Ruger Bearcat Instruction Manual
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INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR RUGER® NEW BEARCAT® SINGLE ACTION REVOLVERS For Product Service on This Model Please Call: (603) 865-2442 (See p. 23) STURM, RUGER & Company, Inc. Southport, Connecticut 06490 U.S.A. THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL SHOULD ALWAYS ACCOMPANY THIS FIREARM AND BE TRANSFERRED WITH IT UPON CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP, OR WHEN THE FIREARM IS LOANED OR PRESENTED TO ANOTHER PERSON. KBCC/2-02 C R4 READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS IN THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS FIREARM BLUED & STAINLESS STEEL...
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3 WARNING! “Children are attracted to and can operate firearms that can cause severe injuries or death. Prevent child access by always keeping guns locked away and unloaded when not in use. If you keep a loaded firearm where a child obtains and improperly uses it, you can be fined or sent to prison.” ADVERTENCIA! State-By-State Warnings Certain states require by law that their own specified warning notices in larger-than-normal type be conspicuously included by the manufacturer, distributor, or retail...
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Maine: “ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD IS A CRIME. IF YOU LEAVE A FIREARM AND AMMUNITION WITHIN EASY ACCESS OF A CHILD, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO FINE, IMPRISONMENT OR BOTH. KEEP FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION SEPARATE. KEEP FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION LOCKED UP. USE TRIGGER LOCKS.” Maryland: “WARNING: Children can operate firearms which may cause death or serious injury. It is a cr imeto store or leave a loaded firearm in any location where an individual knew or should have known that an unsupervised minor would...
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New Jersey: “IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE TO LEAVE A LOADED FIREARM WITHIN EASY ACCESS OF A MINOR.” New York City: “THE USE OF A LOCKING DEVICE OR SAFETY LOCK IS ONLY ONE ASPECT OF RESPONSIBLE WEAPONS STORAGE. ALL WEAPONS SHOULD BE STORED UNLOADED AND LOCKED IN A LOCATION THAT IS BOTH SEPARATE FROM THEIR AMMUNITION AND INACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN AND ANY OTHER UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS.” North Carolina: “IT IS UNLAWFUL TO STORE OR LEAVE A FIREARM THAT CAN BE DISCHARGED IN A MANNER THAT A REASONABLE PERSON SHOULD...
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This firearm was originally sold with a key-operated locking device. While it can help provide secure storage for your unloaded firearm, any locking device can fail. All guns are designed to fire if they are loaded and the trigger is pulled. Therefore, never install the locking device inside the trigger guard or in any way that it can possibly pull the trigger! Do not leave the keys in the lock. The ultimate responsibility for secure storage of any firearm must depend upon its owner and his or her...
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7 FIREARMS SAFETY-YOUR RESPONSIBILITY SAFETY MUST BE THE FIRST AND CONSTANT CONSIDERATION OF EVERY PERSON WHO HANDLES FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION. This Instruction Manual is designed to assist you in learning how to use and care for your RUGER®NEW BEARCAT® revolver properly. Please contact us if you have any questions about it. Only when you are certain you fully understand the Manual and can properly carry out its instructions should you practice loading, unloading, etc. with live ammunition. If you have...
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WARNING–ALTERATIONS This product was designed to function properly in its original condition. Alterations can make it unsafe. Do not alter any part or add or substitute parts or accessories not made by Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc. DO NOT ALTER ANY GUN Locking Devices 6 Safe Carrying Position 16 Alterations 8 Loaded Cylinders 16 Lead Exposure 11 Disassembly 17 Ammunition 11 Lubrication 20 Handling 12 Storage 21 Firing 14 Parts Purchasers 24 OTHER CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS APPEAR THROUGHOUT THE MANUAL. ! WARNINGS...
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Unlike the earlier single action revolvers which had four hammer positions – “cocked,” “loading,” “safety” and “all the way forward” – the RUGER®NEW BEARCAT® has only three hammer positions – “cocked”, “loading” and “all the way forward.” The RUGER ®NEW BEARCAT® mechanism incorporates a transfer bar. The transfer bar – which is raised into firing position as the trigger is pulled to the rear – transmits the energy of the hammer blow to the firing pin. This transfer bar mechanism makes a “safety” notch...
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10 MECHANISM 3. Hammer nose on frame. Trigger forward. Transfer bar is below firing pin. This is the “Safe Carrying Position” for Bearcats with serial numbers above 93-00000 only . 4. Hammer in loading notch position. For loadingand unloading only. See “Safe Carrying Position Warning”, p. 16. 5. Hammer at full-cock. Top of the transfer bar is aligned with firing pin.6. With trigger held fully rearward, the hammer actuates firing pin through transfer bar. The mechanism of the RUGER®NEW BEARCAT® provides...
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Death, serious injury, and damage can result from the use of wrong ammunition, bore obstructions, powder overloads, or incorrect cartridge components. Always wear shooting glasses and hearing protectors. 11 AMMUNITION TheRUGER®NEW BEARCAT® revolvers are chambered for the .22 Long Rifle Cartridge, .22 Short, .22 Long and .22 CB caps can also be fired in the Long Rifle cylinder. See ‘Ammunition Warning’ below. IMPROPER AMMUNITION DESTROYS GUNS WARNING – AMMUNITION! !WARNING – LEAD EXPOSURE Discharging...