and with alert consideration to all
within its range.
c. ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE OF
YOUR GUN POINTED IN A SAFE
DIRECTION
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even though you are
certain the gun is unloaded and “on
safe.” Never point your gun at any-
thing you do not intend to shoot.
d. ALWAYS UNLOAD YOUR SHOT-
GUN WHEN NOT IN USE
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As a
safety precaution it is preferable to
disassemble your gun for storage.
Store your gun and ammunition sep-
arately
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beyond the reach of children.
e. DO NOT PUT A 20 GAUGE SHELL
IN A 12 GAUGE GUN
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if you value
your gun and yourself. We strongly
recommend that all shells of different
gauges be stored in completely sep-
arate
and well-marked containers.
NEVER store shells of mixed gauges
in a common container or IN YOUR
POCKETS. EXAMINE EVERY
SHELL YOU PUT IN YOUR GUN.
The most certain way to bulge or rup-
ture the finest barrel is to drop a 20
gauge shell into a
12
gauge chamber.
The 20 gauge shell, unfortunately, will
not fall completely through the barrel;
its rim is caught by the FRONT of a
12 gauge chamber. Your gun will mis-
fire, and under conditions of careless-
ness made lethal by haste, a 12 gauge
shell can be loaded behind the 20.
You could not deliberately have
creat-
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