TriStar 1863 manual

1 T r i Sta r S p o rt in g A rms SHA RPS M OD E L 1863 P E RCUS S I O N RI F LE AN D CARBI NE M OD E L 1874 MET A L LIC CAR T RID GE RIF LE AN D CARBI NE I NS T R UC T I ON MAN U AL[...]

2 C o ngr a t ula t ion s…… an d th a n k y o u f o r p u r c h asi n g a q u a l it y I A B f i rear m. Th i s f irear m w as i mpor t ed b y Tri Sta r S porti n g Ar ms an d m a nu f ac t u red b y I A B , w h i c h is l ocated i n t h e h ear t of I t al y ’ s V al t rom pi a V al l e y , an area f amou s f o r i t s f i n e f irear ms cr [...]

3 Imp ortan t S afety Ru l es 1. I f y o u do n ot th oro ughl y un d er s ta n d t h e p r oper u se a n d car e o f fi r ear m s, DO NOT A TT E M P T T O S HO O T T H IS G U N . Seek advi ce f r o m s o m eo n e y o u k n o w t o be a co m pete nt a u t h o r it y i n t he car e, u s e, a n d h a n d l i ng o f fi re a r m s . 2. K eep t his f i [...]

4 Thi s m a nual i nclu de s i n s tru ction s for th e u s e and c are of bo th pe rc u s sion and m e ta l li c ca rt ri dge ri fle s and c arbi ne s . P l ea se re fe r to the p roper se c tio n for y our ri fle o r c a rbi ne . Secti o n I : M od e l 1 8 6 3 P e r c uss ion Ri f le a nd C a r b i n e Step 1 - Ini t ial C l ean i ng Bef o re f i[...]

5 Your Sh a rp s r i f le o r c ar bi n e c a n be f ire d us ing po w de r an d a bu ll et of t h e pr o pe r c alibe r. To lo a d y our g u n wit h po wd er an d b u llet, fir s t pl a c e t h e h a mm e r i n the S AF E p os it ion by p u lli n g it ba c k into t he ha l f -coc k n otc h. C ar e fu lly ins e rt a bu ll et o f th e p rop er c ali[...]

6 I f y o u r ri fl e or c a rb in e f ails t o f ir e w h en t h e t rig ge r is p u lled, C ON TI N UE T O PO I N T THE G U N I N A SA FE D IREC TI O N F O R A T LEAS T T W O M I N U T E S B EF O RE A TT E MP T I N G TO U N LOA D I T . After w ait ing at l ea s t t w o min utes, w it h t h e b a r rel p oi nting in a s af e dire c t io n, c ar ef[...]

7 C LE A NING: D u e to t h e cor r osi v e n at u re o f bl ack po w der, i t i s i m perat i v e t h at y o u r S h a r ps rifl e or carbin e be th oro u g h l y clea n ed a f t er eac h sh o ot i n g sessi on . I t ma y al so be n ecessa r y t o s wab t h e barr e l perio di cal l y af t e r a f e w s h ot s t o main t ai n acc u rac y. Aft er f[...]

8 R oll the c ut nitrate d p a p e r ar o u nd a do we l th e s ame dia met er as t he bull e t y ou a r e s ho oti n g. U s i ng a glu e s t ic k , glu e t he pa p er al o n g t h e ed ge t o f or m a c y linde r . Press t he b ull et into t he c y lind e r , s li d in g it all t h e wa y t h r o ugh u nti l it p r otr ude s from t he e nd . A t t[...]

9 AD VICE F R O M T H E FI E L D Th e S harps carbi ne proved to be one of the mos t ef f ecti v e w eapo ns used du ri n g t he A me ri ca n Ci vi l Wa r . A s the f i rst prac ti c al breec h l o ader, it w as highly sou ght aft er by part i c i pan t s f rom both sides of the co nf li ct . Li ke any new w e ap o n, t he Sha r ps w ere no t w it [...]

10 at tem pt s , i t i s i m perat i v e t h a t t h e fo l l o w i n g proced u res be u se d to cl ear t h e w eapo n . Elev ate t h e m u zz le a s n e ar l y v e r t i cal as po ssib l e befor e o pe n i n g t h e b reech. Wi t h t h e b r eec h op en , u se a clean i n g rod i n tr od u ce d t h ro u g h t h e m uzzl e to dri v e o ut t h e ca[...]

11 t h e v e n t i n t h e fr o n t of t h e b l ock. If i t o nl y dr i ps, or f ai l s t o fl o w a t a l l , re mov e t h e con e an d c l ean o u t scr e w . T h o r o u g h l y cl ea n t h e v e nt c h a n n e l w i t h a pi p e cl ea n er o r sm a l l dril l . S ome g u n s h av e bee n fo un d w i t h u n de rsiz e v e nts. I f e x ce ssi v [...]

12 c lea nin g p r oces s s hou l d inc lu de s w ab bing t h e b o r e wit h s e v e ra l dry c lea nin g patc h e s t o re m o ve all exc es s oil. T he b a r r el m ust be c lea n, d ry , and fre e of obst ru c t ion s p r ior t o f irin g. .. St e p 2 – L o a d i n g Th e fi rst step in the l oa d in g p ro c e ss i s to make s ure the muz z [...]

13 Dis asse mb l y a n d C le a n i ng B efore a t tem p t i n g t o d isasse m b l e you r r i fl e or c a rbi ne, you must make sure i t i s UN LOAD E D ! FIELD STR IPP I N G : Wi t h t h e ac t i o n c l osed , p ul l t h e h a mm er rear war d t o th e “ Safe” positio n . Locate t h e le v e r h i n ge pi n (Part # 02) o n t h e rig ht si d[...]

14 C LE A NING: D u e to t h e cor r osi v e n at u re o f bl ack po w der, i t i s i m perat i v e t h at y o u r S h a r ps rifl e or carbin e be th oro u g h l y clea n ed aft e r eac h sh o ot i n g se ssi on . I t ma y a l so b e n ecessa r y t o s wab t h e barr e l perio di cal l y af t e r a f e w s h ot s t o main t ai n acc u rac y. Aft e[...]

15 Pa rts Diag ra m (Fo r B o t h C ar t r id g e and P ercus s i o n Mo del s) N° . De scr i p ti o n . N° . De scr i p ti o n . N° . De scr i p ti o n . 2 R e cei v e r l e v e r p i n 31 Tumb l e r S t i rr u p S cr e w 60 R e ar L o c k Pl ate S cr e w 3 L e v e r P i n Pl un ge r S p r i n g S cr e w 32 Br i d l e 70 L e v e r p i n 4 Le v [...]

16 29 Tumb l e r 58 S ad d l e R ing b ar 101 Tumb e r F l y 30 Tumb l e r S t i rr u p 59 S ad d l e R ing SP A R E P A R T S /W A R R A N T Y Shi p th e f i rea r m p rep ai d to : T ri S ta r S po rting Ar m s 1 8 1 6 L i nn S t. No r th Kans a s C i t y, MO 64 1 1 6 THA N K YO U Th an k y o u f or pu rch as i n g a Tri St a r Sh arp s Ri fl e .[...]

17 S HI PP IN G W h e n ret u r n i n g y o u r firear m f o r s e rvi ce , p l eas e t ake c a r e i n p ac k i n g . D i s as s e m b l e y o u gu n w r a p i n a s a f e m a n n er an d p l ac e i t i n i t s o r i g i n al bo x . ( T H I S B O X W I LL P R O T ECT T H E G U N B U T IS N O T D ESI G N ED FO R S H IP PI N G) . W rap bo x in a ca [...]