Smith & Wesson 3 Schofield 2000 Instructions Manual

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UNLOADING
¥Always keep the barrel of your firearm pointed in a safe 
direction away from you and others.
¥To remove either live cartridges or spent casings from the 
cylinder, first point the barrel in a safe direction.
Place the hammer into half cock condition or the 
safety/carry condition.
¥With the barrel pointed in a safe direction and your finger 
out of the trigger guard, push back the frame mounted latch 
and rotate the barrel downward.Continue to open the 
frame and barrel until the extractor...

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CLEANING AND
MAINTENANCE
!!  WARNING  !!
Ensure your firearm is unloaded before beginning to clean
it.At all times follow the basic rules of safe gun handling.
Your firearm is a precision instrument and to insure reliable 
function, it is necessary to follow a routine maintenance 
procedure.After firing your handgun, be sure to unload it
following the procedure outlined in the section entitled
ÒUnloadingÓonpage 21 before performing any cleaning or 
maintenance procedure.Your handgun should be cleaned...

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SERVICE,
SHIPPING & PARTS
SERVICE
Should your Smith &Wesson firearm require service, it should
be returned to Smith &Wesson in its original case or in a
similarly secure container.It is not necessary to take the gun to
a dealer for shipment.However, before shipping your firearm,
call or e-mail our Customer Service Dept.for authorization and
shipping instructions.
Before shipping your handgun, ensure that the firearm is
unloaded, package it securely, and do NOTship any ammunition.
The package must NOT...

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SHIPPINGWhen shipping a firearm, it is most important that you comply
with federal, state, and local laws and regulations.The following
guidelines are meant to help, but you must seek assistance from
the appropriate authorities if necessary.
¥Check magazines and chambers to ensure that they 
are unloaded.Do not ship ammunition.
¥Do not attempt to
MAILa handgun;only federally 
licensed dealers may mail a firearm.
¥If your firearm must be replaced, it may be necessary 
to ship the replacement to a...

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WARRANTY
For Owners Within The United States
This warranty is granted by Smith & Wesson, 2100 Roosevelt
Avenue, P.O.Box 2208, Springfield, MA  01102-2208.
This warranty is effective from the date of purchase after
February 1, 1989 and applies to the original owner of any
handgun purchased after that date.With respect to such
handguns, this warranty supersedes any and all other
warranties.
Smith &Wesson handguns are warrantied to be free from defects
in material and workmanship.Any such defects of...

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EXTENDED
SERVICE POLICY
For Owners Within The United States
Even after the warranty period has expired, Smith & Wesson will
repair, without charge, any handgun purchased by the original
owner on or after February 1, 1989 that is found to have defect in
material or workmanship.Eligibility for this extended service 
policy requires returning the Product Registration Card within thir-
ty days of purchase.A copy of the bill of sale in the ownerÕs name
and the sales receipt should accompany the handgun.
If...

This handgun is not equipped with a
device that fully blocks use by
unauthorized users. More than 200,000
firearms like this one are stolen from their
owners every year in the United States. In
addition, there are more than a thousand
suicides each year by younger children
and teenagers who get access to firearms.
Hundreds more die from accidental dis-
charge. It is likely that many more chil-
dren sustain serious wounds or inflict such
wounds accidentally on others. In order to
limit the chance of such...

Smith &Wesson
2100 Roosevelt Avenue ¥ Springfield, MA  01104
www.smith-wesson.com
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