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4 structions can cause extensive damage to your gun and possible serious injury to yourself and others. MAKE SURE OF ADEQUATE VENTILATIONIN THE AREA THAT YOUDISCHARGE A FIREARM. WASHHANDS THOROUGHLYAFTEREXPOSURE TO AMMUNITIONOR CLEANINGA FIREARM. Lead exposure can be obtained from discharging firearms in poorly ventilated areas, cleaning firearms or handling ammunition. Lead is a substance that has been known to cause birth defects, reproductive harm and other serious injury. 9 NEVER INSERT A SHELL OF THE INCORRECTGAUGEIN ANY SHOTGUN. The gauge of your shotgun is marked on the side of the barrel. Store all cartridges of different gauges in completely separate and 11 DO NOT SNAP THEFIRING PIN ON AN EMPTY CHAMBER - THE CHAMBER MAY NOTBEEMPTY! Treat every gun with the respect clue a loaded gun, even though you are certain the gun is unloaded. 12 KEEP YOURFINGERS AWAYFROM THE TRIGGER WHILE UNLOADING OR LOADING, UNTIL YOU AREREADY TO SHOOT. 13 BE SURE OF YOUR TARGETAND BACKSTOP. Particularly during low light periods. Know the range of your ammunition. Never shoot at water or hard objects. 14 ALWAYS UNLOAD THE CHAMBER AND MAGAZINE OF ANY FIREARM BEFORE CROSSING A FENCE, CLIMBING A TREE, JUMPING A DITCH OR NEGOTIATING OTHER OBSTACLES. well-marked containers. Never store shells of mixed gauges in a common container or in your pockets. EXAMINEEVERY SHELL YOUPUTIN YOUR GUN. The most certain way to bulge or rupture a barrel is to drop a smaller gauge shell into a larger gauge chamber. Your gun will misfire (with the chamber appearing to be empty). It is then possible to load another shell behind the lodged shell. If the gun is fired, the result can cause extensive damage to your gun and possible serious injury to you and others. 10 USE SHELLS OF THE CORRECT LENGTH. THESIZE OF THE CHAMBERISINSCRIBED, ALONG WITH GAUGE AND CHOKEDESIGNATIONS, ON THE SIDE OF THE BARREL. THE GOLD SEMI-AUTO IS CHAMBERED FOR 31/2" 10 GAUGE LOADS. Never lean or place any loaded firearm on or against a fence, tree, car, or other similar object. 15 WEAREYE ANDEAR PROTECTION WHEN SHOOTING. Unprotected, repeated exposure to gunfire can cause hearing damage. Wear ear protectors (shooting ear plugs or muffs) to guard against such damage. Wear shooting glasses to protect your eyes from flying particles. Allow proper distance (eye relief) between the scope and your eye when firing a scope(' rifle or shotgun. Always keep a safe distance between the muzzle of your firearm and any persons nearby, as muzzle blast, debris and ejecting shells could inflict serious injury. Also, wear eye protection when disassembling and cleaning all firearms to prevent the possibility of springs, spring-tensioned parts, solvents or other agents from contacting your eyes.

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4
structions can
cause
extensive
damage
to
your
gun
and
possible
serious
injury
to
yourself
and
others.
MAKE
SURE
OF
ADEQUATE
VENTILA-
TION
IN
THE
AREA THAT
YOU
DIS-
CHARGE
A
FIREARM. WASH
HANDS
THOROUGHLY
AFTER
EXPOSURE
TO
AMMUNITION
OR
CLEANING A
FIREARM.
Lead
exposure
can
be
obtained
from
dis-
charging
firearms
in
poorly
ventilated
areas,
cleaning
firearms
or
handling ammunition.
Lead
is
a
substance
that
has been known
to
cause
birth
defects,
reproductive
harm
and
other
serious
injury.
9
NEVER
INSERT
A
SHELL
OF
THE
INCORRECT GAUGE
IN
ANY
SHOTGUN.
The
gauge
of
your
shotgun
is
marked
on
the
side
of
the
barrel.
Store
all
cartridges of
different
gauges
in
completely
separate and
well
-marked containers.
Never
store
shells
of
mixed
gauges
in
a
common container
or
in
your
pockets.
EXAMINE EVERY SHELL
YOU
PUT
IN
YOUR
GUN.
The
most
certain
way to bulge
or
rupture
a
barrel
is
to
drop
a
smaller
gauge
shell
into
a
larger
gauge
chamber.
Your
gun
will
misfire
(with
the
chamber appearing
to
be
empty).
It
is
then
possible
to
load
another
shell
be-
hind
the
lodged shell.
If
the
gun
is
fired,
the
result
can
cause
extensive
damage
to
your
gun
and
possible
serious
injury
to
you
and
others.
10
USE
SHELLS
OF
THE
CORRECT
LENGTH.
THE
SIZE
OF
THE
CHAMBER
IS
IN-
SCRIBED,
ALONG
WITH
GAUGE
AND
CHOKE
DESIGNATIONS,
ON
THE
SIDE
OF
THE
BARREL.
THE
GOLD
SEMI
-AUTO
IS
CHAMBERED
FOR
31/2"
10
GAUGE
LOADS.
11
DO
NOT
SNAP
THE
FIRING
PIN
ON
AN
EMPTY
CHAMBER
— THE
CHAMBER
MAY NOT
BE
EMPTY!
Treat
every
gun
with
the
respect
clue
a
loaded
gun,
even though
you
are
certain
the
gun
is
unloaded.
12
KEEP
YOUR
FINGERS
AWAY
FROM
THE
TRIGGER
WHILE
UNLOADING OR
LOADING,
UNTIL
YOU
ARE
READY
TO
SHOOT.
13
BE
SURE
OF
YOUR
TARGET
AND
BACKSTOP.
Particularly
during
low
light
periods.
Know
the
range
of
your
ammunition.
Never
shoot
at
water
or
hard
objects.
14
ALWAYS
UNLOAD
THE
CHAMBER
AND
MAGAZINE
OF
ANY
FIREARM
BEFORE
CROSSING
A
FENCE,
CLIMBING
A
TREE,
JUMPING A
DITCH
OR
NEGOTIATING
OTHER
OBSTACLES.
Never lean
or
place
any
loaded
firearm
on
or
against
a
fence,
tree,
car,
or
other
similar
object.
15
WEAR
EYE
AND
EAR
PROTECTION
WHEN
SHOOTING.
Unprotected,
repeated
exposure to
gunfire
can
cause
hearing damage.
Wear
ear
pro-
tectors
(shooting ear
plugs
or
muffs)
to
guard
against
such damage.
Wear
shooting
glasses
to
protect
your
eyes
from
flying
par-
ticles.
Allow
proper
distance
(eye
relief)
be-
tween
the
scope
and
your
eye when
fi
ring
a
scope('
rifle
or
shotgun.
Always
keep
a
safe distance
between
the
muzzle of
your
fi
rearm
and
any
persons
nearby,
as
muzzle
blast,
debris
and
ejecting
shells could
inflict
serious
injury.
Also,
wear eye
protection
when
disassembling
and
cleaning
all
fire-
arms
to
prevent
the
possibility
of
springs,
spring-tensioned
parts,
solvents
or
other
agents
from
contacting
your
eyes.