HATSANARMS COMPANY

Instruction Manual

ESCORT

CONTENTS

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SAFETYMEASURES.......................................................................................................................................3

NOMENCLATURE..........................................................................................................................................4

TECHNICALFEATURESANDDATA................................................................................................................4

OPERATINGMECHANISM.............................................................................................................................4

ASSEMBLYINSTRUCTIONS............................................................................................................................5

LOADING&FIRING.......................................................................................................................................6

UNLOADING.................................................................................................................................................7

DISASSEMBLYINSTRUCTIONS.......................................................................................................................7

USEOFTHE“CHOKES”.................................................................................................................................8

CARE,CLEANINGANDLUBRICATION...........................................................................................................9

ILLUSTRATIONS......................................................................................................................................... 10-11

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CongratulationsandthankyouforchoosingESCORTover/undershotgun.

WARNING !Read very carefully this instruction manual before handling this firearm. Incorrect handling may result in serious injury or death to you or bystanders.

Alwayskeepthismanualwithyourfirearm.Makesureyouunderstandalltheoperationinstructions,safetyproceduresandwarningsinthismanualbeforeyouhandlethefirearm.Ifyousell,lendorgivethefirearmtoanother,makesurethismanualgoeswithit.

WARNING !Always keep your finger outside the trigger guard and be sure that the safety is fully engaged until you are ready to fire. The safety is fully engaged only when letter S (meaning Safe) underneath the safety button is completely visible and it can be moved no further toward the “ON” position.

A. SAFETY MEASURES:1. Alwayspointthefirearminasafedirectioneventhoughitmaybeunloaded.Donotpointthegunat anythingyoudonotintendtoshoot.Avoidallhorseplaywhilehandlingagun.2. Keepyourfingerawayfromthetriggerwhenoperatinganyotherpartofthegun’smechanism.3. Keepthesafety“ON”untilyouareactuallyreadytofire.Treateverygunwithrespectandcaution.4. Keepyourfingersawayfromthemuzzle.Neverpullaguntowardyoubythemuzzle.5. Besurethebarrelisclearofobstructions.6. Keepyourgununloadedwhennotinuseandneverloadyourgunifyouwillnotshoot.7. Alwaysaimatasafetarget,takingcarethatitdoesnotconcealanyotherobject.Besureofyourtargetand whatliesbeyondbeforeyoupullthetrigger.Nevershootatsounds.Toavoidricochets,donotshootataflat orhardsurfaceoratwater.8. Storegunsandammunitionseparately,beyondthereachofchildren,betterifunderlockandkey.Guns shouldalwaysbeunloadedwhenstored.9. Nevercarryaloadedguninsideavehicle,house,camp,orpublicplace.Whentransportingthegunkeepthe gun“onsafe”andunloaded.Neverclimbatreeorfence,orjumpaditchwithaloadedgun.10.Neverrelyonanyone’swordsthatthegunis“onsafe”orunloaded.Alwayschecktoseeifthegunis“on safe”andunloadedwhengettingitfromanotherpersonorstorage.11.Avoidalcoholicbeveragesordrugsbeforeorduringshooting.12.Alwaysuseeye&hearingprotectionandmakesurebystandersaresimilarlyprotected.13.Althoughthefirearmitselfdoesnotcontainanylead,itfiresammunitioncontainingleadorleadcompounds, whichareknowntobedangerousforhealth.Takeprotectivehealthmeasureswhenshootingorcleaning guns.Avoidexposuretotheleadwhilehandlingandwashyourhandsaftercontact.Properairventilationis absolutelynecessarywhenshootingindoors.14.Anydamage,malfunction,injury,ordeathresultingfromtheuseoffaulty,incorrect,non-standard, remanufactured,handloadedorreloadedammunitionisthesoleresponsibilityoftheuser.

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C. TECHNICAL FEATURES AND DATA:Fillinbelowaccordingtoyourfirearm:

Model SerialNo BarrelLength Chamber Caliber Type

........... ................. ........................ 76mm(3”) ……… O/Ushotgun

D. OPERATING MECHANISMYourshotgunisanover&undershotgunmeaningthere2barrelsoneontopoftheother.Everytimeyoupullthetriggeronlyoneofthebarrelsisfired.Whenyoufirethefirstbarrelthetriggerautomaticallysettotheotherbarreltofire.YourshotgunhasasingleselectivetriggermechanismandyoucanchoosewhichbarreltofirefirstbytheSafety/Selectorbutton.

BeforeyouassembleyourfirearmpleasemakesureyouunderstandthefunctionofSafety/Selectorbutton.(“Right”and“Left”refertothegunasseenbyashooterholdingitinthefiringposition.)

Safety/Selector Button: Itislocatedontopofthereceiver.Safety Function: WhentheletterSisnotvisible,itmeansthatthesafetyisdisengaged(“OFF”)andfirearmisreadytofire.(1)

B. NOMENCLATURE

A. ButtPlateB. StockC. StockGripD. TriggerGuardE. TriggerF. ReceiverG. Fore-end

H. BarrelI. MuzzleJ. SideRibK. FrontSightL. RibM. TopLeverN. Safety/SelectorButton

O. MonoblockP. HingePinSlotR. BarrelHookS. Fore-endSteelPlateT. Fore-endLatch

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Toengagethesafety,pullitfullyrearwardsuntiltheletterSiscompletelyvisibleanditwillmovenofurther.ThesafetyisnowONandthetriggercannotbepulled.(2)

TotakethesafetyOFF,pushthebuttonfullyforwardsuntiltheletterSisnotvisible.NowthesafetyisOFFandthetriggercannowbepulled.

Selector Function:Toselecttheupperbarrel,pushtheselectorbuttontotheleftuntiltheselectorbuttonalignswithletterO(3).Omeanstheover.Inthispositionyoucanfiretheupperbarrel.

Toselectthelowerbarrel,pushtheselectorbuttontotherightuntiltheselectorbuttonalignswithletterU(4).Umeansunder.InthisPositionyoucanfirethelowerbarrel.

Note:SafetyshouldbesettoONposition(S should be visible)inordertomanipulatetheSelectorbutton.

WARNING !1) Always keep the safety “ON” until you are ready to fire and the muzzle is pointing at the target.2) Make sure that you understand how all controls work before you attempt to load the firearm.3) Keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction and your finger off the trigger when operating the safety. Malfunctions which may cause a gun to fire is engaged or disengaged are rare but can happen. Even if an accidental firing should occur, nobody will be hurt if you follow this rule.

THREE THINGS TO REMEMBER ABOUT SAFETIES1) NEVER TOTALLY DEPEND ON A MECHANICAL SAFETY.Itisnotasubstituteforpropergunhandling.Likeallmechanicaldevicesthesafetyissubjecttobreakageormalfunctionandcanbedefeatedbywear,abuse,dirt,corrosion,incorrectassemblyofthefirearm,improperadjustmentorrepair,orlackofmaintenance.

2) NO MECHANICAL SAFETY IS “CHILDPROOF” OR “FOOLPROOF”. Nosafetyeverinventedcanbereliedupontopreventanaccidentalshootingbyadeterminedchildoragrownupidiot“playing”withagun.

3) TREAT EVERY GUN AS IF YOU EXPECT ITS MECHANICAL SAFETY NOT TO WORK. Youwillbeastoundedathowcautiousyoubecome,andhowlittletoleranceyouwillhaveforthecomplacencyofothers.

Trigger: Itislocatedinthetriggerguard.WiththesafetyOFFandacartridgeinthechamber,pullingthetriggerfiresthegun.

WhentheSafety/SelectorbuttonissettotheOposition,triggerfirestheupperbarrel.WhentheSafety/SelectorbuttonissettotheUposition,triggerfiresthelowerbarrel.(seeSafety/SelectorButtonsection)

E. ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONSYournewover/undershotgunispackeddismountedinitsbox,i.e.barrel/fore-endisseparatedfromthestock-receiverassembly.Toattachthebarrel,firstremoveallpartsfromtheplasticbags.Beforeproceedingwiththeassemblyofthefirearm,carefullycheckthe“Nomenclature”andread“Safety Measures”sections.

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WARNING !Before assembling shotgun, check the barrel. Barrel and cartridge chamber must be clean and there should be no obstructions in them.

Assemble the barrel as follows:1. Takethebarrel/fore-endassembly.Removethefore-endfromthebarrelbuypullingthe fore-endlatchdown.(5)2. Takethestock-receiverassembly.Rotatethetoplevertotherightuntilitlocksintheopenposition.(6)3. Takethebarrelandinsertthemonoblockinsidethereceiverbyaligningthehingepinsintotheslotsinthemonoblock.(7)Thenswingthebarrelupwardssothatitsitscorrectlyandlocksintothereceiver.(8)Youwillheara‘click’noiseandseethatthetoplevercomesintoitscenterpositionwhenthebarreliscorrectlylocksintothereceiver.4. Takethefore-endandfititunderthebarrel,andthenswingitupwardsuntilitsitsandlocksunderthe barrel.(9)Checkifthefore-endlatchsitsflushwiththefore-endtoverifythatyouhaveassembledtheshotgunproperly.Ifnotpleasereversetheaboveprocessandrepeattheassemblyprocess.

F. LOADING & FIRING

WARNING !1) Always keep your fingers away from the trigger if you do not intend to fire.2) Always check barrels to see that the firearm is not already loaded.3) While you load the firearm, always point the barrel in a safe direction.4) Always use the correct ammo size, which your firearm is chambered. 5) Always keep the safety “ON” while loading your firearm.

Load the firearm as follows:1. Putthesafety“ON”ifitisdisengaged.(2)2. Taketheassembledshotgunandrotatethetoplevertotherightandbreakthebarrelsdownward.(10)3. Makesurethemuzzleslookdownandthereisnoobstructioninthebarrels.Thentakepropergauge cartridgesandinsertthemintotheupperorlowerbarrelsofyourwishorintotheboth2barrelsfor2shots. (11)4. Swingupthebarrelcompletelyandlockitinthereceiver. (12)Whiledoingthismakesureyouhearthe‘click’noisewhenthebarrelisclosed,makesurebarrelislockedproperlyinthereceiverandmakesurethetopleverreturnstoitscenterposition.Ifanyofthesedonothappenthismeansyourshotgunisnotassembledcorrectly.Insuchacaseimmediatelyunloadyourshotgun(seeUnloadingsection)anddisassembleit(seeDisassemblysection)andassembleyourshotgunagain(seeAssemblysection).

WARNING !FIREARM IS NOW LOADED AND READY TO BE FIRED

5)HereyoucanchosewhichbarreltofirefirstbymeansoftheSafety/Selectorbutton.Takeaimtoasafetarget,takethesafetyoffanddepressthetrigger.TheshotgunwillfiretheoverorunderbarrelwhichtheSafety/Selectorbuttonissetto.

Thesecondtimeyoudepressthetriggertheotherunfiredbarrelwillfire.

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WARNING !Keep the safety “ON” and your finger outside the trigger guard until you are actually ready to fire and aimed at your intended target.It is the user’s sole responsibility to take necessary safety, protection and health measures during firing.

G. UNLOADING

WARNING !Keep your fingers off the trigger and keep the safety ON.

To unload the fired shells or unfired shells from the barrels, please follow below steps:1. Pointthefirearminasafedirectionandengagethesafety.(2)2. Rotatethetoplevertotherightandbreakthebarrels(10)3. Usingyourfingersremovethefiredorunfiredshells. (13)

Nowyoucanreloadnewshellsifyouaregoingtocontinuefiringoryouneedtolowerthehammersifyouwillnotfireanymore.Please follow below steps if you want to lower the hammers:1. Afterunloadinginserttwoemptyshellsintothe2barrelsandthenclosethebarrelproperlysoitlocksinto thereceiver.2. Pointthemuzzleinasafedirection,takeoffsafetyandpullthetriggertolowerthefirsthammerbelonging totheoverorunderbarrel.3. BringtheSafety/Selectorbuttontothepositionoftheotherbarrel.OorUpositiondependingonwhich barrelisfiredinthefirstshot.(3) or(4).Thenpullthetriggertolowerthesecondhammer.4. Breakthebarrel(10) byrotatingthetoplevertotheright.Afterbreakingthebarrelremovetheempty shells(13)andclosethebarrelproperlysoitlocksinthereceiver(8).

H. DISASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING !Before disassembling the firearm, always make sure that the firearm is not loaded; barrel is pointed in a safe direction and safety “ON”.

Disassemble your shotgun as follows:1. Removethefore-endbypullingthefore-endlatch.(5)2. Rotatethetoplevertotheright.3. Breakthebarrelsallthewaydownandliftthemtoseparatefromthereceiver.4. Placethefore-endunderthebarrels.

Withaboveprocessyouwillseethatthetopleverstaysinitsrightlockedposition.Tobringthetoplevertoitscenterposition,rotate&holdthetoplevertotherightandpressthelockingpininthereceiver.Thenreleasethetopleveranditreturnstoitscenterposition.

Itisrecommendedtobringthetoplevertoitscenterpositionwhenyouarenotgoingtocontinueusingyourshotgun.

NOTE: To reassemble the firearm, follow the steps in the Assembly section

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I. USE OF THE “CHOKES”Shotgunchokeisaconstrictionintheendofashotgunbarrelwhichfocusestheshotintoatighterstream--muchlikeanozzleontheendofawaterhose,whichdoesexactlythesamethingforexactlythesamereason.

Thereare5differentscrew-in(inner)chokesthatcanbeusedonyourfirearm.(14)1)F(Full/)2)IM(ImprovedModified//)3)M(Modified///)4)IC(ImprovedCylinder////)5)CYL(Cylindert/////)

3-chokesystemconsistsofF,M,CYLchokes.5-chokesystemcontainsalltheinnerchokesbeingF,IM,M,IC,Cyl-Skeet.Checkthenumberandmarkingsonthechokestofindouttheinnerchokeconfigurationofyourfirearm.

Allscrew-in(inner)chokeshaveone,two,three,fourorfivenotches,whichindicatethetypeofthescrew-inchoke,i.e.Fchokehasone,IMhastwo,Mhasthree,IChasfourandCyl-Skeethasfivenotches.Pleasealsocheckthemarkingsonchokes.Note:M,ICandCyl-Skeetchoketubesaregoodforsteelshot.Fchokeisforleadshotonly!

Choke Constriction (12 Gauge) Pattern Percentage

Cylinder-Skeet 0-0.005”(0-0.12mm) 40%-53%

ImprovedCylinder 0.010”(0.25mm) 57%

Modified 0.020”(0.50mm) 67%

ImprovedModified 0.030”(0.75mm) 73%

Full 0.040”(1.0mm) 75%

Abovetableshowstheconstriction&patternpercentageversusinnerchokes.Patternpercentagesaretakenatadistanceof36.5meters(40yards).Thenumberofpelletsstrikingwithina76mm(30inch)circle,drawnsoastoencompassasmanypelletholesaspossible,iscountedandcomparedwiththenumberofpelletscontainedinanidenticalunfiredshell.Theresultisexpressedasapercentage.

AscanbeseenfromabovetableFullinnerchokehasthemostaccuracyandaccuracydecreasesfromFulltoCyl-Skeetinnerchokewhichhastheleastaccuracy.ExpansionoftheshotpelletswithinadistanceistheleastinFullinnerchokeanditisthemostinCylinder-Skeetinnerchoke.

WARNING !1. Make sure the firearm is unloaded and the safety “ON” before you assemble disassemble the chokes.2. Under safety conditions (barrels empty, safety engaged), check whether the choke worked loose during use. In such a case, the choke must be tightened to the end by means of the choke wrench.3. You should keep the chokes clean and free of any dust by cleaning them regularly.

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Assembly & disassembly of the inner chokes:1. Takeoneoftheinnerchokesofyourchoice.Placeitinsidebarrelandbymeansofchokewrench;screw (clockwise)ittotheenduntilitiscompletelytightened.(15)2. Todisassemble,unscrew(counter-clockwise)bymeansofchokewrenchandremoveit.

J. CARE, CLEANING AND LUBRICATION

WARNING !Before cleaning or lubricating the firearm make sure it is unloaded and the safety ‘ON’.

Itisrecommendedtodisassemblethefirearmtocleanandtolubricateitwhengreaseordirtparticlesaccumulateandcombustionresidues.Tohavethebestresistanceagainstcorrosion,itisnecessarytocleanandlubricatethefirearmaftereachuse,especiallyafteruseinwetandsalineenvironment.

Itisrecommendedtofirmlyoilfrequentlythemonoblock,barrelhook,fore-endsteelplateandinternalsurfaceofthereceiver.Avoidexcessiveoilingofanypart!

Materials and equipment necessary for cleaning and lubrication;• Cleaningrod• Cottonborepatches• Brassborebrush• Powdersolvent• Smallsoftbrush• Goodqualitygunoil• Afteruse,toremoveanypowderandleadresidueinthebore,scrubthebarrelandchamberusingthebore brushwithpowdersolvent.Thendonotforgettoswabtheboreandthechamberwithgunoiledcotton patchestoprotectfromrustandcorrosion.• Anypowderonthefiringwall,barrel,etc.canbecleanedwithabrushandpowdersolvent.• Allexternalsurfacesshouldbewipeddownwithlightcoatofrustpreventative.• Avoidusingtoomuchsolventforborecleaning,sinceprolongedorexcesscontactcandamagethefinishof thewood.Makesuretowipeawayalltheexcesssolventandlubricant.

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