Ruger 12 Gaude Gold Label Instruction Manual

INSTRUCTION
MANUAL
FOR
RUGER®
SIDE-BY-SIDE SHOTGUNS
12 GAUGE
For Product Service on This Model Please Call:
(603) 865-2442 (See p. 27)
STURM, RUGER & Company, Inc.
Southport, Connecticut 06890 U.S.A.
THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL SHOULD ALWAYS ACCOMPANY THIS FIREARM AND BE
TRANSFERRED WITH IT UPON CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP, OR WHEN THE FIREARM IS LOANED OR
PRESENTED TO ANOTHER PERSON.
KSXS/9-02
READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND
WARNINGS IN THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY
BEFORE USING THIS FIREARM
Gold Label
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WARNING!
“Children are attracted to and
can operate firearms that can
cause severe injuries or death.
Prevent child access by always
keeping guns locked away and
unloaded when not in use. If you
keep a loaded firearm where a
child obtains and improperly uses
it, you can be fined or sent to
prison.”
ADVERTENCIA!
State-By-State Warnings
Certain states require by law that their own specified warning
notices in larger-than-normal type be conspicuously included by
the manufacturer, distributor, or retail...

Maine:
“ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD IS A
CRIME. IF YOU LEAVE A FIREARM AND AMMUNITION
WITHIN EASY ACCESS OF A CHILD, YOU MAY BE
SUBJECT TO FINE, IMPRISONMENT OR BOTH. KEEP
FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION  SEPARATE.  KEEP
FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION LOCKED UP. USE
TRIGGER LOCKS.”
Maryland:
“WARNING: Children can operate firearms which may cause
death or serious injury. It is a cr
imeto store or leave a loaded
firearm in any location where an individual knew or should
have known that an unsupervised minor would...

New Jersey:
“IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE TO LEAVE A LOADED
FIREARM WITHIN EASY ACCESS OF A MINOR.”
New York City:
“THE USE OF A LOCKING DEVICE OR SAFETY LOCK IS
ONLY ONE ASPECT OF RESPONSIBLE WEAPONS
STORAGE. ALL WEAPONS SHOULD BE STORED
UNLOADED AND LOCKED IN A LOCATION THAT IS
BOTH SEPARATE FROM THEIR AMMUNITION AND
INACCESSIBLE TO  CHILDREN AND ANY  OTHER
UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS.”
North Carolina:
“IT IS UNLAWFUL TO STORE OR LEAVE A FIREARM
THAT CAN BE DISCHARGED IN A MANNER THAT A
REASONABLE PERSON SHOULD...

• Always keep your firearm pointed in a safe direction,
including when you are installing or removing your
locking device.
• Always verify that your firearm is completely unloaded
before installing your locking device.
• Do not
install locking devices in the trigger guard;
always keep your fingers, clamp and locking device
outside the trigger guard during device installation and
removal.
• Store firearms, ammunition and keys separately and
securely, away from children and careless adults; do not
store...

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4. Apply the clamp to the stock-receiver assembly as show in Figure 1.
5. Apply the lock to the clamp by inserting the shackle of the lock into the
holes in the clamp as shown in Figure 2.
6. Close the lock by pressing the shackle into the body of the lock (the part
that receives the key) as tightly together as possible. The lock has
bumpers and the shackle is coated with a non-marring material that will
not harm the metal finish of your firearm; be careful not to dent or
scratch the wooden stock.
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FIREARMS SAFETY-YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
SAFETY MUST BE THE FIRST AND CONSTANT
CONSIDERATION OF EVERY PERSON WHO
HANDLES FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION.
This Instruction Manual is designed to assist you in learning how to use
and care for your RUGER®SIDE-BY-SIDE SHOTGUNproperly.
Please contact us if you have any questions about it.
Only when you are certain you fully understand the Manual and can
properly carry out its instructions should you practice loading, etc. with
live ammunition. If you have any doubts...

WARNINGS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE ARE
FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES:
Locking Devices 6 Unloading 21
Alterations 9 Handling 22
Safety Selector 14 Disassembly 23
Ammunition 15 Lubrication 24
Lead Exposure 15 Storage 25
Screw-In Chokes 19 Parts Purchasers 28
Firing 21
OTHER CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS APPEAR
THROUGHOUT THE MANUAL.
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FIREARMS ARE DANGEROUS WEAPONS–
READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS
IN THIS MANUAL THOROUGHLY AND
CAREFULLY BEFORE USING.
GENERAL INFORMATION
AND MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The...

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safety mechanism locks the hammer interrupter – a unique characteristic of this
gun. In this position, it is impossible for the hammers to reach the firing pins. The
hammer interrupter, in turn, locks the trigger against being pulled. The sequence of
firing is set with the safety in its rearmost “safe” position. If the thumbpiece is
swung to its left side position and pushed forward, an “R” is visible and the selector
allows the right barrel to be fired first. If the thumbpiece is swung to the right...

The SAFETY, in addition to its fore and aft
motion, pivots to swing from side to side
when on “safe” (S) and incorporates the
function of barrel selector. If the selector is
swung to its left side position the right barrel
fires first. If the selector is to the right, the
left barrel fires first. In its rearmost “safe”
position, the safety locks the hammer
interrupter. In this position it is impossible for
the hammer to reach the firing pin and the
trigger cannot be pulled.
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The BUTTSTOCKis held
on the...