Colt_cowboy_single_action_revolver Manual

Handloadsaresometimesoutsidethoselimitsandcanbeso
unsafeastoblowupthecylinderandframeandcauseinjury,
death,ordamagetoproperty.
14.ALWAYSEXERCISEEXTREMECARETOKEEPMUZZLE
POINTINGINASAFEDIRECTION,WELLCLEAROFYOURBODY,
PARTICULARLYWHENUNLOADINGREVOLVERSTHATDONOT
HAVEEJECTORRODS.
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SHOOTINGCAUTIONSI
15.NEVERDRINKALCOHOLICBEVERAGESORTAKEDRUGS
BEFOREORDURINGSHOOTING,asyourvisionandjudgment
couldbeseriouslyimpairedmakingyourgunhandlingunsafe.
16.ALWAYSSEEKADOCTORSADVICEIFYOUARETAKING...

19.ALWAYSKEEPANEMPTYCHAMBERINFRONTOFHAMMER
WITHHAMMERINSAFETYPOSITIONWHENREVOLVERIS
LOADEDUNTILYOUAREREADYTOFIRE.Thiswillminimize
riskofanaccidentaldischarge.
20.ALWAYSHOLDREVOLVERBYTHEGRIPANDKEEPBOTH
HANDSWELLCLEAROF,ANDBEHINDTHECYLINDER.Never
holditnearthecylinderasveryhotgasandleadparticlesmaybe
sprayedoutaroundthecylinder...thesewouldinjureyourhands.
21.NEVERSQUEEZETHETRIGGERORPUTYOURFINGERIN
THETRIGGERGUARDUNTILYOUAREAIMINGATATARGET
ANDREADYTOSHOOT.Thiswillpreventyoufiringtherevolver...

25.NEVERFIREYOURREVOLVERNEARANANIMALunlessit
istrainedtoacceptthenoise;ananimalsstartledreactioncould
injureitorcauseanaccident.
26.NEVERINDULGEINHORSEPLAYWHILEHOLDINGYOUR
REVOLVERasitmaybeaccidentallydischarged.
27.NEVERWALK,CLIMBORFOLLOWACOMPANIONWITH
YOURREVOLVERCOCKEDREADYTOFIRE,outofitsholster,
orwiththehammerinanypositionotherthaninsafetywithan
emptychamberinfrontofthehammertominimizeriskofan
accidentaldischarge.Whenhunting,holdyourrevolversothat
youcanalwayscontrolthedirectionofthemuzzle.
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NOTE:Disposeofmisfiredroundsinaccordancewithammunition
manufacturersinstructions.
30.NEVERUSEYOURREVOLVERIFITFAILSTOFUNCTION
PROPERLY,ANDNEVERFORCEAJAMMEDACTION,asaround
mayexplodecausingseriousinjury,possibledeath,orsevere
damagetoyourrevolver.
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31.ALWAYSMAKESUREYOURREVOLVERISNOTLOADED
BEFORECLEANING,STORING,TRAVELING,LAYINGITDOWN,
ORHANDINGITTOANOTHERPERSON,sothatitcannotbe
tiredwhenitisunsafetodoso.
32.ALWAYSKEEPANDSTOREYOURREVOLVERANDAMMU-...

34.NEVERABUSEYOURREVOLVERbyusingitforanypurpose
otherthanshooting.
IMPORTANT:DonotdryfireyourColtSingleActionRevolveras
repeateddryfiringcoulddamagethefiringpin.(Dryfiringissnap-
pingthehammeronanemptychamber).
NOTE:PleasenotethatwehavechosentousethewordSQUEEZE
inthisinstructionmanualinsteadofPULLorPRESSwhentrigger
movementisdescribed;thisissimplytoremindyouoftheneedfora
gentlesqueezingactiontoachieveaccuracy.
SAFETYFEATURES
ThesafetyfeaturesontheColtsingleactionrevolver,whenprop-...

Hammerdown(orrest)position-withthehammerdownandthe
triggerforward,thetranferbarisnotinterposedbetwwenthe
hammerandfiringpin.
itCAUTION:DONOTATTEMPTTOLOWERTHEHAMMER
DIRECTLYFROMHALF-COCKORCOCKEDPOSITIONSunless
youreleasethetriggercompletelybeforethehammerreaches
position,assoonastheHalf-Cockpositioniscleared.
FIGURE2-HALF-COCKPOSITION-EXTERNAL
HALF-COCK(ORLOADING)POSITION-Withthehammerinthe
Half-CockpositionthesearendofthetriggerengagestheHalf-
Cocknotchandthecylinderisfreetorotateforloading,unloading,...

inspectionandfurthermaintenance.Seefigure3.Onceinthis
positionthetriggercannotbemovedunlessenoughforceisapplied
tobreakitorthenotch.
.&CAUTION:NEVERCARRYYOURREVOLVERINTHEHALF-COCK
POSITIONASACCIDENTALDISCHARGEMAYBEPOSSIBLE
IFREVOLVERISSUBSEQUENTLYDROPPED,MISHANDLED
ORMISTREATED.
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HALF-COCKNOTCH
FIGURE3-HALF-COCKPOSITION
ToplacethehammerinHalf-Cockposition(DONOTTOUCHTHE
TRIGGER)putthumbfirmlyonthehammerspuranddrawhammer
backuntilyouhearaclick.Gentlyeasehammerslightlyforward...

IMPORTANT:Ifyoudrawthehammertoofarbackanotherclickwill
beheard.Thisclickiscausedbytheboltengagingthecylinder
whichwillnotbefreetorotatewhenhammerisloweredintoHalf-
Cockposition.IfyoufindthecylinderlockedDONOTFORCEIT.
Simplyreturnthehammertothefullyforwardpositionanddrawit
backagainintotheHalf-Cockpositionasdescribedinthismanual.
TheHalf-Cockpositionservestoarresttheforwardmovementof
thehammerandpreventaroundbeingfiredshouldyourthumb
accidentallyslipfromthehammerspur.Thissafetyfeatureis...

&!WARNiNG:
IFREVOLVERISmWP-PEc-ONHAMMER,
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REVOLVERISFANNED,ORIFEXCESSIVEFORCEISAPPLIED
!TOTHETRIGGER-HALF-COCKNOTCHCOULDBREAKI
ICAUSINGACCIDENTALDISCHARGEWHICHCOULDRESULTINI
INJURY,DEATH,ORDAMAGETOPROPERTY.(Note:Normall
triggerpullis5Ibs.maximum:-excissiveforceis35Ib~.~r_more).1
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FIGURE4-RISKOFMECHANISMDAMAGE
IMPORTANT:
Ifyoususpectexcessiveforcehasbeenappliedto
thetrigger(35Ibs.ormoreappliedonaplaneparalleltothebarrel)
orifrevolverhasbeendroppedorhasotherwisereceivedasharp...

SECTION4FUNCTION
YourColtSingleActionrevolverwillbereadytofirewhenchambers
inthecylinderareloadedwithammunition(seeloadinginstruc-
tions),andhammerhasbeendrawnallthewaybackpastHalf-
CockpositiontotheCockedposition.TheActionofcocking
lowerscylinderlockingbolt,rotatescylindertocarryaroundof
ammunitionintoalignmentwithbarrelandhammer,raisescylinder
lockingbolttolockcylinderandholdshammerunderspringten-
sion.Whentriggerissqueezed,hammerfallsforwardcausingthe...