Winchester Repeating Arms 94 Cross Bolt Safety (Historic Manual) - Manual (Page 14)

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3. While holding the hammer back apply just enough
pressure on the trigger and finger lever to release the ham-
mer from the full-cock position. Immediately remove your
finger from the trigger and slowly and carefully allow the
hammer to lower into the rebound position
(See Figure 6-B).
T RIGGER S TOP
It is important that the breech be fully closed before your
rifle is fired. To help assure that this is always the case,
your Model 94 has a trigger stop mechanism. To fire your
rifle it is necessary for the finger lever to depress the trig-
ger stop (See Figure 7). The trigger stop is not a safety. It
is simply an interlock to assure that the breech is fully
closed before a cartridge can be discharged. Never rely on
the trigger stop to prevent accidental discharge.
When wearing gloves, a portion of the glove may get
between the lever and the lower tang preventing the lever
from depressing the trigger stop — making it necessary to
squeeze upward on the finger lever.
REMEMBER, NEVER RELY TOTALLY ON YOUR
FIREARM’S MECHANICAL “SAFETY” DEVICES.
As is true with other firearms, when the safety mechanism
Trigger Stop
Finger Lever
FIGURE 7
FIGURE 6B
Remove your finger
from the trigger and
lower the hammer to
the rebound position
Be extremely careful!
FIGURE 6A Firmly hold the
hammer back