Traditions PURSUIT (Non-Accelerator Models) - Manual (Page 8)

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4.
Be sure of your target, and what is around and beyond it. The bullet fired from your rifle can travel over one mile, and has the potential to kill or seriously injure someone at that distance! Once you pull the trigger
, you cannot call the
bullet back, so you must positively identify your target before you fire. Never fire (for instance, at a noise, a movement, a rustling bush, or a shape in the dark) until you have positively identified your target as something you intend to shoot. Fire only with a safe backstop behind your target - something that will stop and contain the bullets you fire, even if you miss the target or your bullet passes through it.
5.
Whenever you handle a firearm that, even momentarily
, has been out of your direct control,
start by checking its condition to determine whether or not it is loaded. A firearm in your hands is a lethal weapon which is YOUR responsibility
, so YOU must check it yourself,
NOW
, not later
. Do not rely on someone else to
check it. Do not take someone else’
s word for
the firearm’
s condition. Do not rely on your
memor
y of having checked the firearm previously
,
or on your belief that you left it unloaded the last time you used or handled it. Check it again yourself now
.
6.
Never give a firearm to anyone, or take a firearm from anyone, unless it is unloaded and the action is open. If someone tries to hand you a firearm with the action closed, politely ask them to open it before you take it from them. If you need to open the action of a firearm with which you are not
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familiar
, don’t experiment, lest you make a fatal
mistake! Instead, ask someone who knows how to handle the firearm to open the action and allow you to verify that it is unloaded. If you can’t find someone who knows how to handle the firearm, leave it alone!
7.
Firearms should be unloaded when not actually in use. Load your firearm only when you are on the target range or in the field and ready to begin using it. Unload your gun as soon as you are finished shooting. Unload your gun before you bring it back into your car
, camp or home.
Never leave a loaded gun unattended, even for a moment.
8.
Thoroughly read and understand the owner’
s
manual and other literature supplied with your firearm. Never use any firearm unless you completely understand how it operates and how its safety features work. Contact T
raditions if you
have any questions or concerns, or if you are not certain you have all the literature supplied with the firearm at the time it was first sold. Even if you understand ever
ything in this manual, no
manual can provide you with the benefits of hands-on firearms instruction. If you are not already an experienced firearms user
, you should
obtain training in the safe and proper use of firearms by attending one of the many firearms safety and shooting courses offered in all parts of the countr
y by the National Rifle Association
(telephone 703-267-1000), gun clubs and ranges, gun shops, shooting schools and other qualified sour
ces of instruction.
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