Colt Single Action Army Revolver Instructions Manual

toproperty.
7.NEVERLEAVEALOADEDREVOLVERUNATTENDED.
Someone,especiallyachild,mayfireitandcauseinjury,
death,ordamagetoproperty.
8.ALWAYSINSTRUCTCHILDRENTORESPECTFIREARMS.
Ifyouteachyourchildrentoshoot,teachthemtotreatand
usetherevolverproperly,andalwayssupervisethemclosely.
Alwaysstresssafetysothatyourchildrenwillnotfirethe
revolverwhenitisunsafetodoso.
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9.ALWAYSBESUREYOURBACKSTOPISADEQUATEto
stopandcontainbulletsbeforebeginningtargetpracticeso...

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12.ALWAYSBESUREBARRELBOREANDCYLINDER
CHAMBERSARECLEAROFOBSTRUCTIONS.Cleanafouled
revolverimmediatelysothatitwillfunctioncorrectlyand
safely.
13.ALWAYSUSEONLYCLEAN,DRY,ORIGINALHIGH
QUALITYCOMMERCIALLYMANUFACTUREDAMMUNITION
INGOODCONDITIONWHICHISAPPROPRIATETOTHE
CALIBEROFYOURREVOLVER.(Seepage4.)Gunand
ammunitionmanufacturersdesigntheirproductswithinex-
actingengineeringsafetylimits.Handloadsaresometimes
outsidethoselimitsandcanbesounsafeastoblowupthe...

INGMEDICATION,tobesureyouarefittoshootandhandle
yourrevolversafely.
17.ALWAYSWEARANDENCOURAGEOTHERSTOWEAR
EARPROTECTIONWHENSHOOTING,especiallyonarange.
Withoutearprotection,thenoisefromyourrevolverand
othergunsclosetoyou,couldleavearingingintheears
forsometimeafterfiring,whilethecumulativelongterm
effectcouldbepermanenthearingloss.
18.ALWAYSWEARANDENCOURAGEOTHERSTOWEAR
PROTECTIVESHOOTINGGLASSES.Flyingparticlescould
damageeyesandcauseblindness;butprotectiveshooting
glassesshouldpreventsuchinjury....

22.ALWAVSBEABSOLUTELVSUREOFYOURTARGETAND
THEAREABEHINDITBEFOREYOUSQUEEZETHETRIGGER.
Abulletcouldtravelthroughorpastyourtargetupto11/2
miles...ifindoubt,dontshoot.THINKIWhatwillyouHIT
ifyouMISSthetarget?
23.NEVERSHOOTATAHARDSURFACESUCHASROCK,
ORALIQUIDSURFACESUCHASWATER.Abulletmay
ricochetandtravelinanydirectiontostrikeyou,another
personoranobjectyoucannotsee,causingInjury,death,
ordamagetoproperty.
24.NEVERDISCHARGEAFIREARMNEARFLAMMA-
BLEMATERIAL.Flameandsparkseruptfromthefirearm...

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28.ALWAYSEXERCISEEXTREMECARETOKEEPMUZZLE
POINTINGINASAFEDIRECTION,WELLCLEAROFYOUR
BODY,particularlywhenunloadingrevolversthatdonothave
ejectorrods.
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29.FAILURETOFIRE:ALWAYSHOLDREVOLVER,KEEPING
ITPOINTEDTOWARDSTHETARGETORASAFEOPENAREA
ANDWAIT30SECONDSwhenrevolverfallstofire.Ifa
hangfire(slowignition)hasoccurred,roundwillfirewithin
30seconds.Ifrounddoesnotfire,ejectroundandexamine
primerinbaseofmisfiredround.IffiringpinIndentonprimer...

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31.ALWAYSMAKESUREYOURREVOLVERISNOTLOADED
BEFORECLEANING,STORING,TRAVELING,LAYINGIT
DOWN,ORHANDINGITTOANOTHERPERSON,sothatit
cannotbefiredwhenitisunsafetodoso.
32.ALWAYSKEEPANDSTOREYOURREVOLVERAND
AMMUNITIONINSEPARATELOCKEDRECEPTACLESOUT
OFREACHANDSIGHTOFCHILDRENANDUNTRAINED
PEOPLE,tominimizetheriskofrevolverandammunition
beingeasilyavailableforloadingandfiring.
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33.NEVERFANYOURREVOLVER.YOUCOULDBREAK
THEFIRINGMECHANISMANDMAKEREVOLVERUNSAFE....

PRESSwhentriggermovementisdescribed;thisissimplyto
remindyouoftheneedforagentlesqueezingactiontoachieve
accuracy.
SAFETYFEATURES
ThesafetyfeaturesontheColtsingleactionrevolver,whenproperly
employed,canminimizetheriskofaccidentaldischarge.
TriggerGuard
TheTriggerGuardisametallooparoundthetriggertoprotectitfrom
damageandtohelppreventaccidentaldischarge.
HammerPositions
TherearethreedistincthammerpositionsonaColtrevolver;two,which
aredescribedbelow,aresafetyfeatures,whilethethird,whichwillbe...

&CAUTION:ALWAYSCARRYYOURSINGLEACTIONREVOL-
VERINTHISSAFETYPOSITIONWITHANEMPTY
CHAMBERINFRONTOFTHEHAMMER.
Toputthehammerinthesafetyposition,placeyourthumbfirmlyonthe
hammerspur,(DONOTTOUCHTHETRIGGER)anddrawthehammer
backaboutaquarterinch.Whenyouhearaclick,gentlyeaseham-
merslightlyforward,allowingsafetynotchtoengageandholdhammer
A
insafetyposition.
LhCAUTION:DONOTATTEMPTTOENGAGESAFETYNOTCH
DIRECTLYFROMHALF-COCKORCOCKEDPOSITIONSun-
lessyoureleasethetriggercompletelybeforethehammer...

HALF-COCK(ORLOADING)POSITION-WiththehammerintheHalf-
Cockpositionthesearendofthetriggerengagesthehalfcocknotch
andthecylinderisfreetorotateforloading,unloading,inspectionand
furthermaintenance.Seefigure4.Onceinthispositionthetrigger
A
cannotbemovedunlessenoughforceisappliedtobreakitorthenotch.
lhCAUTION:NEVERCARRYYOURREVOLVERINTHEHALF-
COCKPOSITIONASACCIDENTALDISCHARGEMAYBE
POSSIBLEIFREVOLVERISSUBSEQUENTLYDROPPED,MIS-
HANDLEDORMISTREATED.,liLLT
FIGUREs-
HALF-COCKPOSITION
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IMPORTANT:Ifyoudrawthehammertoofarbackanotherclickwill
beheard.Thisclickiscausedbytheboltengagingthecylinderwhich
willnotbefreetorotatewhenhammerisloweredintoHalf-Cockposi-
tion.IfyoufindthecylinderlockedDONOTFORCEIT.Simplyreturnthe
hammertotheSafetypositionanddrawitbackagainintotheHalf-Cock
positionasdescribedinthismanual.
TheSafetyandHalf-Cockpositionsalsoservetoarresttheforward
movementofthehammerandpreventaroundbeingfiredshouldyour
thumbaccidentallyslipfromthehammerspur.Thissafetyfeatureis...