hechamberor magazine.Checkthebarrelforanyobstructionsordebris.Evenasmallamountofsnow,mud,excess lubricantorgreaseintheborecandangerouslyincreasepressureandcausethebarreltobulgeorburst whenfiring.Useacleaningrodandpatchtowipeawayanti-rustcompoundsoranyotherresiduesor obstructionsinthebarrel.Nevertrytoshootoutanobstructionbyloadinganothershellandfiring! Whenfiring,relyonyourinstincts.Ifthenoiseorrecoilofyourfirearmseemsweak,stopeverything, unloadyourfirearmandbesurenothingislodgedinthebarrel.Rememberthe12/20burst?That'swhat canhappenwhenthebarrelisobstructed.Alwaysbesureyou'reusingthecorrectammunitioninyour firearmandthatit'sfreeofobstructions. 9thCOMMANDMENT DON'TALTERORMODIFYYOURFIREARMANDHAVEITSERVICEDREGULARLY. Yourfirearmhasbeendesignedtooperateaccordingtocertainfactoryspecifications.You'lljeopardize yoursafetyandthatofothersaroundyoubyattemptingtoalteritstrigger,mechanicalsafetyorother mechanisms.Soneveralterormodifyyourfirearminanyway. Likeanymechanicaldevice,afirearmissubjecttowear.Itmustbe maintainedandperiodicallyservicedtoassureoptimumsafetyand performance.Onlyaqualifiedservicefacilityshouldservice,repairor modifyyourRemingtonfirearm.Consultyourinstructionbookfor instructionsonhowtosendyourfirearmtothefactoryorforthelocation ofthenearestRemingtonauthorizedrepairstation. Propercleaningandlubricationarealsoimportanttofirearmmaintenance andarenecessarytoassureaccuracy,safetyandreliability.Before cleaning,alwaysmakesurethatyourfirearmiscompletelyunloaded.And alwayscleanthebarrelfromthechamberendtothemuzzlewhenpossible. Makeitapracticetocleanyourboreeverytimeyou'regoingtoshoot.Besuretocleanyourentirefirearm beforeandafterlong-termstorageandnolessthanonceayear.It'salsoimportanttocleanyourfirearm wheneverit'sbeenexposedtoadverseconditionssuch...