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5 HUNTINGFROMELEVATEDSURFACES SUCHAS TREESTANDSIS DANGEROUS. Doing so may increase the risk of handling a firearm. The following rules should always be observed by you and those you hunt with: Always make certain that the stand being used is safe and stable. Always make certain that your firearm is unloaded when it is being taken up and down from the stand. Always make certain that your firearm is not dropped from the stand, or dropped while it is being taken up or down from the stand. Remember, a loaded firearm may discharge when dropped, even with the safety in the "on safe" position. 6 BEWAREOFBARREL OBSTRUCTIONS. Do this for the safety of both your gun and yourself. Mud, snow, and an infinite variety of other objects may inadvertently lodge in a barrel bore. It takes only one small ob- 7 ALWAYS COMPLETELYUNLOADALL FIREARMS WHENNOTIN USE. As a safety precaution, it is preferable to disassemble your gun for storage. Your responsibilities do not end when your firearm is unattended. Store your firearm and ammunition separately and well beyond the reach of children. Take all safeguards to ensure your shotgun does not become available to untrained, inexperienced or unwelcome hands. 8 USE THEPROPERAMMUNITION. The barrel and action of all Browning firearms have been made with substantial safety margins over the pressures developed by established American commercial loads. Nevertheless, Browning assumes no liability for incidents which occur through the use of cartridges of nonstandard dimensions which develop pressures in excess of stniction to cause dangerously increased pressures that can ruin (swell or rupture) the finest shotgun barrels. BEFORECHECKINGFOR A BARREL OBSTRUCTION,BE CERTAIN YOUR FIREARMIS FULLYUNLOADED. Make sure no live rounds are in the chambers. Place the safety in the "on safe" position. After assuring yourself that the firearm is completely unloaded, again, open the breech or action, and look through the barrel(s) to be sure it is clear of any obstruction. If an obstruction is seen, no matter how small it may be, clean the bore with a cleaning rod and patch as described later in this manual. Before the first firing, clean the bore with a cleaning rod and patch, and wipe away any anti-rust compounds in the action/chamber areas. commercially available ammunition which has been loaded in accordance with standards established by the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute (SAAMI). BEALERTTO THESIGNS OFAMMUNITIONMALFUNCTION.IF YOUDETECTAi OFFSOUND ORLIGHTRECOIL WHENA CARTRIDGEISFIRED, DONOTLOAD ANOTHERCARTRIDGEINTO THE CHAMBER. Open the action and remove all cartridges from the chamber(s) as well as the action areas and magazine (when applicable). With the action open, glance down the barrel(s) to make sure that a wad or other obstruction does not remain in the barrel. Completely clear the barrel before loading and firing again. Failure to follow these in-

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5
HUNTING
FROM
ELEVATED
SURFACES
SUCH
AS
TREE
STANDS
IS
DANGEROUS.
Doing
so
may
increase
the
risk
of
handling
a
firearm.
The
following
rules
should al-
ways
be
observed
by you
and
those
you
hunt
with:
Always
make
certain that
the
stand
being
used
is
safe
and
stable.
Always
make
certain
that
your
firearm
is
unloaded
when
it
is
being
taken
up
and
down
from
the
stand.
Always
make
certain
that
your
firearm
is
not
dropped
from
the
stand,
or
dropped
while
it
is
being
taken
up
or
down
from
the
stand.
Remember,
a
loaded
fire-
arm
may discharge
when dropped,
even
with
the
safety
in
the
"on
safe"
position.
6
BEWARE
OF
BARREL
OBSTRUCTIONS.
Do
this
for
the
safety
of
both
your gun
and
yourself.
Mud,
snow, and an
infinite
variety
of
other
objects
may inadvertently
lodge
in
a
barrel
bore.
It
takes
only
one
small
ob-
stniction
to
cause
dangerously
increased
pressures
that
can
ruin
(swell
or
rupture)
the
fi
nest
shotgun
barrels.
BEFORE
CHECKING
FOR
A
BARREL
OBSTRUCTION,
BE
CERTAIN
YOUR
FIREARM
IS
FULLY
UNLOADED.
Make
sure
no
live
rounds
are
in
the
cham-
bers.
Place
the
safety
in
the
"on
safe"
posi-
tion.
After
assuring
yourself
that
the
fi
rearm
is
completely unloaded,
again,
open
the
breech
or
action,
and
look
through
the
bar-
rel(s)
to
be
sure
it
is
clear
of
any obstruc-
tion.
If
an obstruction
is
seen,
no
matter
how
small
it
may
be,
clean
the
bore
with
a
cleaning
rod
and
patch
as
described
later
in
this
manual.
Before
the
fi
rst
firing,
clean
the
bore
with
a
cleaning
rod
and
patch,
and
wipe
away
any
anti
-rust
compounds
in
the
action/chamber
areas.
7
ALWAYS
COMPLETELY
UNLOAD
ALL
FIREARMS
WHEN
NOT
IN
USE.
As
a
safety
precaution,
it
is
preferable
to
disassemble
your
gun
for
storage.
Your
re-
sponsibilities
do
not
end
when
your
firearm
is
unattended.
Store
your
firearm
and
am-
munition
separately
and
well
beyond
the
reach
of
children. Take
all
safeguards
to
en-
sure
your
shotgun
does
not
become avail-
able
to
untrained,
inexperienced
or
unwel-
come
hands.
8
USE
THE
PROPER
AMMUNITION.
The
barrel
and
action
of
all
Browning
fire-
arms
have
been made
with
substantial
safety
margins
over
the
pressures
devel-
oped
by
established
American commercial
loads.
Nevertheless,
Browning
assumes
no
liability
for
incidents
which
occur
through
the
use
of
cartridges
of
nonstandard
dimen-
sions
which
develop
pressures
in
excess
of
commercially
available
ammunition
which
has
been loaded
in
accordance
with
stan-
dards
established
by
the
Sporting
Arms
and
Ammunition
Manufacturers'
Institute
(SAAMI).
BE
ALERT
TO
THE SIGNS
OF
AMMUNI-
TION MALFUNCTION.
IF
YOU
DETECT
Ai
OFF
SOUND
OR
LIGHT
RECOIL
WHEN
A
CARTRIDGE
IS
FIRED,
DO
NOT LOAD
ANOTHER CARTRIDGE
INTO
THE
CHAMBER.
Open
the
action and
remove
all
cartridges
from
the
chamber(s)
as
well
as
the
action
areas
and
magazine
(when
applicable).
With
the
action
open,
glance
down
the
bar-
rel(s)
to
make
sure
that
a
wad
or
other
ob-
struction
does
not
remain
in
the barrel.
Completely
clear the
barrel before
loading
and
fi
ring
again.
Failure
to
follow
these
in-