Winchester Repeating Arms 1886 (Historic Manual) - Manual (Page 29)

2. Place the safety in the “off’ position by pushing it
fully forward, covering the “S”.
CAUTION: YOUR RIFLE IS NOW READY TO
FIRE. REMEMBER, THE RECOIL FROM A
LARGE CALIBER CENTERFIRE RIFLE WILL
BE SOMEWHAT HEAVY,
SO FIRMLY
SHOULDER YOUR GUN, TAKE AIM, AND
—
WHEN ON TARGET
—
SQUEEZE THE
TRIGGER.
3. Firmly shoulder your gun, take aim and when on
target squeeze the trigger smoothly, without jerking.
After firing, let the trigger return to the fully forward
position.
TO CONTINUE THE LOADING PROCESS AND CHAM-
BER ANOTHER ROUND FOR THE NEXT SHOT:
1. Swing the finger lever fully down extracting and
ejecting the fired cartridge case from the chamber.
2. Close the action by returning the finger lever
upward. The closing of the action will transfer a new
cartridge from the magazine to the chamber, leaving
the hammer in a cocked “ready to fire” position. Start
again at step
#3 above or go immediately to step #6
below.
3. WHEN THROUGH FIRING ALWAYS
IMMEDIATELY PLACE THE SAFETY (MAN-
UAL HAMMER STOP) IN THE “ O N POSI-
TION AND THE HAMMER IN THE REBOUND
POSITION.
4. To later fire additional cartridges from the maga-
zine -with an empty casing still in the chamber
—
simply work the finger lever downward fully ejecting
the empty cartridge and then return the lever to the
original upward position. Repeat the firing sequence
again.