Colt_cowboy_single_action_revolver Manual

3.Openloadinggatebyswingingitouttotheright,exposingback
ofcylinderandachamber.Checkeachofsixchamberstoensure
theyarecleanandfreefromaccumulatedoil.(Cleanifnecessary;
seecleaninginstructions).
4.Useonlyammunition
recommendedonpage3
ofthisinstructionmanual
assuitableforyour
revolver.Insertaroundof
ammunitionintochamber.
5.Pressroundhomeuntil
itisfullyseated.
6.Rotatecylinderclock-
wisetoexposenextempty
chamberandinserta
roundasinsteps4and5
above;repeatuntilFIVE
roundsareloaded.
&CAUTION:LEAVEONE...

7.KEEPREVOLVERPOINTINGINSAFEDIRECTION.Rotate
cylinderuntilemptychamberisunderhammer.Withthumbfirmly
onhammerspur,drawhammerbackslightlytodisengagetheHalf-
Cocknotch.Squeezethetriggeronlylongenoughtoallowhammer
tomoveforwardandclearHalf-Cocknotch,thenreleasetrigger
completelyandlowerhammercontrollingitsmovementwithyour
thumb,intothefullydownposition.
IMPORTANT:Itissometimespossiblethattheboltwillnotcorrectly
engagecylindertolockitsothatemptychambermaynotremainin...

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NOTE:Thispistolmaybecarriedineitherofthefollowingmodes
accordingtoyourneeds:
Mode1:-CYLINDEREMPTY
-Revolvercannotbedischarged.
-UseMode1forstorage,transporting,cleaning,repair,
demonstratinganddrypractice.
Mode2:-5CHAMBERSLOADED,WITHEMPTYCHAMBER
UNDERHAMMER
-Revolvercanbefiredwhenhammeriscockedand
triggerissqueezed.
-UseMode2whenyouMUSTBEPREPAREDtouse
therevolverIMMEDIATELYwithoutwarning.
&WARNING:Whenyousqueezethetrigger,youmustexpectthel
guntofire,andyoumusttakefullresponsibilityforfiringit.YOUIi...

&CAUTION:ALWAYSEXERCISEEXTREMECARETOKEEP
MUZZLEPOINTINGINASAFEDIRECTION,WELLCLEAROF
YOURBODY,PARTICULARLYWHENUNLOADINGREVOLVERS
THATDONOTHAVEEJECTORRODS.
1.8esureyouarefamiliarwithSafetyInstructioninSection3.
KEEPREVOLVERPOINTINGINSAFEDIRECTIONANDDONOT
TOUCHTRIGGER.
2.DrawhammerbacktoHalf-Cockposition.(Thecylinderisnow
freetorotateclockwise).
3.Openloadinggate.
4.KEEPINGFINGERSAWAYFROMTRIGGER,alignchamberas
showninFigure6andpushejectorrod,(locatedunderthebarrel)...

8.Collectliveammunitionforsafestorageandemptycartridge
casesfordisposal.
FIGURE6-EJECTION
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BeforefiringyourColtSingleActionrevolver,practiceyourstance,
aim,rhythmandbreathingforsteadyaimwithyourrevolverUN-
LOADED.Practicefiringonarangebeforegoinghuntingorusing
yourrevolverforanyothertypeofshooting.Ifyouhaveadual
cylinderrevolverlearntoallowforthecustomaryvariationinpoint
ofbulletimpactwithdifferentcalibercylindersinstalled.Different
ammunitionmayalsoaffectperformance.
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SAFETYDEPENDSONYOU~ 

&CAUTIONS
1.ALWAYSWEARANDENCOURAGEOTHERSNEARYOUTO
WEAREARPROTECTIONWHENSHOOTING,especiallyona
range.Withoutearprotection,thenoisefromyourrevolverand
othergunsclosetoyoucouldleavearingingintheearsfor
sometimeafterfiring,whilethecumulativelongtermeffectcould
bepermanenthearingloss.
2.ALWAYSWEARANDENCOURAGEOTHERSTOWEARPRO-
TECTIVESHOOTINGGLASSES.Flyingparticlescoulddamage
eyesandcauseblindneas;butprotectiveshootingglasses
shouldpreventsuchinjury.
&IWARNING:Whenyousqueezethetrigger,youmustexpectthel...

inchandthreequarters)tocockedpositionandallowhammerto
goslightlyforwarduntilcockednotchisengaged.Removethumb
fromhammerspur.
REARFRONT
4.Takeaim.(Aimbyaligning
SIGHTSIGHT
targetwithfrontandrear
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sights.SeeFigure7.Then
focusonthefrontsight).
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5.Keepingsteadyaim,place
indexfingerontriggerand
squeezegently.Dontjerkthe
triggerasyouwilldisturbyour
aimandspoilyouraccuracy.
6.Releasetriggerandremove
indexfingerfromtrigger.
FIGURE7-COLTSINGLEACTION
&CAUTION:IFYOURFIREARMFAILSTOFIRE,HOLDIT,KEEP-...

NOTE:Disposeofmisfiredroundsinaccordancewiththeammuni-
tionmanufacturersinstructions.
7.Tofiresecondandsubsequentrounds,repeatsteps3through
6above.
8.KEEPREVOLVERPOINTINGINSAFEDIRECTION.Unload
revolveraspreviouslydescribed.
&CAUTION:NEVERLEAVEREVOLVERCOCKEDREADYTOFIRE
asthisconditionisEXTREMELYdangerous,andrevolvercould
easilybeaccidentallydischargedcausinginjury,death,ordam-
agetoproperty.
IMPORTANT:Ifyoucockyourrevolverbutdonotfireit,return
hammertothefullyforwardpositionbyplacingthumbfirmlyon...

SECTION5MAINTENANCE
AColtrevolver,likeanyotherprecisionmechanism,willfunction
betterandlastlongerwhenitisproperlymaintained.Followthe
h.
adviceinthissectiontokeepyourrevolverinpeakcondition.
iliCAUTION:ENSURETHATTHEREVOLVERISNOTLOADEDBE-
FORESTRIPPINGANDCLEANING,sothatitwillnotfire,anddo
notalterpartsasthelevelofsafetycouldbereduced.
1.BesureyouarefamiliarwithSafetyInstructionsinSection3.
DrawhammerbacktoHalf-Cockposition.
3.Openloadinggate.
4.Rotatecylinderandensureallsixchambersareempty....

FIGURE9-CYLINDERREMOVAL
c.Carefullyremovecylindertotherightofframeandavoidcontact
betweentheratchetandloadinggate.
IMPORTANT:Donotstripyourrevolverfurtherthanremovingthe
cylinder.IflateradditionalmaintenanceisrequiredseeServicing
andRepairlaterinthisinstructionmanual.
NOTE:Assembleinreverseorder.WithhammeratHalf-Cock
carefullyinstallthecylinderbyrollingitintotheframefromtheright
side.Installandsecurethebasepin.Checkthatthecylinder
rotatesfreely.Lowerhammertosafetypositionandclosethegate.
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