Model 97 Repeating Shotgun

This is one of the famous line of Winchester World Stand arms. Winchesters have served with supreme satisfaction the sportsmen of the world for more than two-thirds of a century. For further information in regard to the complete line of Winchester rifles and shotguns available write to:

U.S. Repeating Arms Company
275 Winchester Avenue
Morgan, Utah 84050-9333

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

Be sure to remove all excess grease from interior of barrel and mechanism before firing.

TO PUT THE GUN TOGETHER

See that the hammer is down. Grasp the barrel and magazine near the butt and, holding the slide handle clear forward. Insert the barrel shank into the receiver with the magazine at the left. Turn one-quarter turn to the right. Holding the carrier up, draw the slide handle rearward. Push out the magazine locking pin (in front end of magazine) as far as it will go. Push the magazine rearward into the receiver. Holding it back and using the locking pin as a lever, turn the magazine one-quarter turn to the right. Push the locking pin back alongside the barrel.

TO FILL THE MAGAZINE

Press the shells, one by one, upward against the carrier and forward into the magazine.

TO EMPTY THE MAGAZINE

Press inward on the buttons at right and left sides of the receiver, allowing the cartridges to escape rearwardly from the magazine.

TO OPERATE THE GUN

Draw the action slide clear back, then forward. This cocks the hammer, carriers a shell into the chamber and leaves the gun ready to fire. For safe carrying, let the hammer carefully down to half-cock by placing thumb on hammer and exerting pressure on trigger sufficient to release full-cock engagement. The IMMEDIATELY remove finger from trigger. Permit hammer to move forward under control of thumb to half-cock position. When expecting to fire, draw the hammer back to full-cock.

TO OPEN WHEN COCKED

Press inward on the release button in right side of receiver, near hammer, push slide handle slightly forward, then operate as above.

NOTE-the action slide cannot be operated when the hammer is at half-cock.

TO TAKE THE GUN APART

Push out the magazine locking pin downward. Unscrew the magazine one-quarter turn to the left and push the action slide, with the magazine, clear forward. Grasp the barrel and magazine near the butt, turn the whole one-quarter turn tot he left and lift out of receiver.

TO TIGHTEN THE TAKE-DOWN

Should the gun become loose at the joint, remove the adjusting sleeve lock screw in the right side of the receiver extension, draw back the adjusting sleeve lock, turn back the adjusting sleeve one notch and replace the screw. If the joint is still loose, repeat the operation until tight.