Winchester Repeating Arms 1892 User Manual

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NOTICE! IF THE BARREL/FOREARM WILL NOT
ROTATE WITH RESPECT TO THE RECEIVER DO NOT
APPLY EXTRA FORCE UNTIL YOU CONFIRM THE
ACTION IS OPEN AND THE TAKEDOWN LEVER HAS
BEEN TURNED SUFFICIENTLY TO DISENGAGE THE
MAGAZINE TUBE AND MAGAZINE FOLLOWER FROM
THE RECEIVER. APPLYING UNDUE FORCE WITH THE
ACTION CLOSED COULD DAMAGE THE RIFLE.
7. Carefully pull the barrel/forearm half of the rifle

away from the receiver (Figure 27, page 32).

Your rifle is now taken down. To case or store the

two halves of your rifle, return the finger lever to

the closed position, return the takedown lever to

the folded-down position flush with the bottom

of the magazine, centered on the bottom of the

magazine tube.

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BEFORE PERFORMING ASSEMBLY PROCEDURES,
PLACE THE “SAFETY” IN THE ON SAFE POSITION.
COMPLETELY UNLOAD THE RIFLE BY REMOVING
ALL CARTRIDGES FROM THE CHAMBER, MAGAZINE
AND ACTION-FEED AREAS. KEEP THE MUZZLE
POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION.

FAILURE TO

FOLLOW THESE WARNINGS COULD RESULT IN
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH, AND CAUSE DAMAGE
TO YOUR FIREARM.

Perform the following procedure to assemble the rifle.
1.

Open the action completely by working the finger

lever completely downward.

NOTICE! THE RIFLE CANNOT BE ASSEMBLED
UNLESS THE ACTION IS OPEN. DAMAGE CAN OCCUR
TO THE BOLT COMPONENTS IF YOU ATTEMPT TO
ASSEMBLE THE RIFLE WITH THE ACTION CLOSED.
2. Lift the takedown lever on the end of the

magazine tube fully outward, away from the

magazine. Make certain the magazine tube and

magazine follower are not protruding from the

receiver extension (Figure 28, page 34) by rotating

the takedown lever counterclockwise.

3. With one hand grasp the pistol grip of the rifle,

and with the other hand grasp the barrel/forearm

half of the rifle.

FIGURE 26

Rotate the barrel/

forearm half of the

rifle 90˚ clockwise

to release it from

the receiver.

FIGURE 27

Carefully pull the

barrel/forearm half

of the rifle away

from the receiver.