Winchester Repeating Arms 52B (Historic Manual) - Manual (Page 10)

Load one cartridge at a time (see Figure 10). Repeat
until the magazine is filled to capacity (five rounds).
I NSERTING THE M AGAZINE I NTO THE R IFLE —
Before inserting the magazine into the rifle, close and
lock the bolt. Carefully push in the magazine until it
locks (detents) into place with an audible snap (Fig-
ure 11).
L OADING A C ARTRIDGE INTO THE C HAMBER FROM
THE MAGAZINE —
With the magazine in place, close the bolt (if it is
open), and a round will be fed into the chamber. If
the bolt is closed, completely cycle the bolt to place a
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Loading the magazine.
One cartridge at a time.
F I G U R E 1 0
Make sure the magazine snaps
into place.
F I G U R E 1 1 behind the trigger and push it forward as shown (Fig-
ure 9). You must push the trigger before you open the
bolt or the bolt will not release.
3. While still pushing forward on the trigger, open
the bolt, and pull the bolt rearward out of the
receiver.
4. To re-insert, refer back to “Inserting the Bolt”
section.
L OADING
The Winchester Model 52 is furnished with a five-
shot removable magazine. Follow the instructions be-
low for loading:
CAUTION: WHILE LOADING AND UNLOAD-
ING, MAKE SURE THE SAFETY IS IN THE
“ON SAFE’’ POSITION WHEN THE BOLT IS
CLOSED. ALWAYS POINT YOUR RIFLE IN
A SAFE DIRECTION.
L OADING THE M AGAZINE —
To load the magazine, always remove it from the rifle
(see Unloading Your Model 52 later in this manual).
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Removing the bolt
F I G U R E 9
After releasing the bolt by dry firing, immediately push for-
ward on the back of the trigger and pull the bolt rearward.