Lever Action Long Gun

When handling a lever action firearm with an exposed hammer, please use caution and consult with a DOJ Certified Instructor for proper handling steps. Use only flat point, hollow point, round nose flat point, or similar rounds. Never use pointed or conical point rounds in a center fire rifle with a tubular magazine. Failure to follow these instructions may result in injury to yourself or others, or cause damage to your firearm.
hammer loading port
barrel
stock
tubular magazine
trigger lever

1. Open the breech.

2. Visually and physically inspect the chamber/barrel to ensure the firearm is unloaded. Visually and physically inspect the magazine follower to ensure the magazine is unloaded (if the magazine follower is not visible, there may be cartridges lodged in the tubular magazine).

3. Remove the firearm safety device. If the firearm safety device prevents any of the previous steps, remove the firearm safety device during the appropriate step.

4. While maintaining muzzle awareness and trigger discipline, load one dummy round into the chamber/barrel.

5. Close and lock the action.

6. Unlock and open the action.

7. Remove the dummy round.

8. Apply the firearm safety device, if applicable.