User manual REMINGTON SPR 453

[. . . ] Owner's Owner's Manual for: Remington Model SPR 453 Auto Loading Shotgun Manual PAGE 2 . . . . . . . . THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF FIREARM SAFETY IMPORTANT! READ ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL BEFORE USING THIS SHOTGUN PAGE 7 . . . . . . . . IMPORTANT PARTS OF THE FIREARM PAGE 10. . . . . . . . ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS PAGE 13. . . . . . . . LOADING AND UNLOADING PAGE 15 . . . . . . FIRING 1 PAGE 18 . . . . . . DISASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS Safety is Critical to Performance. A superbly crafted gun is only as good as the hands that hold it. Shooting accidents are often caused by careless oversights such as failing to control the direction of the muzzle, failing to fully engage the safety, leaving ammunition in the chamber or using improper loads. These oversights can result in the destruction of life, limb or property. There's no calling back a bullet once it's been fired, so it's critical that you know the principles of safe gun handling and storage before you ever take your new Remington firearm out of the box. [. . . ] The chamber and barrel should be free of oil or grease or obstructions. After inspection, release the bolt by depressing the carrier latch button (See Picture 9). Picture 9 4. Turn the shotgun upside down so that the barrel is pointing toward the ground and you are looking at the carrier latch. Now depress the carrier latch and insert up to five (5) ­ 2 3/4" cartridges or five (5) ­ 3" cartridges or (4) ­ 3 1/2" cartridges into the magazine tube. Note that if the plastic spring cap is in the magazine tube, then the magazine capacity is decreased by one round. (See Picture 28). Picture 28 13 Loading and Unloading Your Shotgun (cont'd) TO UNLOAD: 1. Make sure the trigger block safety is engaged and your fingers are away from the trigger. Draw back the bolt until a cartridge is ejected or the bolt has traveled to the rear fully. Repeat the drawing back of the bolt while depressing the carrier stop button until no more rounds are ejected from the shotgun. Picture 29 2. When you have ejected the last round from the shotgun, pull the bolt fully to the rear. With the bolt locked back, visually inspect the chamber to insure that it is empty. You should also look down into the receiver through the ejection port and verify that the magazine tube is empty. (See Picture 30). Picture 30 If for some reason a cartridge in the magazine tube will not rise up into the chamber to be ejected, after repeated attempts to manually cycle the shotgun, perform the following steps: A) Manually close the bolt by depressing the bolt release button. B) Turn over the shotgun so that the trigger guard is facing you (upward). C) With the same finger that you are depressing the carrier latch, depress the Shell Latch. The Shell Latch is located on your left hand side with the shotgun in the upside down position. It is the piece of metal that should be holding the Picture 31 round in the magazine tube. The cartridge should slide up and out of the magazine with your guidance. Turn the shotgun over and lock the bolt back and verify that the gun is empty. If you had to follow the procedure for a cartridge that was not being released from the magazine tube, make sure the shotgun is empty and let a qualified gunsmith inspect the shotgun before you load or use the shotgun again Firing Your Shotgun WARNING: Never load or fire the shotgun unless the barrel is properly attached to the receiver, and the forend is properly locked into the receiver. WARNING Do not disengage the trigger block safety until the shotgun is pointed in a safe direction and you are ready to fire. WARNING If a cartridge does not fire and the trigger has been pulled and the trigger block safety is disengaged. . . Stop!and do the following: a) Make sure the gun is pointed in a safe direction b) Engage the trigger block safety c) Wait 60 seconds d) Follow the instructions above for unloading the shotgun. WARNING If during firing the sound of any cartridge is noticeably softer or louder than the previous cartridge fired. . . Stop! [. . . ] There are two types of screw chokes available: lead shot choke tubes and steel shot choke tubes. When installed, steel shot choke tubes protrude approximately 3/4" from the muzzle end of the barrel and the mating lip will be flush with the end of the barrel. When installed, lead shot choke tubes fit flush with or slightly below the muzzle end of the barrel. If you have lead shot choke tubes and intend to shoot steel shot cartridges or slugs, then you must use only the IC or Cylinder tubes. [. . . ]