The following rules should always be observed by you and those you hunt with. HUNTING FROM ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS TREESTANDS IS DANGEROUS.ĭoing so may increase the risk of mishandling a firearm. Be extremely careful while hunting or during any shooting activity to avoid dropping any firearm.ħ. This can occur even with the “safety” in the on safe position. DROPPING OR JARRING A LOADED FIREARM CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE. KEEP ALL FIREARMS UNLOADED DURING TRANSPORT, EVEN WHEN STORED IN A HOLSTER, GUN CASE, SCABBARD OR OTHER CONTAINER.Ħ.
Always keep a safe distance between the muzzle of your firearm and any persons nearby, as muzzle blast, debris and ejecting shells could inflict serious injury.Īlways wear eye protection when disassembling and cleaning any firearm to prevent the possibility of springs, spring-tensioned parts, solvents or other agents from contacting your eyes.ĥ. Do not use unorthodox shooting methods that could cause the rearward travel of the slide or bolt of a firearm to contact your eyes, face or hands. Allow proper distance (eye relief) between a scope and your eye when firing a scoped rifle, shotgun or pistol. Wear shooting glasses to protect your eyes from flying particles. Wear hearing protection (shooting earplugs or muffs) to guard against such damage. Unprotected, repeated exposure to gunfire can cause hearing damage. ALWAYS WEAR EAR AND EYE PROTECTION WHEN SHOOTING. Always keep the chamber empty and the “safety” in the on safe position unless shooting is imminent.Ĥ. Remember, merely removing the magazine does not mean the chamber is unloaded. Make certain the firearm does not inadvertently contain any ammunition. WHENEVER YOU HANDLE ANY FIREARM, OR HAND IT TO SOMEONE, ALWAYS OPEN THE ACTION IMMEDIATELY AND VISUALLY CHECK THE FIREARM’S CHAMBER TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE FIREARM IS COMPLETELY UNLOADED. While it is a good idea to test your firearm’s mechanical “safety” periodically for proper function, never test the “safety” while your firearm is loaded or pointed in an unsafe direction.ģ.
BROWNING 1900 PISTOL MANUAL MANUAL
Therefore it is critical to read and understand the owner’s manual for every firearm which explains the safe operation of the firearm. Some firearms do not have a mechanical “safety.” Many target firearms, lever-action firearms and pistols do not have manual “safety” mechanisms. Always treat this firearm with the respect due a loaded, ready-to-fire firearm. Remember, safe gun handling does not stop with your firearm’s mechanical “safety” devices, it starts there. See “Operation of the Safety” for instructions on the operation of this firearm’s “safety.” Mechanical “safeties” merely aid safe gun handling and are no excuse for pointing your firearm’s muzzle in an unsafe direction. Mechanical “safeties” are designed to place your firearm in a safer status, and no guarantee can be made that the firearm will not fire even if the “safety” is in the on safe position. The word “safety” describes a firearm’s trigger block mechanism, sear block mechanism, hammer block mechanism or firing pin block mechanism.
LIKE ANY MECHANICAL DEVICE, A “SAFETY” CAN SOMETIMES FAIL IT CAN BE JARRED OR INADVERTENTLY MANIPULATED INTO AN UNSAFE CONDITION. NEVER RELY TOTALLY ON YOUR FIREARM’S MECHANICAL “SAFETY” DEVICE. Be extremely alert and aware of all persons and property within the range of your ammunition.Ģ. Never point any firearm at anything you do not intend to shoot. ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE OF YOUR FIREARM POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE CERTAIN IT IS UNLOADED. Measuring only 638-inches long and weighing but 22 ounces, the gun was easily concealed and its rounded contours allowed it to be easily drawn from pocket, purse or holster.Īnd while it never achieved great popularity in the United States, due in part to the preeminence of the 1903 Colt, it was well thought of elsewhere.īluing is in the 98 percent range, and the piece is mechanically perfect.Īs such, it would probably bring a solid 650 on todays market.1. It was immediately adopted by Belgium as its service sidearm and over the years saw employment by the militaries of many countries, including Greece, Austria-Hungary, Russia, France and Germany. Reflecting the esteem in which the pistol was held, many were also highly embellished with engraving and gold inlaya good example being an elaborate cased version of the pistol made for Belgiums King Albert. This device warned the shooter that the pistol was unloaded, as the guns slide did not remain open after the last shot. Grips were of checkered hard rubber and, depending upon when the gun was made, displayed the initials FN below a facsimile of the gun itself, or simply FN. The safety was a small lever sited on the left side of the frame where it could be flicked down to fire (FEU) and up for safe (SUR.).
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