Manual

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USAGE OF CHOKE TUBES
The choke controls how open or tight the pattern of the shot will be. The chart below lists the chokes available
(from open to tight), and the core spending marks that indicate the specific choke.
Never fire your gun or run cleaning tools through a barrel that uses a choke tube without having a choke installed.
The threads of the choke tube and the internal threads of the barrel should be cleaned after each use and before
installation of the tube. Your TriStar shotgun uses Beretta®/Benelli® style choke tubes.
To install a tube, insert the tube into the top of the barrel and tighten with your fingers. Once the tube is finger
tightened, tighten the rest of the way with the appropriate choke tube wrench until the tube is snug. DO NOT over
tighten or forcefully tighten with the wrench.
MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING
Caution: Make sure the gun in UNLOADED.
1. Make sure the broad, polished finely fitted mating surface of the breech block and receiver is especially clean and
lightly oiled with high quality gun oil. Do not use silicone or lanolin (Do not use WD-40).
2. Run an oil patch through the bore with a cleaning rod starting from the breech end. To prevent leading, use a
cleaning solvent and brass brush to clean the bore periodically. Follow this cleaning with one or two clean oil
patches. Important: If your gun is equipped with choke tubes, do not use a brass brush to clean the barrels without
having a choke tube installed. Barrels that utilize choke tubes must also have the choke tubes removed to clean and
oil the threads inside the barrel and the choke tubes themselves. This will protect the threads and prevent dirt build
up that can cause tubes to become difficult to remove.
Never fire your gun without choke tubes snuggly tightened in barrels. Do not over tighten choke tubes. Wipe all
exposed metal surfaces with an oiled cloth before storing. Do not squirt or pour oil into the inside mechanism
because it may hamper proper functioning. After extended periods of heavy use, your gun should be taken to a
qualified gunsmith to have the action disassembled for professional cleaning and lubrication.
3. Care for your wood stock and forearm the same way you would a piece of furniture with the same finish.