Colt Single Action Army Revolver Instructions Manual
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toproperty. 7.NEVERLEAVEALOADEDREVOLVERUNATTENDED. Someone,especiallyachild,mayfireitandcauseinjury, death,ordamagetoproperty. 8.ALWAYSINSTRUCTCHILDRENTORESPECTFIREARMS. Ifyouteachyourchildrentoshoot,teachthemtotreatand usetherevolverproperly,andalwayssupervisethemclosely. Alwaysstresssafetysothatyourchildrenwillnotfirethe revolverwhenitisunsafetodoso. AI RANGECAUTIONS I 9.ALWAYSBESUREYOURBACKSTOPISADEQUATEto stopandcontainbulletsbeforebeginningtargetpracticeso thatyoudonothitanythingoutsidetherangeshootingarea. THINK!WhatwillyouHITifyouMISSthetarget? 10.ALWAYSPUTAKNOWLEDGEABLEANDRESPONSIBLE PERSONINCHARGETOMAINTAINSAFETYCONTROLWHEN AGROUPISFIRINGONARANGE.Obeyhiscommandsso thatdisciplineismaintainedtoreducethelikelihoodof accidents. 11.ALWAYSCARRYYOURREVOLVEREMPTYWITHTHE LOADINGGATEOPENWHILEONARANGEuntilpreparing tofire.KeepItpointingtowardsthebackstopwhenloading, firingandunloading,toeliminatetheriskofinjury,death,or damagetoproperty. SAFETYDEPENDSONYOU 0
AI LOADING/UNLOADINGCAUTIONS I 12.ALWAYSBESUREBARRELBOREANDCYLINDER CHAMBERSARECLEAROFOBSTRUCTIONS.Cleanafouled revolverimmediatelysothatitwillfunctioncorrectlyand safely. 13.ALWAYSUSEONLYCLEAN,DRY,ORIGINALHIGH QUALITYCOMMERCIALLYMANUFACTUREDAMMUNITION INGOODCONDITIONWHICHISAPPROPRIATETOTHE CALIBEROFYOURREVOLVER.(Seepage4.)Gunand ammunitionmanufacturersdesigntheirproductswithinex- actingengineeringsafetylimits.Handloadsaresometimes outsidethoselimitsandcanbesounsafeastoblowupthe cylinderandframeandcauseinjury,death,ordamageto property. 14.ALWAYSEXERCISEEXTREMECARETOKEEPMUZZLE POINTINGINASAFEDIRECTION,WELLCLEAROFYOUR BODY,PARTICULARLYWHENUNLOADINGREVOLVERS THATDONOTHAVEEJECTORRODS. AI SHOOTINGCAUTIONS I 15.NEVERDRINKALCOHOLICBEVERAGESORTAKE DRUGSBEFOREORDURINGSHOOTING,asyourvisionand judgmentcouldbeseriouslyImpairedmakingyourgun handlingunsafe. 16.ALWAYSSEEKADOCTORSADVICEIFYOUARETAK- @SAFETYDEPENDSONYOU
INGMEDICATION,tobesureyouarefittoshootandhandle yourrevolversafely. 17.ALWAYSWEARANDENCOURAGEOTHERSTOWEAR EARPROTECTIONWHENSHOOTING,especiallyonarange. Withoutearprotection,thenoisefromyourrevolverand othergunsclosetoyou,couldleavearingingintheears forsometimeafterfiring,whilethecumulativelongterm effectcouldbepermanenthearingloss. 18.ALWAYSWEARANDENCOURAGEOTHERSTOWEAR PROTECTIVESHOOTINGGLASSES.Flyingparticlescould damageeyesandcauseblindness;butprotectiveshooting glassesshouldpreventsuchinjury. 19.ALWAYSKEEPANEMPTYCHAMBERINFRONTOF HAMMERWITHHAMMERINSAFETYPOSITIONWHENRE- VOLVERISLOADEDUNTILYOUAREREADYTOFIRE.This willminimizeriskofanaccidentaldischarge. 20.ALWAYSHOLDREVOLVERBYTHEGRIPANDKEEP BOTHHANDSWELLCLEAROF,ANDBEHINDTHECy- LINDER.Neverholditnearthecylinderasveryhotgasand leadparticlesmaybesprayedoutaroundthecylinder... thesewouldInjureyourhands. 21.NEVERSQUEEZETHETRIGGERORPUTYOURFINGER INTHETRIGGERGUARDUNTILYOUAREAIMINGATA TARGETANDREADYTOSHOOT.Thiswillpreventyoufiring therevolverwhenitispointinginanunsafedirection. SAFETYDEPENDSONYOU@
22.ALWAVSBEABSOLUTELVSUREOFYOURTARGETAND THEAREABEHINDITBEFOREYOUSQUEEZETHETRIGGER. Abulletcouldtravelthroughorpastyourtargetupto11/2 miles...ifindoubt,dontshoot.THINKIWhatwillyouHIT ifyouMISSthetarget? 23.NEVERSHOOTATAHARDSURFACESUCHASROCK, ORALIQUIDSURFACESUCHASWATER.Abulletmay ricochetandtravelinanydirectiontostrikeyou,another personoranobjectyoucannotsee,causingInjury,death, ordamagetoproperty. 24.NEVERDISCHARGEAFIREARMNEARFLAMMA- BLEMATERIAL.Flameandsparkseruptfromthefirearm whendischarged.Theycouldstartafireorcauseflamma- bleliquidsandgasestoexplode. 25.NEVERFIREYOURREVOLVERNEARANANIMALunless ItIstrainedtoacceptthenoise;ananimalsstartledreaction couldinjureitorcauseanaccident. 26.NEVERINDULGEINHORSEPLAVWHILEHOLDING YOURREVOLVERasItmaybeaccidentallydischarged. 27.NEVERWALK,CLIMBORFOLLOWACOMPANIONWITH YOURREVOLVERCOCKEDREADVTOFIRE,outofits holster,orwiththehammerinanypositionotherthanin safetywithanemptychamberinfrontofthehammerto minimizeriskofanaccidentaldischarge.Whenhunting,hold yourrevolversothatyoucanalwayscontrolthedirectionof themuzzle. @SAFETYDEPENDSONYOU
AI UNLOADINGCAUTION I 28.ALWAYSEXERCISEEXTREMECARETOKEEPMUZZLE POINTINGINASAFEDIRECTION,WELLCLEAROFYOUR BODY,particularlywhenunloadingrevolversthatdonothave ejectorrods. AI MALFUNCTIONCAUTIONS I 29.FAILURETOFIRE:ALWAYSHOLDREVOLVER,KEEPING ITPOINTEDTOWARDSTHETARGETORASAFEOPENAREA ANDWAIT30SECONDSwhenrevolverfallstofire.Ifa hangfire(slowignition)hasoccurred,roundwillfirewithin 30seconds.Ifrounddoesnotfire,ejectroundandexamine primerinbaseofmisfiredround.IffiringpinIndentonprimer islight,misalignedornon-existent,haverevolverexamined byacompetentgunsmith.IffiringpinIndentonprimer appearsnormal(Incomparisonwithsimilarpreviouslyfired rounds)assumefaultyammunition;segregatemisfiredround fromotherliveammunitionandemptycases,reloadandcarry onfiring. NOTE:Disposeofmisfiredroundsinaccordancewithammuni- tionmanufacturersinstructions. 30.NEVERUSEYOURREVOLVERIFITFAILSTOFUNCTION PROPERLY,ANDNEVERFORCEAJAMMEDACTION,asa roundmayexplodecausingseriousinjury,possibledeath,or severedamagetoyourrevolver. SAFETYDEPENDSONYOU@
AI CLEANINGANDSTORAGECAUTIONSI 31.ALWAYSMAKESUREYOURREVOLVERISNOTLOADED BEFORECLEANING,STORING,TRAVELING,LAYINGIT DOWN,ORHANDINGITTOANOTHERPERSON,sothatit cannotbefiredwhenitisunsafetodoso. 32.ALWAYSKEEPANDSTOREYOURREVOLVERAND AMMUNITIONINSEPARATELOCKEDRECEPTACLESOUT OFREACHANDSIGHTOFCHILDRENANDUNTRAINED PEOPLE,tominimizetheriskofrevolverandammunition beingeasilyavailableforloadingandfiring. AI GUNABU~ECAUTIONSI 33.NEVERFANYOURREVOLVER.YOUCOULDBREAK THEFIRINGMECHANISMANDMAKEREVOLVERUNSAFE. Youraccuracywillbereducedandyoumayhitsomething otherthantargetaimedat.Alteringthesingleactionmech- anismforfanningwouldalsomaketherevolverunsafe;do notmakeorattempttomakethisalteration. 34.NEVERABUSEYOURREVOLVERbyusingitforany purposeotherthancollectingorshooting. IMPORTANT:DonotdryfireyourColtSingleActionRevolveras repeateddryfiringcoulddamagethefiringpin.(Dryfiringissnap- pingthehammeronanemptychamber.) NOTE:Pleasenotethatwehavechosentousetheword SQUEEZEinthisinstructionmanualinsteadofPULLor @SAFETYDEPENDSONYOU
PRESSwhentriggermovementisdescribed;thisissimplyto remindyouoftheneedforagentlesqueezingactiontoachieve accuracy. SAFETYFEATURES ThesafetyfeaturesontheColtsingleactionrevolver,whenproperly employed,canminimizetheriskofaccidentaldischarge. TriggerGuard TheTriggerGuardisametallooparoundthetriggertoprotectitfrom damageandtohelppreventaccidentaldischarge. HammerPositions TherearethreedistincthammerpositionsonaColtrevolver;two,which aredescribedbelow,aresafetyfeatures,whilethethird,whichwillbe describedlater,istheCOCKEDpositionforfiring. HAMMERSAFETYPOSITION-Withthe..!LLLF hammerintheSafetypositionthesearend .:~ ofthetriggerengagesthefirstnotch(safety~ notch)ofthehammer.SeeFigure3.Inthis-j position,thefiringpindoesnotprotrude.---. throughthefiringpinhole,sothatitcannot_~8 contactammunitioninthecylinder- J chambersandthetriggercannotbemoved unlessenoughforceisappliedtobreakitor thenotch.(Note:Normaltriggerpullis5Ibs. maximum,whileexcessiveforceis35Ibs. ormore.) FIGURE3- SAFETYPOSITION @ TRIGGER SAFETYDEPENDSONYOU
&CAUTION:ALWAYSCARRYYOURSINGLEACTIONREVOL- VERINTHISSAFETYPOSITIONWITHANEMPTY CHAMBERINFRONTOFTHEHAMMER. Toputthehammerinthesafetyposition,placeyourthumbfirmlyonthe hammerspur,(DONOTTOUCHTHETRIGGER)anddrawthehammer backaboutaquarterinch.Whenyouhearaclick,gentlyeaseham- merslightlyforward,allowingsafetynotchtoengageandholdhammer A insafetyposition. LhCAUTION:DONOTATTEMPTTOENGAGESAFETYNOTCH DIRECTLYFROMHALF-COCKORCOCKEDPOSITIONSun- lessyoureleasethetriggercompletelybeforethehammer reachesthesafetyposition,asthesafetynotchmaynotbe engagedcorrectly. @SAFETYDEPENDSONYOU SAFETYPOSITION - HALF.COCKPOSITION FIGURE4- SAFETYANDHALF-COCKPOSITIONS -EXTERNAL
HALF-COCK(ORLOADING)POSITION-WiththehammerintheHalf- Cockpositionthesearendofthetriggerengagesthehalfcocknotch andthecylinderisfreetorotateforloading,unloading,inspectionand furthermaintenance.Seefigure4.Onceinthispositionthetrigger A cannotbemovedunlessenoughforceisappliedtobreakitorthenotch. lhCAUTION:NEVERCARRYYOURREVOLVERINTHEHALF- COCKPOSITIONASACCIDENTALDISCHARGEMAYBE POSSIBLEIFREVOLVERISSUBSEQUENTLYDROPPED,MIS- HANDLEDORMISTREATED.,liLLT FIGUREs- HALF-COCKPOSITION 8 ._~ .~ 8 . ---..... / ToplacethehammerinHalf-Cockposition(DONOTTOUCHTHE TRIGGER)putthumbfirmlyonthehammerspuranddrawhammerback aboutthreequartersinchfromSafetyposition.Whenyouhearaclick gentlyeasehammerslightlyforwardallowingHalf-Cocknotchtobeen- gagedtoholdhammerinHalf-Cockposition. SAFETYDEPENDSONYOU@
IMPORTANT:Ifyoudrawthehammertoofarbackanotherclickwill beheard.Thisclickiscausedbytheboltengagingthecylinderwhich willnotbefreetorotatewhenhammerisloweredintoHalf-Cockposi- tion.IfyoufindthecylinderlockedDONOTFORCEIT.Simplyreturnthe hammertotheSafetypositionanddrawitbackagainintotheHalf-Cock positionasdescribedinthismanual. TheSafetyandHalf-Cockpositionsalsoservetoarresttheforward movementofthehammerandpreventaroundbeingfiredshouldyour thumbaccidentallyslipfromthehammerspur.Thissafetyfeatureis effectiveprovidedYOUDONOTTOUCHTHETRIGGER. IMPORTANT:TheSafetyandHalf-Cocknotchesinthemechanismare designedtopreventthetriggerfrombeingpulled,soDONOTFORCE THETRIGGERWITHHAMMERINSAFETYorHALF-COCKPOSI- TIONS.Themechanismcouldbedamagedbysuchaction,rendering therevolverunsafe. WhenyounolongerwantthehammeratHalf-Cock,placethumbfirmly onhammerspuranddrawhammerbackslightlytodisengageHalf- Cocknotch.Insurethatemptychamberremainsinfrontofhammer. Squeezetriggeronlylongenoughtoallowhammertomoveforwardand clearHalf-Cocknotch,thenreleasetriggercompletelysothatSafety notchcanbeproperlyengaged,andlowerhammer,controllingits movementwithyourthumb,intotheSafetyposition.Practicethisaction withanemptyrevolvertoassureproperfeel. @SAFETYDEPENDSONYOU