Browning X-Bolt Owners Manual - Page 17

Figure 7 Figure 8 Press the magazine release rearward. The magazine will fall into your hand. Loading Depress the follower with the rim of the cartridge and slide the cartridge rearward under the feed lips. When loading your rifle Always keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction, Always place the "sAFETY" IN THE ON SAFE position and keep your fingers away from the trigger. Failure to follow these warnings could result in serious injury or death. Do not carry your rifle with a cartridge in the chamber to avoid accidental discharge. when firing is no longer imminent, make sure the "safety" is in the on safe position and unload the chamber. Failure to follow these warnings could result in serious injury or death. There are two methods used to load a cartridge into the chamber of the X-Bolt rifle: loading through the ejection port and loading from the magazine. LO A DING T H E M A G A ZINE 1 Eject the magazine from the rifle by pulling the magazine release, located on the forward edge of the magazine, rearward with your index finger. The magazine will drop into your hand (Figure 7). 15