Manual

SHOOTER AND/OR BYSTANDERS. SAFE
OPERATION IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AND
CAN ONLY BE CONTROLLED BY YOU!
THE USE OF RELOADS, HANDLOADS, MILI-
TARY SURPLUS, OR ANY OTHER COMMER-
CIAL/ NONCOMMERCIAL AMMUNITION NOT
MANUFACTURED TO SAAMI (SPORTING
ARMS AND AMMUNITION MANUFACTUR-
ERS’ INSTITUTE, INC.)/ANSI (AMERICAN
NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE) SPECI-
FICATIONS WILL VOID THE WARRANTY.
KNOW YOUR GUN! IF ANYTHING ‘FEELS’
OR SOUNDS DIFFERENT WHEN LOADING
OR SHOOTING - ST
OP - AND HAVE A QUALI-
FIED GUNSMITH TAKE A LOOK! NEVER
TAKE A CHANCE WITH SOMETHING THAT
YOU ARE UNSURE OF ... ALWAYS ASK A
PROFESSIONAL.
1. With the muzzle pointed in a safe direction,
move the safety forward to the SAFETY OFF
– READY TO FIRE position.
2. Lift the bolt handle but do not pull to the rear.
3. With one hand prepared to catch the detach-
able box magazine, push the magazine
release button on the bottom of the stock
rearward (see FIGURE 12).
FIGURE 13
4. As shown in FIGURE 13, load the correct cal-
iber shells into the detachable box magazine
by pressing downward and sliding to the rear,
filling the magazine to capacity (see SECTION
8 – AMMUNITION BULLET WEIGHTS/MAG-
AZINE CAPACITIES).
5. Insert the detachable box magazine back into
the stock opening by engaging the rear first
and then pressing upward on the front until
the latch is fully engaged.
6. Moving the bolt handle forward will push the
first shell from the detachable box magazine
into the chamber.
WHEN THE BOLT IS FULLY CLOSED, A LIVE
SHELL WILL BE IN THE CHAMBER.
CLOSE THE BOLT SLOWLY TO BE SURE
THE SHELL IS ALIGNED WITH THE CHAM-
BER. IF RESISTANCE IS FELT OR THE BOLT
DOES NOT CLOSE, PULL REARWARD ON
THE BOLT HANDLE, OPENING THE ACTION.
CAREFULLY INSPECT THE BODY AND TIP
OF THE SHELL TO BE SURE IT HAS NOT
BEEN DAMAGED, REINSERT IN THE MAGA-
ZINE, AND CLOSE THE BOLT. IF IT HAP-
PENS AGAIN, TRY A NEW SHELL. IF THE
PROBLEM PERSISTS, CALL SAVAGE ARMS
– CUSTOMER SERVICE.
ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE POINTED IN A
SAFE DIRECTION.
7. Move the safety fully rearward to the FULL
SAFE position, locking the bolt handle
TO LOAD A SINGLE SHELL INTO THE CHAMBER
1. With the muzzle pointed in a safe direction,
insert a shell into the chamber as shown in
FIGURE 14.
2. Depressing the shells in the magazine with
one hand, slowly push the bolt forward allow-
ing it to slide over the top of the shells in the
magazine.
3. Push the bolt handle down then immediately
move the safety fully rearward to the FULL
SAFE position.
WHEN THE BOLT IS FULLY CLOSED, A LIVE
SHELL WILL BE IN THE CHAMBER.
ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE POINTED IN A
SAFE DIRECTION.
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