Traditions Vortek StrikerFire User Manual
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YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND ALL YOUR FIREARMS
AT ALL TIMES.
In owning a firearm, you have a constant
responsibility for your firearm’s safety and security. You must always
protect yourself and all others against injury or death from misuse of
the firearm 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. This
responsibility is not something you can ever be neglectful of
maintaining.
ALWAYS TREAT EVERY FIREARM AS IF IT IS LOADED AND WILL
FIRE.
Never assume or take anyone’s word that the firearm
is
uncharged or unprimed – you must always physically check for
yourself. Never
pass a loaded firearm to another person. You must first
open the action and then visually check that it is uncharged
and
unprimed before passing the firearm to another person. Keep your
muzzleloading firearm uncharged,
unprimed, and safely stored when
not in use.
NEVER PLACE YOUR FINGER INSIDE THE TRIGGER GUARD OR
ON THE TRIGGER UNLESS YOU INTEND TO FIRE.
Always keep
your finger off the trigger until your sights are on target and you are
prepared to fire. Also make sure that other objects do not touch the
trigger at anytime.
ALWAYS KEEP YOUR FIREARM POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION.
Never point the muzzle of a firearm at anyone or anything you
do not
intend to shoot whether or not it is loaded. This is especially
important
when loading, unloading, or field stripping
the gun. ALWAYS control
the direction of the firearm.
ALWAYS BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET AND WHAT IS BEYOND IT.
Always know where a bullet you fire will hit and
shoot only where there
is a safe back stop free of any obstructions. Bullets can
bounce or
ricochet off many surfaces like rocks or the surface of water
and travel
in unpredictable directions with considerable velocity creating
dangerous situations.
NEVER fire randomly into the sky.
NEVER CROSS ANY OBSTACLES SUCH AS FENCES OR
STREAMS WITH A CHARGED OR PRIMED MUZZLELOADING
FIREARM.
Always make sure your muzzleloading
firearm is unprimed
or unloaded before crossing a fence, climbing a tree,
jumping a ditch or
negotiating any other obstacles.
WARNING! ALWAYS REMOVE THE PRIMER OR
PERCUSSION/MUSKET CAP FROM THE BREECH PLUG OR
NIPPLE BEFORE YOU CLIMB TO OR DESCEND FROM A TREE
STAND. NEVER RAISE OR LOWER A PRIMED MUZZLELOADING
FIREARM TO OR FROM A TREE STAND.
Failure to follow this rule
may
cause serious injury and/or death to the shooter or bystanders
and damage to property.