Browning Gold 10 Owners Manual - Page 17

16 Fi.ure 17 Unloading the magazine. - carrier will remain in the loading position. Insert a shell, of proper gauge, through the loading port at the bottom of the receiver, up into the magazine, using your thumb to position it fully forward in the magazine tube (See Figure 16). Make sure the rim of the shell engages the cut off and is held fully inside the magazine tube. It will make 2 The magazine can also be unloaded manually by depressing the carrier release button and reaching inside the loading port with your index finger, simultaneously press in on the bottom of the carrier until it latches in the downward position. Press the cutoff on the bottom of the bolt to release a shell from the magazine (See Figure 17). Release and remove one shell at a time from the magazine, until empty. Remove the shell from the chamber by cycling the action. ALWAYS INSPECT THE CHAMBER, ACTION, CARRIER AND MAGAZINE VERY CAREFULLY AFTER UNLOADING TO BE SURE ALL LIVE ROUNDS ARE CLEARED FROM THE GUN. Breech Remains Open After the Last Shot The breech of the Gold shotgun remains open, with the bolt locked to the rear, after the last an audible click when fully inserted. Again, when loading the remainder of the shells into the magazine, it isn't necessary to keep the carrier release button depressed. 4 When the magazine has been fully loaded, depress the carrier release button. CAUTION: WHENEVER A SHELL HAS BEEN CYCLED INTO THE CHAMBER - AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY - THE SHOTGUN IS READY TO FIRE BY SIMPLY MOVING THE SAFETY TO THE OFF SAFE POSITION. Unloading your Gold shotgun CAUTION: WHENEVER UNLOADING, ALWAYS BE CERTAIN THAT THE MUZZLE IS POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION AND THAT THE SAFETY IS IN THE "ON SAFE" POSITION. 1 The quickest way to unload your Gold shotgun is to grasp the operating handle and cycle the action until all rounds are ejected. shot has been fired. This allows convenient and fast reloading. 1 Place the safety in the "on safe" position. 2 Drop an appropriate shell into the open breech. 3 Close the action by depressing the carrier release button. 4 Load the magazine. EVEN WITH THE BREECH LOCKED OPEN AFTER SHOOTING, DO NOT ASSUME YOUR SHOTGUN IS UNLOADED. ALWAYS INSPECT THE CHAMBER, CARRIER AND MAGAZINE TUBE TO BE SURE THEY CONTAIN NO CARTRIDGES. Firing Your Gold shotgun With the chamber loaded, all that is necessary to fire the gun is to push in on the safety so that the red warning band is visible on the left side of the trigger guard and pull the trigger.