Winchester Repeating Arms 70 - Manual (Page 21)

2. Position the magazine correctly with bullets pointing
forward toward the muzzle.
3. Slide the magazine upward into position evenly, front
to back, to prevent binding.
4. Make sure the magazine snaps into place in the
magazine opening.
u nloaDing the D etachable b ox m agazine
1. Place the safety in the intermediate position.
2. Open the bolt, extracting the cartridge in the chamber.
3. Leave the bolt open.
4. Depress the magazine release latch and remove the
magazine from the firearm.
5. Using your thumb, slide the cartridges forward,
removing them one at a time.
F iring
never chaMber a cartridge or Move the
“saFety” FroM the on saFe Position unless
shooting is iMMinent. always KeeP the MuZZle
Pointed in a saFe direction. Failure to Follow
these warnings could result in serious injury
or death.
1. Load a cartridge into the chamber (as explained
previously) from the magazine or directly to the chamber.
2. With a cartridge in the chamber, you need only move
the “safety” to the off safe position to make the rifle
ready for firing.
3. When ready to fire, move the “safety” to the off safe
position, take aim and squeeze the trigger.
4. After a cartridge is fired, cycle the bolt rearward to
eject the empty case. If you wish to continue shooting,
push the bolt fully forward. This picks up a loaded
cartridge from the magazine and chambers it. You
may continue to fire the rifle in this manner until
the magazine is empty by pulling the trigger to fire
each cartridge.
5. If you are done shooting, leave the bolt to the rear,
with the breech in the open position so that you may
visually inspect the chamber, barrel and magazine to
be sure they contain no cartridges.
aFter Firing, or when shooting is no longer
iMMinent, iMMediately Place the “saFety”
in the on saFe Position. Failure to Follow
these warnings could result in serious injury
or death.
even with the bolt oPen aFter shooting, do not
assuMe the riFle is unloaded. always insPect
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3. When ready to shoot, close the bolt to load the single
cartridge from the magazine into the chamber.
the riFle is now ready to Fire by siMPly Moving
the “saFety” to the oFF saFe Position and
Pulling the trigger.
D etachable b ox m agazine
Some models are fitted with a special, detachable type
box magazine. These models are often referred to with
the abbreviation “DBM” in their model name. If your
Model 70 has a detachable box magazine, follow the
instructions below.
l oaDing t he D etachable b ox m agazine
1. With the “safety” in the intermediate position, lift the
bolt handle and pull the bolt back all the way.
2. Remove the detachable magazine from the rifle by
pressing the magazine release latch. Make certain that
bullet points are pointing to the front of the magazine.
3. Place the base of the cartridge on the magazine
follower between the lips on the magazine body and
the lips on the magazine follower. Do not attempt to
force the case base down between the wave-shaped
steps at the front of the feed lips on the magazine body
as this can damage the magazine.
4. Press the cartridge down with your thumb until it can
be pushed rearward under the lips. It may help to push
the rear of the follower down a bit with the thumb of
your other hand to facilitate sliding the cartridge back
under the magazine body lips.
5. Push the cartridge fully to the rear of the magazine so
there is maximum clearance between the bullet point
and the front of the magazine body.
6. Repeat by pressing the base of another cartridge down
on the previous cartridge, just forward of the magazine
lips. Again, slide the entire cartridge under the lips
and fully rearward. It helps to use your other hand to
push down a bit on the rear of the cartridge already in
the magazine. Do this until the magazine is fully loaded.
Do not attempt to fill the magazine beyond capacity, as
this may cause malfunctions or damage to the magazine.
7. With the safety in the intermediate position, you may
add another round to the rifles capacity by placing a
cartridge in the chamber, closing the bolt and then
placing the loaded magazine in the firearm as
explained below.
Do not carry a firearm with a cartridge in the chamber
to avoid accidental discharge.
i nSerting the D etachable m agazine
1. Before inserting the magazine into the magazine
well of your rifle, first make sure the safety is in the
fully on or the intermediate position.
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