Ruger Model 77/50

Safety4. CAPPING THENIPPLE:Remember that thesafest way to carryany loadedmuzzleloading rifleis uncapped. Cap itonly just before youare immediatelyready to fire. See“Handling Warning”,p. 17.SAFETY IN"LOAD/UNLOAD"POSITIONCAPCAPPING THE NIPPLENIPPLE11Be sure you use only #11 percussion caps of good quality and correct size.With the bolt open, carefully place a #11 cap on to the nipple. An inlinecapper, sold commercially, is preferred by some shooters. It is not required,but is especially helpful if a scope is mounted on the rifle. Do not put oil,grease, or dirt into the open end of the cap while loading -- misfires couldresult. The caps should be completely seated on the nipple without unduepressure. Caps should only be tight enough so that they do not fall off thenipple when the barrel is elevated with the bolt open. (See Fig. 11)!WARNING: It is dangerous to attempt to use caps which aretoo small. Never force a cap on to the nipple. Since caps fire bypercussion, excess force or a blow in seating them can cause the caps todischarge, firing the gun and forcing hot gas out of the nipple, which cancause injury.5. PREPARING TO FIRE:To normally fire the rifle, the bolt must first be closed after the nipple iscapped. This is done by pushing the bolt handle fully forward, and lowering it.DO NOT TOUCH THE TRIGGER WHILE OPERATING THE BOLT. KEEP THESAFETY IN THE “LOAD-UNLOAD” POSITION WHILE OPERATING THEBOLT, AND MOVE IT FULLY REARWARD TO THE “SAFE” POSITION ASSOON AS THE BOLT IS CLOSED. TOUCH THE TRIGGER ONLY WHEN YOUARE READY TO FIRE AND HAVE DISENGAGED THE SAFETY WHILEAIMING AT A TARGET.6. FIRING:Once the safety is pushed fully forward to the “fire” position, the RUGERMODEL 77/50 is now ready to fire. Light pressure on the trigger will causethe striker to fall forward, striking the percussion cap, and the rifle will fire.Always be certain that you know where the bullet will strike when you fire therifle.!WARNING: DO NOT TOUCH THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOU AREACTUALLY READY TO FIRE THE RIFLE.Never allow the thumb to touch the cocking piece as it can be pinched whenthe striker moves forward during firing.16