Colt_cowboy_single_action_revolver Manual
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COLT@COWBOYTM SINGLEACTIONREVOLVER Copyright@1998ColtsManufacturingCompany,Inc.AllRightsReserved. Thisinstructionmanualshouldalwaysaccompanythisfirearm. Wtie:.youled,giveorsellthisfirearm,besurethismanualgoeswithit.
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n [I cO \ EJECTOR BASEPINRETAININGCATCH CYLINDER TRIGGERGUARD---- Figure1-COLTSINGLEACTIONREVOLVER SAFETYDEPENDSONYOU
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SECTION1PRECAUTIONS READANDUNDERSTANDALLTHEFOLLOWINGPRECAUTIONS BEFOREREMOVINGTHISFIREARMFROMITSPACKAGE. ThisColtproductisclassifiedbytheAlcohol,TaboccoandFire- armsDivisionoftheInternalRevenueService,U.S.Treasury Department,asafirearmordangerousweapon;itis,therfore, . A. potentiallylethal! iliWARNING:IFTflISFIREARMISCARE(ES~Sl,(ORIMPROPER(l1 HANDLED,UNINTENTIONALDISCHARGECOULDRESULTAND I COULDCAUSEINJURYDEATH,ORDAMAGETOPROPERTY. &CAUTION:CAREFULLYREADTHISINSTRUCTIONMANUAL...
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NOTICE Coltshallnotberesponsibleforinjury,death,ordamagetoproperty resultingfromeitherintentionaloraccidentaldischargeofthis firearm,orfromitsfunctionwhenusedforpurposesorsubjectedto treatmentforwhichitwasnotdesigned.Coltwillnothonorclaims involvingthisfirearmwhichresultfromcarelessorimproperhan- dling,unauthorizedadjustmentorpartsreplacement,corrosion, neglect,ortheuseofwrongcaliberammunition,ortheuseof ammunitionotherthanoriginalhighqualitycommerciallymanufac-...
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Revolver ChamberSuitableAmmunition Size 44Spec.44-4045Colt357Mag.38Spec.38Spec.+P38-40 44SpecialYesNoNoNoNoNoNo 44-40NoYesNoNoNoNoNo 45ColtNoNoYesNoNoNoNo 357Mag.NoNoNoYesYesYesNo 38-40NoNoNoNoNoNoYes &CAUTION: USEONLYORIGINALHIGHQUALITYCOMMERCIALLY MANUFACTUREDAMMUNITIONINGOODCONDITIONWHICHIS APPROPRIATETOTHECALIBEROFYOURREVOLVER -SEE TABLEBELOW. SAFETYDEPENDSONYOU0
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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 0SAFETYDEPENDSONYOU
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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) SAFETYDEPENDSONYOU Sights Fixedrear squarenotch. Fixedfront blade. 0
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SECTION3SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS Ifyouaccepttheriskofdangerfromloadingthisrevolverthen followthesesafetyinstructionstoreducetheriskofaccidental dischargeresultingininjury,deathordamagetoproperty.Youmay beanexperiencedsafeshooteralreadyfamiliarwiththeproce- duresinthisinstructionmanual,oryoumayneverhavehandleda gunbeforebutifyoudecidetoloadliveammunitionintothis revolverweurgeyoutoreadthisentireinstructionmanual carefully.Youmustfollowthesafetyinstructionsforyour safetyandthesafetyofothers....
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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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&I RANGECAUTIONSI 9.ALWAYSBESUREYOURBACKSTOPISADEQUATEtostop andcontainbulletsbeforebeginningtargetpracticesothatyou donothitanythingoutsidetherangeshootingarea.THINK!What willyouHITifyouMISSthetarget? 10.ALWAYSPUTAKNOWLEDGEABLEANDRESPONSIBLE PERSONINCHARGETOMAINTAINSAFETYCONTROLWHENA GROUPISFIRINGONARANGE.Obeyhiscommandssothat disciplineismaintainedtoreducethelikelihoodofaccidents. 11.ALWAYSCARRYYOURREVOLVEREMPTYWITHTHELOAD- INGGATEOPENWHILEONARANGEuntilpreparingtofire.Keep...