside of the receiver, chamber, barrel
and block. Use only non-synthetic cloth patches.
8. Oil sparingly all parts and reassemble.
9. Oil sparingly all surfaces of the rifle.
ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY MAINTENANCE
Before attempting any kind of maintenance verify that the gun is unloaded and pointed in a safe direction.
Ordinary maintenance means all the steps the owner should follow to keep the gun in good service
before and after shooting.
Extraordinary maintenance implies the change of broken or worn parts and disassembling the gun. Only
authorized personnel or qualified gunsmiths should dissassemble the gun or attempt to repair it.
Avoid excessive oil.
Check that the mechanism of the firearm is smooth; if you notice the mechanism getting hard you should
take your gun to a qualified gunsmith .
Don’t use pure silicone or lanoline.
Always inspect your gun and take it to a qualified gunsmith for inspection, after long periods of storage.
If you need to order parts you must indicate purchase date, serial number, the exact model and the caliber
of your gun and the item ref. of the part you need.
If you have any doubt about a problem with your gun, DON’T USE IT, have it inspected by a qualified
gunsmith.
Improper use or actions may cause serious injury and/or death to yourself and/or any bystanders.
Always use this, and any firearm, with care and respect to avoid any incident or event that may
cause injury to you or others.
MALFUNCTIONS
The proper function of your firearm is directly related to care and maintenance and to the ammunition used.
Your firearm has been designed to function with high quality ammunition produced to commercial standards.
Some of the more common types of malfunctions which may occur are as follows:
M ISFIRE : a failure of the cartridge to ignite when the hammer falls.
C AUTION : if this occurs, keep the firearm pointed in a safe direction, wait 60 seconds, remove the cartridge
from the chamber and dispose of it properly. Do not re-utilize unexploded ammunitions.
C AUSE : The most common cause of misfire is faulty ammunition.
F AILURE TO EXTRACT OR EJECT : a fired case is not fully extracted from the chamber or ejected from the
gun.
C AUTION : If this occurs, keep the firearm pointed in a safe direction; clear the gun by opening the action
and removing any cartridge or cartridge case manually. Cheek the unloading procedures in this manual.
C AUSE : The most common causes are black powder fouling or black powder and oil residues in the
chamber or on the extractor slides, improperly loaded or sized cartridges. If any of the above problems
cannot be corrected by cleaning the mechanism or by the use of another brand of ammunition, the firearm
should be sent, unloaded, to a qualified gunsmith with a full description of the problem. Do not attempt to
make repairs or modifications since these should only be done by a qualified gunsmith