Daisy Powerline 5501 Manual

[. . . ] Always check a gun to see if it is loaded when removed from storage or received from another person. Even if you have fired an airgun one or more times and no pellet or BB was expelled from the barrel, it does not mean that the magazine of the gun is empty of ammunition. ALWAYS TREAT A GUN AS IF IT IS LOADED EVEN IF YOU KNOW IT ISN'T. Multi-Pump Pneumatic Air Rifle 3 Only load or cock a gun when you are shooting. A loaded gun has no place in your home or other public place. 4 Check your target and beyond your target. [. . . ] NEVER ASSUME THE MAGAZINE OR CHAMBER IS EMPTY even if the gun does not fire a projectile one or more times. LOADING PELLETS: With the bolt back and BBs removed from the magazine (See 'TO EMPTY MAGAZINE, ' Page 6), advance the bolt forward until the magnetic tip is visibly even with the rear edge of the pellet loading port; lower the muzzle and load a pellet, solid end forward (Figure 8). Push the bolt handle fully forward and the pellet is chambered in the firing position. When you are certain the target, backstop and surrounding area is safe, take trigger safety 'OFF' by pushing from right to left so that red is exposed (See Figure 3) ('PUSH FIRE'). FIRE After making sure the gun is pointed in a safe direction, gently (but firmly) squeeze the trigger. Repeat Steps 1 through 8 to continue shooting, using the appropriate loading procedure. NOTE: To fire, bolt must be completely closed as indicated in Step 5. CAUTION: Do not leave your gun pumped for an extended period of time. Leaving your gun pumped for more than one hour could result in permanent damage to the air release valve. WARNING: If a BB or pellet does not fire after completing the operation steps, the gun is jammed. This is a dangerous condition. 5 4 Open the bolt and put 'ON' trigger safety immediately. If the bolt is not completely closed, do not try to close it until after opening it by pulling the bolt handle all the way back. Repeat all operations except Step 4 (do not load BB or pellet), pumping gun 10 times. We urge you to use the check list in assuring that anyone operating a PowerLine® has a thorough understanding of these rules and is diligent in their practice. Properly used and maintained, it will provide many hours of safe, trouble free recreational shooting. Therefore, we recommend it be used only by someone sixteen years of age or older and with adult supervision. As the proud owner of a new PowerLine® gun, you have become part of an American tradition dating back more than 100 years. Mechanically, a new PowerLine® is backed by nearly a century of engineering know-how and experience in the manufacture of quality products. Safe gun handling depends upon proper safety training and the right attitude toward gun ownership. To help you, we have designed this booklet to cover the basic facts everyone should understand before shooting a gun. A proper understanding of these basics will greatly increase your enjoyment of the lifetime sport of recreational air gun shooting and, at the same time, give you the satisfaction of knowing you are properly prepared to handle an air gun. If your child becomes the owner of a PowerLine® gun, we strongly urge a formal course of instruction in Shooting Education for your child. Daisy products are age graded to help you pick the right product for your child. There are a number of youth and civic organizations which offer a complete 10 lesson course based on guidelines developed by the training experts at Daisy and they are listed in the section of CLUBS AND COMPETITION near the back of this book. [. . . ] Center 3 inches of tightly bound magazines (do not substitute newspapers) on the inside back wall of the box opposite the target, and fill the box with tightly packed, crumpled newspaper to prevent ricochet. Once the backstop is complete, tape the target to the front of the box. As the target is used, the backing must be watched closely and should be replaced when the ammunition has penetrated half the thickness of the magazines. CAUTION: Whether you purchase a target trap or make your own, it is important to remember that they will wear out with continued use. [. . . ]