RBL 28 Manual.indd - Connecticut Shotgun
RBL 28 Manual.indd - Connecticut Shotgun
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<strong>Connecticut</strong> <strong>Shotgun</strong> Mfg. Co.<br />
100 Burritt Street<br />
New Britain, CT 06053<br />
860-225-6581<br />
www.connecticutshotgun.com<br />
Galazan@msn.com<br />
<strong>RBL</strong> - <strong>28</strong><br />
Instruction <strong>Manual</strong><br />
Small Bore <strong>28</strong> Guage<br />
<strong>28</strong> gauge, 2 3/4” <strong>Shotgun</strong>
Reading and understanding the<br />
instruction manual with all of its<br />
warnings is mandatory. For any<br />
questions or service please call<br />
860-225-6581<br />
IF YOUR <strong>RBL</strong> NEEDS<br />
ADJUSTMENTS, ALTERATIONS,<br />
OR WARRANTY WORK, IT MUST<br />
BE SHIPPED PRE-PAID BACK TO<br />
CONNECTICUT SHOTGUN<br />
MFG. CO.
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<strong>RBL</strong> - <strong>28</strong><br />
Standard Features<br />
<strong>28</strong> gauge<br />
Choice of Barrels:<br />
26” Skeet & Improved Cyl.<br />
<strong>28</strong>” Modified & Full<br />
30” Modified & Full<br />
Traditional Game Rib<br />
2X Premium Walnut Stock<br />
Receiver machined from a solid billet of 86-20 steel<br />
Bone & Charcoal Case Color<br />
Auto ejector<br />
Splinter forend<br />
Flat V main springs<br />
Opposing double bridged action<br />
Rolled double edge trigger guard<br />
Stock dimensions:<br />
14 1/4” or 14 3/4” LOP, 1 1/2” Drop at Comb, 2 3/8” Drop at<br />
Heel<br />
Hard rubber butt plate<br />
Classic 2 point checkering pattern<br />
Metal grip cap<br />
Not cast or any other unproven techniques<br />
The <strong>RBL</strong>-<strong>28</strong> Edition features magnificent and tasteful game<br />
scenes of a pointer and setter designed by the world renoened<br />
Grand Master James Demunck.<br />
The hammers, sears and trigger feature Hard Gold a<br />
specially developed process that adds gold plating to prevent<br />
corrosion and titanium to prevent wear, adding years to the<br />
life of the gun.
WARNING<br />
Enclosed are warnings that pertain to each state as of April 1, 2006<br />
Certain States require by law that their own specified warning<br />
notices in larger than normal type be conspicuously included by<br />
the manufacturer, distributor, or retail dealer with firearms sold in<br />
that state.<br />
California<br />
“Children are attracted to and can operate firearms that can cause<br />
sever injuries or death. Prevent child access by always keeping<br />
guns locked away and unloaded when not in use. If you keep a<br />
loaded firearm where a child obtains and improperly uses it, you<br />
can be fined or sent to prison.”<br />
<strong>Connecticut</strong><br />
“UNLAWFUL STORAGE OF A LOADED FIREARM MAY<br />
RESULT IN IMPRISONMENT OR FINE.”<br />
Florida<br />
“IT IS UNLAWFUL, AND PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT<br />
AND FINE, FOR ANY ADULT TO STORE OR LEAVE A<br />
FIREARM IN ANY PLACE WITHIN REACH OR EASY<br />
ACCESS OF A MINOR UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE OR<br />
TO KNOWINGLY SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER<br />
OWNERSHIP OR POSSESSION OF A FIREARM TO A MINOR<br />
OR A PERSON OF UNSOUND MIND.”<br />
Maine<br />
“ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD IS A CRIME.<br />
IF YOU LEAVE A FIREARM AND AMMUNITION WITHIN<br />
EASY ACCESS OF A CHILD, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO
FINE, IMPRISONMENT OR BOTH. KEEP FIREARMS<br />
AND AMMUNITION SEPARATE. KEEP FIREARMS AND<br />
AMMUNITION LOCKED UP. USE TRIGGER LOCKS.”<br />
Maryland<br />
“WARNING: Children can operate firearms which may cause<br />
death or serious injury. It is a crime to store or leave a loaded<br />
firearm in any location where an individual knew or should have<br />
known that an unsupervised minor would gain access to the<br />
firearm. Store your firearm responsibly!”<br />
Massachusetts<br />
“WARNING FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY<br />
GENERAL: This handgun/rifle is not equipped with a device<br />
that fully blocks use by unauthorized users. More than 200,000<br />
firearms like this one are stolen from their owners every year in the<br />
United States. In addition, there are more than a thousand suicides<br />
each year by younger children and teenagers who get access to<br />
firearms. Hundreds more die from accidental discharge. It is<br />
likely that many more children sustain serious wounds, or inflict<br />
such wounds accidentally on others. In order to limit the chance of<br />
such misuse, it is imperative that you keep this weapon locked in a<br />
secure place and take other steps necessary to limit the possibility<br />
of theft or accident. Failure to take reasonable preventive steps<br />
may result in innocent lives being lose, and in some circumstances<br />
may result in your liability for these deaths.”<br />
“IT IS UNLAWFUL TO STORE OR KEEP A FIREARM, RIFLE,<br />
SHOTGUN OR MACHINE GUN IN ANY PLACE UNLESS<br />
THAT WEAPON IS EQUIPPED WITH A TAMPER-RESISTANT<br />
SAFETY DEVICE OR IS STORED OR KEPT IN A SECURELY<br />
LOCKED CONTAINER.”
New Jersey<br />
“IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE TO LEAVE A LOADED<br />
FIREARM WITHIN EASY ACCESS OF A MINOR.”<br />
New York City<br />
“THE USE OF A LOCKING DEVICE OR SAFETY LOCK<br />
IS ONLY ONE ASPECT OF RESPONSIBLE WEAPONS<br />
STORAGE. ALL WEAPONS SHOULD BE STORED<br />
UNLOADED AND LOCKED IN A LOCATION THAT<br />
IS BOTH SEPARATE FROM THEIR AMMUNITION<br />
AND INACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN AND OTHER<br />
UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS.”<br />
North Carolina<br />
“IT IS UNLAWFUL TO STORE OR LEAVE A FIREARM<br />
THAT CAN BE DISCHARGED IN A MANNER THAT A<br />
REASONABLE PERSON SHOULD KNOW IS ACCESSIBLE TO<br />
A MINOR.”<br />
Texas<br />
“IT IS UNLAWFUL TO STORE, TRANSPORT, OR ABANDON<br />
AN UNSECURED FIREARM IN A PLACE WHERE CHILDREN<br />
ARE LIKELY TO BE AND CAN OBTAIN ACCESS TO THE<br />
FIREARM.”<br />
Wisconsin<br />
“If you leave a loaded firearm within the reach or easy access<br />
of a child you may be fined or imprisoned or both if the child<br />
improperly discharges, possesses or exhibits the firearm.<br />
Safety Warning:<br />
Failure to obey a safety warning may result in<br />
injury to you, to others, or to the product.
Instructions for the<br />
<strong>RBL</strong> - <strong>28</strong> Edition<br />
Caution: Always keep the muzzles pointed in a<br />
safe direction. Prior to using live ammunition,<br />
familiarize yourself thoroughly with these<br />
operating instructions. Know the forces required<br />
to operate the action, to pull the trigger and above<br />
all, KNOW THE LOCATION OF THE SAFETY.<br />
On this shotgun the safety is positioned on the<br />
upper tang and is operated with one’s thumb.<br />
The safety is in the “on” position when drawn<br />
to the rear exposing the word “SAFE” which is<br />
engraved in the upper tang. When the safety is<br />
pushed forward covering the word “SAFE” the<br />
shotgun is ready to fire. Your <strong>RBL</strong> is equipped<br />
with an automatic safety, the safety will move to<br />
the “on” position each time the breech is opened.
CAUTION<br />
Attention to the direction the opening<br />
breach is pointed is critical. Guns<br />
equipped with automatic ejectors will<br />
propel empty shells with surprising force<br />
which can strike an eye or the face.<br />
To empty the fired shells, press top lever<br />
to right, press downward on the barrels.<br />
The discharged shells will eject.<br />
AMMUNITION<br />
Your <strong>RBL</strong> is chambered for <strong>28</strong> gauge<br />
2 ¾” ammunition only and is intended<br />
for use with standard ammunition.<br />
We do not recommend reloads of any<br />
kind.
REPAIR<br />
The only people qualified to work<br />
on this gun is CSMC. The gun is<br />
specially marked so the company<br />
knows if the gun has been worked<br />
on by anyone other than CSMC.<br />
Any outside work on this gun<br />
voids warranty and all CSMC<br />
responsibility.<br />
MANUFACTURERS NOTE<br />
Please exercise care when assembling forend to barrels. Failure to do so<br />
may result in chipping of corners in forend wood in areas shown.
How to Care for your <strong>RBL</strong><br />
Protect your gun with good gun care products.<br />
Give it regular attention, and it will provide you<br />
with many years of shooting fun.<br />
Important – Clean inside of the barrels and<br />
chambers to remove all grease and other<br />
possible obstructions before firing your <strong>RBL</strong>.<br />
Remember – Rust is neglect – Make sure all<br />
exposed metal surfaces are coated with a film<br />
of oil. After being subjected to damp weather,<br />
thoroughly wipe out the bore, and wipe off all<br />
exposed metal surfaces. Then apply a new film<br />
of light oil.<br />
The action of you <strong>RBL</strong> has been lubricated with<br />
a light gun oil. Gun care products featuring<br />
these qualities are commercially available<br />
in spray can applicators. When lubrication<br />
is deemed necessary, we recommend a light<br />
application of the spray through the firing pin<br />
and cocking lever holes in the frame, with the<br />
barrels detached and with both hammers cocked.
Conventional protective oil or grease may be<br />
applied to the exposed external metal surfaces<br />
of your <strong>RBL</strong> when the gun is to be stored for<br />
any lengthy period, BUT THESE TYPES<br />
OF LUBRICANTS SHOULD NEVER<br />
BE UTILIZED IN THE ACTION, AS<br />
SLUGGISH OPERATION OR DOUBLING<br />
IS APT TO RESULT.<br />
Treat EVERY<br />
firearm<br />
as if it is<br />
LOADED
BEFORE LOADING – Place the safety “on” and<br />
select the barrel you wish to fire first by pushing the<br />
gold shift lever button in the trigger to the right to fire<br />
the right barrel first and to the left for the left barrel. A<br />
second pull of the trigger will fire the other barrel.<br />
TO LOAD – Place the safety in the “on” position.<br />
Push the top lever to the right to unlock the breech.<br />
Push down on the barrels to open the action. As<br />
desired, insert a shell into the chamber of the barrel<br />
chosen to be fired first or both.<br />
TO FIRE – Firmly shoulder the gun. Push the<br />
safety forward to the “off” position and when on target<br />
pull the trigger. The second barrel may be fired by<br />
simply releasing and pulling the trigger again.<br />
TO UNLOAD OR TO REMOVE THE FIRED<br />
SHELLS – The <strong>RBL</strong> will briskly eject the fired<br />
shells and will extract unfired shells far enough to<br />
permit easy removal by hand. Push the safety to the<br />
“on” position. To avoid being struck by an ejected<br />
fired case, direct the breech end of the barrels away<br />
from you before opening the action.<br />
When through shooting always put<br />
the safety “on”.<br />
NEVER STORE A LOADED GUN.
How to assemble your <strong>RBL</strong><br />
MAKE SURE GUN IS UNLOADED<br />
PUSH FOREND BUTTON<br />
REMOVE THE FOREARM FROM THE BARRELS<br />
ATTACH BARRELS
LOCK BARRELS<br />
ATTACH THE FOREARM<br />
SECURE FOREARM
How to disassemble your <strong>RBL</strong><br />
REMOVE FOREARM<br />
REMOVE BARRELS<br />
TO PLACE THE FOREARM ON THE BARRELS
Removing Self Opener<br />
(optional feature)<br />
With gun fully closed, insert removal tool<br />
Screw removal tool into assisted opening pipe<br />
Make sure removal tool is FULLY screwed in<br />
WHEN ASSISTED OPENING<br />
FROM GUN, DO NOT<br />
Failure to follow this instruction can
While holding assisted opening mechanism<br />
in place, open top lever and remove barrels<br />
Slide assisted opening mechanism toward chamber<br />
Lift assisted opening mechanism upward to remove<br />
MECHANISM IS REMOVED<br />
UNSCREW THE REMOVAL TOOL.<br />
cause serious injury and/or death.
Installing Self Opener<br />
(optional feature)<br />
Make sure removal tool is pointing upwards,<br />
while holding at slight angle, slide assisted<br />
opening mechanism rearwards and down.<br />
Make sure assisted opening mechanism is<br />
fully seated, then slide mechanism until<br />
front pin is fully inserted in the hole in the<br />
forend loop
While holding assisted opening mechanism in<br />
position, open top lever and insert barrels<br />
With barrel fully closed, unscrew the removal tool<br />
Remove tool and store in safe place<br />
Re-attach forend