Colt_cowboy_single_action_revolver Manual

COLT@COWBOYTM
SINGLEACTIONREVOLVER

Copyright@1998ColtsManufacturingCompany,Inc.AllRightsReserved.
Thisinstructionmanualshouldalwaysaccompanythisfirearm.
Wtie:.youled,giveorsellthisfirearm,besurethismanualgoeswithit. 

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SAFETYDEPENDSONYOU 

SECTION1PRECAUTIONS
READANDUNDERSTANDALLTHEFOLLOWINGPRECAUTIONS
BEFOREREMOVINGTHISFIREARMFROMITSPACKAGE.
ThisColtproductisclassifiedbytheAlcohol,TaboccoandFire-
armsDivisionoftheInternalRevenueService,U.S.Treasury
Department,asafirearmordangerousweapon;itis,therfore,
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A.
potentiallylethal!
iliWARNING:IFTflISFIREARMISCARE(ES~Sl,(ORIMPROPER(l1
HANDLED,UNINTENTIONALDISCHARGECOULDRESULTAND
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COULDCAUSEINJURYDEATH,ORDAMAGETOPROPERTY.
&CAUTION:CAREFULLYREADTHISINSTRUCTIONMANUAL...

NOTICE
Coltshallnotberesponsibleforinjury,death,ordamagetoproperty
resultingfromeitherintentionaloraccidentaldischargeofthis
firearm,orfromitsfunctionwhenusedforpurposesorsubjectedto
treatmentforwhichitwasnotdesigned.Coltwillnothonorclaims
involvingthisfirearmwhichresultfromcarelessorimproperhan-
dling,unauthorizedadjustmentorpartsreplacement,corrosion,
neglect,ortheuseofwrongcaliberammunition,ortheuseof
ammunitionotherthanoriginalhighqualitycommerciallymanufac-...

Revolver
ChamberSuitableAmmunition
Size
44Spec.44-4045Colt357Mag.38Spec.38Spec.+P38-40
44SpecialYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
44-40NoYesNoNoNoNoNo
45ColtNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
357Mag.NoNoNoYesYesYesNo
38-40NoNoNoNoNoNoYes
&CAUTION:
USEONLYORIGINALHIGHQUALITYCOMMERCIALLY
MANUFACTUREDAMMUNITIONINGOODCONDITIONWHICHIS
APPROPRIATETOTHECALIBEROFYOURREVOLVER
-SEE
TABLEBELOW.
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SECTIONTITLEPAGE
1PRECAUTIONS1
2MainFeatures5
3SafetyInstructions:6
Cautions6
SafetyFeatures:13
Half-CockPosition(forloading)14
4Function:18
Loading18
CarryingModes21
Unloading21
Firing23
5Maintenance:27
StrippingforCleaning27
AssemblingafterCleaning28
WhentoClean29
HowtoClean29
Storage31
ServicingandRepair32
6PartsIllustrationandList35
7TheCustomizedGun38
LISTOFSECTIONS
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SECTION2MAINFEATURES
RevolverType
CowboySingle
ActionRevolver,
45Colt,357Magnum,
44Special,44-40,38-40
Barrel
Lengths
4%,5h
7h
or12
Finishes
ColtBlue(color
casehardened
frame)
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Sights
Fixedrear
squarenotch.
Fixedfront
blade.
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SECTION3SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
Ifyouaccepttheriskofdangerfromloadingthisrevolverthen
followthesesafetyinstructionstoreducetheriskofaccidental
dischargeresultingininjury,deathordamagetoproperty.Youmay
beanexperiencedsafeshooteralreadyfamiliarwiththeproce-
duresinthisinstructionmanual,oryoumayneverhavehandleda
gunbeforebutifyoudecidetoloadliveammunitionintothis
revolverweurgeyoutoreadthisentireinstructionmanual
carefully.Youmustfollowthesafetyinstructionsforyour
safetyandthesafetyofothers....

3.NEVERTAKEANYONES:WORDTHATAGUNISUNLOADED;
checkforyourselfwithfingersoffthetriggerandgunpointedin
asafedirection,sothatyouneverfirethegunaccidentallywhen
youthinkitisunloaded.
4.ALWAYSKEEPANDCARRYYOURREVOLVEREMPTY,WITH
THEHAMMERINTHESAFETYPOSITION,exceptwhenyou
intendtoshoot,sothatyourrevolvercannotbefiredwhenyou
donotmeantofireit.
5.ALWAYSMAKESUREYOURREVOLVERISNOTLOADED,THE
HAMMERISATHALF-COCKANDLOADINGGATEISOPENBE-
FORELAYINGITDOWN,ORHANDINGITTOANOTHERPERSON,...

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RANGECAUTIONSI
9.ALWAYSBESUREYOURBACKSTOPISADEQUATEtostop
andcontainbulletsbeforebeginningtargetpracticesothatyou
donothitanythingoutsidetherangeshootingarea.THINK!What
willyouHITifyouMISSthetarget?
10.ALWAYSPUTAKNOWLEDGEABLEANDRESPONSIBLE
PERSONINCHARGETOMAINTAINSAFETYCONTROLWHENA
GROUPISFIRINGONARANGE.Obeyhiscommandssothat
disciplineismaintainedtoreducethelikelihoodofaccidents.
11.ALWAYSCARRYYOURREVOLVEREMPTYWITHTHELOAD-
INGGATEOPENWHILEONARANGEuntilpreparingtofire.Keep...