Winchester Repeating Arms SX-AR (Historic Manual) - Manual (Page 17)

If your rifle is to be put away and stored, do not reload
the rifle or magazine. The chamber and magazine must
remain empty when storing your rifle.
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
the ChaMber, Feed MeChanisM and MagaZine to
be Certain the riFle is CoMPletely unloaded.
Failure to Follow these warnings Could result
in serious injury or death.
u nloADinG
when unloading your riFle always PlaCe the
“saFety” in the on saFe Position. KeeP the
MuZZle Pointed in a saFe direCtion and your
Fingers away FroM the trigger. aFter reMoving
the MagaZine, always insPeCt the ChaMber and
barrel CareFully to be sure all live Cartridges
are Cleared FroM the FirearM. Failure to
Follow these warnings Could result in serious
injury or death.
u nloADinG the r iFle
1. Make sure the “safety” is in the on safe position and
the muzzle is pointed in a safe direction.
2. Press the ambidextrous magazine release and remove
the magazine.
3. Pull rearward on the operating handle to draw the bolt
to its rearmost, open position. This will extract and
eject any live cartridge that may be in the chamber.
Please note that the bolt will not automatically lock
in the rearward position when the magazine is
removed or when the magazine is loaded. As a good
safety practice, hold the bolt open and visually inspect
the chamber to be absolutely certain a live cartridge is
not present.
4. With the magazine removed and the chamber empty,
close the bolt.
u nloADinG the m AGAzine
Unload the magazine by pushing the cartridges, one at a
time, forward and out of the magazine.
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