Winchester Repeating Arms 1886 (Historic Manual) - Manual (Page 16)

rebound position and the safety (manual hammer
stop) are intended to work together to provide pro-
tection against unintentional or accidental firing.
HAMMER POSITIONS —
The rebounding hammer on your Model
1886
has
two positions as follows:
•
Rebound position. This position (See Figure
5 )
takes the place of the dropped and half-cocked posi-
tions found
on the original Model 1886s of a century
ago. The rebounding feature of the hammer essential-
ly eliminates the dropped position. The hammer only
travels to the dropped position momentarily after the
trigger has been pulled with the hammer cocked. The
hammer then automatically moves to the rebound
position.
THE REBOUND POSITION IS THE RECOM-
MENDED POSITION OF THE HAMMER AT
ALL TIMES AND SHOULD BE IN THAT
POSITION EXCEPT (1) WHEN FIRING IS
IMMINENT (2) OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER
THE ACTION HAS BEEN CYCLED.
• Cocked position. This is the position that the