Horton General Crossbow - Manual (Page 2)

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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS ............................................2
Introduction ....................................................................... 2
ANSI Standards ................................................................. 2
SHOOTING & TRIGGER SAFETY WARNING ....................3
Never Preload Your Trigger ................................................. 3
Shooting and Trigger Safety Protocol .................................... 3
GENERAL SAFETY .................................................... 3-4
COCKING & UNCOCKING YOUR CROSSBOW ............. 4-5
Cocking Safety ................................................................... 4
Manual Cocking Instructions (Legend Ultra Lite only)........... 4-5
Uncocking Safety ................................................................ 5
Uncocking Instructions ....................................................... 5
LOADING AND UNLOADING YOUR CROSSBOW .............6
Arrow Loading and Unloading Safety .................................... 6
Arrow Loading Instructions ................................................. 6
Arrow Unloading (Removal) Instructions ............................... 6
SHOOTING YOUR CROSSBOW .................................. 6-9
Hand & Finger Safety ....................................................... 6-7
Shooting Safety and Guarding Against Accidental Discharge ... 8
Shooting Instructions & Technique ........................................ 9
INTRODUCTION
Today’s modern crossbows, like firearms and other lethal
weapons, are dangerous if you use them improperly or unsafely.
We want you to enjoy shooting your crossbow, but to do so safely.
Whether you are an experienced crossbow shooter or have never
handled one before,
CAREFULLY READ THE ENTIRE MANUAL and
its warnings before assembling, cocking, loading, or using your
crossbow. It explains your crossbow’s operation and handling and
warns of the potential danger, including property damage, death,
or serious personal injury that can result from using it unsafely.
Your safety and the safety of others requires that you always
remain aware of the danger inherent in handling a lethal weapon
and that you embrace the responsibility to yourself and others to
focus on the rules of safe operation every time you handle
your crossbow.
Format Note: As you read the manual from
cover-to-cover, you will notice that we repeat some of
the safety instructions multiple times. The hand safety
instructions, for example, apply when you cock, load,
unload, carry, and shoot your crossbow, so we restate
them again where we think it is important to do so - even
at the expense of being repetitious.
In addition, generally we list safety instructions before
we present operational instructions in all sections of the
manual to emphasize their importance.
ANSI STANDARDS
This manual contains safety instructions preceded by the
following American National Standards Institute approved signal
words (ANSI Standards):
These signal words alert you to specific levels of hazard:
The DANGER signal word indicates a hazardous
situation which, if not avoided, will, without
doubt, result in death or serious personal injury.
The
WARNING signal word indicates a hazardous
situation which, if not avoided, may result in
death or serious personal injury.
The CAUTION signal word indicates a hazardous
situation, which, if not avoided, may result in
moderate or minor personal injury.
The NOTICE signal word addresses safety
practices unrelated to personal injury.
SIGHTING YOUR CROSSBOW .....................................10
Sighting Safety ................................................................ 10
Sighting the 4x 32 Multi-Line Scope ................................... 10
TREESTAND SAFETY ............................................ 10-11
ARROW SAFETY & SELECTION ...................................11
Arrow & Broadhead Safety ................................................ 11
Arrow Selection ............................................................... 11
Horton 20-Inch Carbon Arrow Specifications ....................... 11
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE & CARE
OF YOUR CROSSBOW .......................................... 12-13
Maintenance Warnings ..................................................... 12
Maintenance Procedures ............................................. 12-13
CROSSBOW TROUBLESHOOTING .......................... 13-14
STRING & CABLE ADJUSTMENT & SPECIFICATIONS ...14
RETURNING YOUR CROSSBOW FOR SERVICE .............15
NOTES......................................................................15
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