Manual
10. Always place a responsible and competent person in charge to maintain safety,
discipline, and control when a group is firing on a range to reduce the likelihood of
accidents.
11. Always carry your rifle empty and open while on a public or club range until
preparing to fire. Keep it pointed towards the backstop during loading firing and
unloading.
12. Never leave a rifle unattached. Someone, especially a child, may fire it believ-
ing it to be a toy.
13. Never use your rifle if it fails to function properly, and never force a jammed
action as the jammed round may explode.
14. Failure to fire: always hold the rifle pointed towards the target and wait 30 sec-
onds should the rifle fail to fire. If a hang fire (slow ignition) has occurred, the round
will fire within 30 seconds. If the round does not fire, remove magazine, eject round
and examine primer. If firing pin indent on primer is light off center or nonexistent,
have he rifle examined by a competent gun smith. If firing pin indent on primer
appears normal (in comparison with similar previous fired rounds) assume faulty
ammunition and empty cases. Reload and carry on firing. NOTE: Dispose of mis-
fired rounds in accordance with ammunition manufacturer’s instructions.
15. Never fire your rifle near an animal unless it is trained to accept the noise. An
animal’s startled reaction could injure it or cause an accident.
16. Never walk, climb, follow a companion or hunt with your rifle ready to fire.
17. Never drink alcoholic beverages or take drugs before or during shooting. Your
vision and judgement could be seriously impaired, making firearm handling unsafe.
18. Always seek your doctor’s advice if you are taking medication to be sure you are
fit to shoot and handle your firearm safely.
19. Always wear ear protection when shooting.
20. Always wear protective shooting glasses for eye protection.
21. Always make sure your rifle is not loaded before cleaning, storing, traveling or
handling it to another person.
22. Always keep clear and keep others clear of the ejection port as spent cartridges
are ejected with enough force to cause injury. Never place fingers in ejection port or
on hot slide or barrel during or after firing as they could be burned by hot metal.
23. Never place fingers in ejection port as they could be injured.
24. Use only high quality, commercially manufactured ammunition in excellent condi-
tion and in the caliber of your rifle. Use of reloaded ammunition will void the warranty.
CAUTION: TO MINIMIZE RISK OF UNINTENTIONAL DISCHARGE AND DAMAGE,
LOAD LIVE AMMUNITION INTO RIFLE ONLY WHEN YOU ARE ABOUT TO SHOOT.
NOTICE: Auto-Ordnance shall not be responsible for injury, death, or damage to
property resulting from either intentional or accidental discharge of this firearm or
from its function when used for purposes or subjected to treatment for which it was
not designed. Auto-Ordnance will not honor claims involving this firearm that result
from careless or improper handling, unauthorized adjustment or parts replacement,
corrosion, neglect, the use of wrong caliber ammunition, the use of ammunition
other than original high quality commercially manufactured ammunition in good
condition or any combination there of.
Auto-Ordnance will not honor claims involving this firearm for any reason when the
second or subsequent owner makes such a claim.
IMPORTANT: This firearm was tested carefully, inspected and packaged before
leaving the factory. Auto-Ordnance cannot control product handling after it leaves
the factory. Therefore, please examine this firearm carefully at the time of purchase
to ensure that it is unloaded and undamaged. The dealer will be pleased to assist
you in making the examination and endeavor to answer your further questions. This
instruction manual should always accompany this firearm and be transferred with
it upon change of ownership.
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