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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
CHAMBEREMPTYFOR
SAFECARRYING.
&CAUTION:INSUREEMPTYCHAMBERREMAINSINFRONTOF
HAMMERANDINUNEWITHBARREL,sothatifhammerfallsforward,
firingpinwillnotstrikeliveroundtocauseaccidentaldischarge.
FIGURE5-LOADINGGATEOPEN
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7.KEEPREVOLVERPOINTINGINSAFEDIRECTION.Rotate
cylinderuntilemptychamberisunderhammer.Withthumbfirmly
onhammerspur,drawhammerbackslightlytodisengagetheHalf-
Cocknotch.Squeezethetriggeronlylongenoughtoallowhammer
tomoveforwardandclearHalf-Cocknotch,thenreleasetrigger
completelyandlowerhammercontrollingitsmovementwithyour
thumb,intothefullydownposition.
IMPORTANT:Itissometimespossiblethattheboltwillnotcorrectly
engagecylindertolockitsothatemptychambermaynotremainin
frontofhammer.Checkforcorrectlockingbyattemptingtorotate
cylindergentlycounterclockwisebyhand.Ifitisalreadylocked,the
cylinderwillnotmove.Ifitwasunlocked,youshouldhearthebolt
clickintoengagementwiththecylindertolockit.
8.Lookattherearofthecylindertomakesuretheemptychamber
isinfrontofthehammer;ifitis,closetheloadinggatesothatitis
againflushwiththerevolverframe.Iftheemptychamberisnotin
frontofthehammer,drawhammerbackintoHalf-Cocknotch,
realignthecylinderandrepeatitems6through8untilempty
chamberislockedinfrontofhammer.
AlternateLoadingSequence
FollowToLoadsequenceexceptatStep6dothis:Afterloading
firstroundasinSteps4and5,leavenextchamberempty.Then
loadremaining4chambers.Thiswillpositiontheemptychamber
underthehammerwhenyourotatethecylinderandagainseethe
firstchamberyouloaded.
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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
Icarecanavoidaccidentaldischarge,andyouwilltherebyavoid
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l&CAUTION:ALWAYSUNLOADYOURREVOLVERIMMEDIATELY
AFTERUSE,ANDPRIORTOCLEANINGANDSTORAGE,to
minimizetheriskofaccidentaldischarge.
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&CAUTION:ALWAYSEXERCISEEXTREMECARETOKEEP
MUZZLEPOINTINGINASAFEDIRECTION,WELLCLEAROF
YOURBODY,PARTICULARLYWHENUNLOADINGREVOLVERS
THATDONOTHAVEEJECTORRODS.
1.8esureyouarefamiliarwithSafetyInstructioninSection3.
KEEPREVOLVERPOINTINGINSAFEDIRECTIONANDDONOT
TOUCHTRIGGER.
2.DrawhammerbacktoHalf-Cockposition.(Thecylinderisnow
freetorotateclockwise).
3.Openloadinggate.
4.KEEPINGFINGERSAWAYFROMTRIGGER,alignchamberas
showninFigure6andpushejectorrod,(locatedunderthebarrel)
backwardsthroughcylinderchamber,forcingouttheliveroundor
emptycase,whichshouldberemovedfromrevolver.Allowejector
rodtoreturnforwardunderitsspringaction.
5.Rotatecylinderclockwisetoalignnextchamberwithejectorrod
andrepeatstep4above;repeatuntilallchambersareempty.
6.Closeloadinggate.
7.Withthumbfirmlyonhammerspur,drawhammerbackslightlyto
disengageHalf-Cocknotch.Squeezetriggeronlylongenoughto
allowhammertomoveforwardandclearHalf-Cocknotch,then
releasetriggercompletelysothatthehammercanbesafety
loweredtoitsfullydownposition.
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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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&CAUTIONS
1.ALWAYSWEARANDENCOURAGEOTHERSNEARYOUTO
WEAREARPROTECTIONWHENSHOOTING,especiallyona
range.Withoutearprotection,thenoisefromyourrevolverand
othergunsclosetoyoucouldleavearingingintheearsfor
sometimeafterfiring,whilethecumulativelongtermeffectcould
bepermanenthearingloss.
2.ALWAYSWEARANDENCOURAGEOTHERSTOWEARPRO-
TECTIVESHOOTINGGLASSES.Flyingparticlescoulddamage
eyesandcauseblindneas;butprotectiveshootingglasses
shouldpreventsuchinjury.
&IWARNING:Whenyousqueezethetrigger,youmustexpectthel
guntofire,andyoumusttakefullresponsibilityforfiringit.Your.
carecanavoidaccidentaldischarge,andyouwilltherbyavoid
accidentalinjury-anddeath.
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ToFire
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ili1.CAUTION:READSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS(Section3)-KEEP
REVOLVERPOINTINGINSAFEDIRECTIONANDDONOTTOUCH
THETRIGGER.
2.Loadrevolveraspreviouslydescribed.
3.Grasprevolverbygripand,withindexfingerrestingalongthe
outsideoftriggerguard,DONOTTOUCHTRIGGER.Withyour
thumbfirmlyonhammerspur,drawhammerFULLYback(aboutan
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inchandthreequarters)tocockedpositionandallowhammerto
goslightlyforwarduntilcockednotchisengaged.Removethumb
fromhammerspur.
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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-
INGITPOINTEDTOWARDSTHETARGETORSAFEOPENAREA
ANDWAIT30SECONDS.Itahangfire(slowignition)has
occurred,roundwillfirewithin30seconds.Ifrounddoesnot
fire,ejectitandexamineprimer;iffiringpinindentofprimeris
light,offcenter,ornon-existent,unloadremainingroundsand
haverevolverexaminedbyacompetentgunsmith.Iffiringpin
indentonprimerappearsnormal(incomparisonwithsimilar
previouslyfiredrounds)assumefaultyammunition;segregate
misfiredroundfromotherliveammunitionandemptycases,and
carryonfiring.
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NOTE:Disposeofmisfiredroundsinaccordancewiththeammuni-
tionmanufacturersinstructions.
7.Tofiresecondandsubsequentrounds,repeatsteps3through
6above.
8.KEEPREVOLVERPOINTINGINSAFEDIRECTION.Unload
revolveraspreviouslydescribed.
&CAUTION:NEVERLEAVEREVOLVERCOCKEDREADYTOFIRE
asthisconditionisEXTREMELYdangerous,andrevolvercould
easilybeaccidentallydischargedcausinginjury,death,ordam-
agetoproperty.
IMPORTANT:Ifyoucockyourrevolverbutdonotfireit,return
hammertothefullyforwardpositionbyplacingthumbfirmlyon
hammerSPUtanddrawhammerbackslightlytodisengageCocked
notch.Squeezetriggeronlylongenoughtoallowhammertomove
forwardandclearCockednotch,thenreleasetriggercompletely.
Half-Cocknotchwillthenbeengagedandcylindermustberotated
untilemptychamberisinfrontofhammer.Drawhammerback
slightlytodisengageHalf-Cocknotch.Squeezetriggeronlylong
enoughtoallowhammertomoveforwardandclearHalf-Cock
notch,thenreleasetriggercompletelysothatifyoulosetheoppor-
tunitytofire,unloadyourrevolveraspreviouslydescribed.
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SECTION5MAINTENANCE
AColtrevolver,likeanyotherprecisionmechanism,willfunction
betterandlastlongerwhenitisproperlymaintained.Followthe
h.
adviceinthissectiontokeepyourrevolverinpeakcondition.
iliCAUTION:ENSURETHATTHEREVOLVERISNOTLOADEDBE-
FORESTRIPPINGANDCLEANING,sothatitwillnotfire,anddo
notalterpartsasthelevelofsafetycouldbereduced.
1.BesureyouarefamiliarwithSafetyInstructionsinSection3.
DrawhammerbacktoHalf-Cockposition.
3.Openloadinggate.
4.Rotatecylinderandensureallsixchambersareempty.
5.Removecylinderasfollows:
a.Depressbasepin
retainingcatch(located
onleftsideofframein
frontofcylinder).
b.Keepingbasepin
retainingcatchde-
pressed,pullbasepin
forwardandremoveit
fromrevolver.Release
retainingcatch.
BASEPIN
FIGURE8-BASEPINREMOVAL
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FIGURE9-CYLINDERREMOVAL
c.Carefullyremovecylindertotherightofframeandavoidcontact
betweentheratchetandloadinggate.
IMPORTANT:Donotstripyourrevolverfurtherthanremovingthe
cylinder.IflateradditionalmaintenanceisrequiredseeServicing
andRepairlaterinthisinstructionmanual.
NOTE:Assembleinreverseorder.WithhammeratHalf-Cock
carefullyinstallthecylinderbyrollingitintotheframefromtheright
side.Installandsecurethebasepin.Checkthatthecylinder
rotatesfreely.Lowerhammertosafetypositionandclosethegate.
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