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INSTRUCTION MANUALFOR

FREEDOM ARMS® MODEL 1997MID-FRAME REVOLVERS

IMPORTANT: KEEP THIS BOOKLETHANDY FOR REFERENCE.

This manual should always accompany the firearm, even uponsale, transfer, loan or otherwise. For your own safety and thesafety of others study this manual before using your FreedomArms revolver. It is your responsibility to learn and to under-stand how to correctly operate and safely use this firearm. If

you have any questions or comments please call or write to us:

Freedom Arms, Inc.P.O. Box 150, #1 Freedom Lane

Freedom, Wyoming 83120(307) 883-2468

Manufacturing the "World's Finest Revolvers"

©Freedom Arms, 1997. All rights reserved.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT

YOUR FREEDOM ARMS REVOLVER

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Purchased From

Date of Purchase

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TO VALIDATE THE WARRANTY ON YOURFREEDOM ARMS® REVOLVER, DETACH,FILL IN, AND RETURN THE WARRANTYREGISTRATION CARD WITHIN 30 DAYSOF REVOLVER PURCHASE.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Basic Safety Rules ...................................... 2Hammer Operation ..................................... 5Safety Position ............................................ 6Transfer Bar ................................................ 7Full-Cock Position ...................................... 8Half-Cock Position ................................... 10Loading ..................................................... 14Unloading ................................................. 15Firing & Recommended Grip ................... 15Carrying Loaded Revolver ....................... 17Removing Cylinder .................................. 18Cleaning Revolver .................................... 19Other Information ..................................... 20Warranty Information ............................... 22

FREEDOM ARMS, INC.POST OFFICE BOX 150

#1 FREEDOM LANEFREEDOM, WYOMING 83120

(307) 883-2468(307) 883-2005 (fax)

e-mail address: [email protected] us on the internet at www.freedomarms.com

Loading Gate

Chamber

Grips

Grip Frame

Hammer

Receiver

Ejector Tab

Cylinder Pin

Trigger

Freedom Arms Model 1997®

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FULLY UNDERSTAND HOW TO CORRECTLYOPERATE YOUR FIREARM BEFORE LOADING ANDFIRING IT. THE BASIC SAFETY RULES INCLUDE:

1. As with any precision tool, you must respect your firearmand thoroughly understand how to correctly operate andproperly care for it before you ever use it. If you do not fullyunderstand how this firearm operates or functions, or you haveany question about its use after studying this manual, thenbefore you use the firearm please call or write to us at FreedomArms, or seek help from a qualified instructor.

2. Handle every firearm as if it were loaded. This precautionwill help to keep focused in your mind the fact that thisproduct, if improperly used or stored, is capable of causingserious bodily injury or death at any moment.

3. Always keep your firearm pointed in a safe direction to avoidinjuring someone or damaging property due to an accidental orunintended firing. Always means just that: always. And keepthis in mind when determining what is a safe direction: a bulletcan and will ricochet off water or hard surfaces; a bullet canand will penetrate walls, floors, and windows. ALWAYS BEAWARE OF THE DIRECTION YOUR FIREARM ISPOINTING. ALWAYS BE AWARE OF YOURTARGET, AND WHAT IS BEHIND, ABOVE, BELOWOR TO THE SIDE OF THE TARGET.

4. Always keep your revolver unloaded until you are ready tofire it. Be sure your firearm is unloaded before handing it toanother person, or before storing it, or whenever releasing itfrom your possession.

5. Before loading your revolver, we suggest that you removethe cylinder, then inspect the interior of the barrel and thecylinder as well as the visible operating parts to be sure they areclean and free of obstructions. Any obstruction in the barrel or

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injuring others, you must practice and become familiar witheach of these hammer positions BEFORE loading yourrevolver.

SAFETY POSITION - In this position, the hammer is fullyforward resting against the receiver, and the trigger is fullyreleased (See Figure 1). When the hammer is in this position,the trigger cannot be pulled all the way back. Do not try toforce the trigger all the way back as this can damage the triggeror the transfer bar.

CAUTION: EVEN IF THE HAMMER IS FULLYFORWARD, IF THE TRIGGER IS BEING SQUEEZEDAND A LIVE CARTRIDGE IS IN THE CHAMBER IN LINEWITH THE FIRING PIN, THE REVOLVER COULD FIRE IFTHE HAMMER IS STRUCK WITH SUFFICIENT FORCE.THE TRIGGER MUST BE RELEASED AND THEHAMMER FULLY FORWARD TO ENGAGE THESAFETY.

Figure 1 -- Safety Position

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Figure 2 -- Full-Cock Position

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Figure 3 -- Half-Cock Position

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To place the hammer in the Half-Cock position from the Safetyposition:

1. Securely grip the hammer with your thumb.2. Keeping your finger out of the trigger guard, slowly pull

the hammer back approximately half way between theSafety position and the Full-Cock position. As thehammer is drawn back you will hear an audible click asthe trigger drops into the half cock notch in the hammer.(If you do not hear the click, you must immediatelyunload the revolver and either send it to Freedom Armsor take it to a qualified gunsmith for inspection. Do notcontinue to use the revolver as the trigger spring may bedamaged, potentially resulting in a dangerous condition.)

3. After you hear the click slowly let the hammer forwarduntil it engages in the Half-Cock position. (SeeFigure 3).

BE CERTAIN THAT THE HAMMER IS LOCKED INTHE HALF-COCK POSITION BEFORE RELEASING ITFROM YOUR GRIP.

To place the hammer in the Half-Cock position from the Full-Cock position:

1. Securely grip the hammer with your thumb.2. While keeping a secure grip on the hammer gently pull

the trigger and allow the hammer to move forwardslightly. As the hammer begins to move forwardimmediately remove your finger from the trigger guardand continue letting the hammer down slowly until thehammer locks in the Half-Cock position. (See Figure 3)

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BE CERTAIN THAT THE HAMMER IS LOCKED INTHE HALF-COCK POSITION BEFORE RELEASING ITFROM YOUR GRIP.

LOADING

TO LOAD THE REVOLVER:

1. Lower the hammer fully forward to the Safety positionthen pull it back to the Half-Cock position. Thissequence allows the cylinder to rotate. The cylinder maynow be rotated manually in a clockwise direction. Youwill feel a slight resistance as you rotate the cylinder, andyou will hear a clicking sound as each chamber cyclespast the firing pin.

2. Use your thumb to open the loading gate by swinging itout to the right until it stops.

3. When loading the cylinder you must ALWAYS leaveone chamber empty, and that empty chamber shouldALWAYS be in line with the firing pin when finishedloading. Here is one method of accomplishing this:

(a) Make certain that the cylinder is completely empty.(b) Place a cartridge in the exposed chamber just to the left

of the loading gate.(c) Skip the next chamber.(d) Load the rest of the chambers.(e) After loading the chambers in this manner, the first

loaded chamber will swing into view just to the left ofthe open loading gate. When that first loaded chamberswings fully into view, the empty chamber will be at thetop of the cylinder in line with the firing pin.

4. Close the loading gate.5. Lower hammer to safety position.

THE LOADING GATE MUST BE FULLY CLOSEDBEFORE FIRING THE REVOLVER. IF YOU FIRE THEREVOLVER WITH THE LOADING GATE OPEN YOU

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Figure 4 -- Two-Handed Grip

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In the event that any defect in material or workmanship occursor appears within the warranty period, the original retailpurchaser shall contact Freedom Arms, No. 1 Freedom Lane,P.O. Box 150, Freedom Wyoming 83120, (307) 833-2468,within ten days after the first appearance or occurrence of suchdefect. Upon notification, Freedom Arms shall advise theoriginal retail purchaser of the appropriate action to be taken inorder to remedy the defect. If requested to do so by FreedomArms, the original retail purchaser shall, at his own expense,return the firearm to Freedom Arms, in Freedom, Wyoming.In the event that the defect in material or workmanshipoccurred within the warranty period, and in the further eventthat the warranty has not become void or inapplicable by one ormore of the reasons specified above, and Freedom Armsreceived proper and timely notice, then Freedom Arms, at itsdiscretion, shall repair the firearm at its own cost, and shallalso at its own cost return the firearm to the original retailpurchaser. All repairs to a defective firearm covered under thislimited warranty shall be undertaken only at the Freedom Armsheadquarters in Freedom, Wyoming, unless specific writtenauthorization is first received from Freedom Arms authorizingthe repair of the firearm at another facility.

As an additional condition of this limited warranty, the originalpurchaser shall, within thirty days after they have purchasedthe firearm from the retail dealer, complete the WarrantyRegistration Card provided to him at the time of his purchaseof the firearm, and mail it to Freedom Arms at the addressappearing on the card. The fulfillment of this additionalcondition is required to validate the warranty coveragedescribed herein.

If any customized work is done on any Freedom Arms revolverother than by Freedom Arms, then this limited warranty shallbecome void and of no further force and effect.

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LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES

THIS WRITTEN LIMITED WARRANTY IS MADEEXPRESSLY IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER WARRANTIES,EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED IN FACT OR BY LAW,INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OFMERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULARPURPOSE, AND IS IN LIEU OF ANY OTHEROBLIGATION OR LIABILITY OF ANY NATUREWHATSOEVER ON THE PART OF FREEDOM ARMS TOANYONE BY REASON OF THE MANUFACTURE AND/ORUSE OF ANY FIREARM MANUFACTURED BY IT. THEREARE NO WARRANTIES WHICH EXTEND BEYOND THEPERIOD DESCRIBED IN THIS LIMITED WARRANTY.ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES SPECIFICALLYARISING UNDER AND REQUIRED BY LAW AREHEREBY EXPRESSLY LIMITED IN DURATION TO THEWARRANTY PERIOD SET FORTH IN THIS LIMITEDWARRANTY.

1 Portions of this revolver are protected by U.S. PatentNumbers 5,625,970, 5,664,356, 5,673,506, and other foreignpatents pending. Also protected by German Patent Number196 23 474.

Freedom Arms is a registered trademark of Freedom Arms Inc.

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