Browning T-Bolt Owners Manual - Page 20

Firing

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2 Pull the bolt completely rearward and inspect the chamber to make sure it is empty. 3 Close the bolt and place the "safety" in the on safe position. 4 Load a single cartridge into the magazine. 5 Insert the magazine into the rifle. 6 When ready to shoot, load the chamber by pulling the bolt fully rearward and then pushing it fully forward to the closed, locked position to load the single cartridge from the magazine into the chamber. 7 Immediately verify that the "safety" is in the on safe position. THE Rifle IS now READY TO FIRE BY SIMPLY MOVING THE "safety" TO THE OFF SAFE POSITION and pulling the trigger. firing never chamber a cartridge or move the "safety" from the on safe position unless shooting is imminent. Always keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction. Failure to follow these warnings could result in serious injury or death. 1 Load a cartridge into the chamber as explained previously. 2 Immediately verify that the "safety" is in the on safe position. 3 With a cartridge in the chamber, you need only move the "safety" to the off safe position to make the rifle ready for firing. 4 When ready to fire, move the "safety" into the off safe position, take aim and squeeze the trigger. 5 After a cartridge is fired, cycle the bolt rearward to eject the empty case. If you wish to continue shooting, push the bolt fully forward. This picks up a loaded cartridge from the magazine and chambers 18

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2
Pull the bolt completely rearward and inspect the chamber to
make sure it is empty.
3
Close the bolt and place the “safety” in the on safe position.
4
Load a single cartridge into the magazine.
5
Insert the magazine into the rifle.
6
When ready to shoot, load the chamber by pulling the bolt
fully rearward and then pushing it fully forward to the closed,
locked position to load the single cartridge from the magazine
into the chamber.
7
Immediately verify that the “safety” is in the on safe position.
THE RIFLE IS NOW READY TO FIRE BY SIMPLY MOVING THE “SAFETY”
TO THE OFF SAFE POSITION AND PULLING THE TRIGGER.
FIRING
NEVER CHAMBER A CARTRIDGE OR MOVE THE “SAFETY” FROM THE
ON SAFE POSITION UNLESS SHOOTING IS IMMINENT. ALWAYS KEEP THE
MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE
WARNINGS COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
1
Load a cartridge into the chamber as explained previously.
2
Immediately verify that the “safety” is in the on safe position.
3
With a cartridge in the chamber, you need only move the “safety”
to the off safe position to make the rifle ready for firing.
4
When ready to fire, move the “safety” into the off safe position,
take aim and squeeze the trigger.
5
After a cartridge is fired, cycle the bolt rearward to eject the empty
case. If you wish to continue shooting, push the bolt fully forward.
This picks up a loaded cartridge from the magazine and chambers