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keep the hammer off the nipple on a percussion gun or the flint away from thefrizzen on a flint lock. WARNING: Dropping or striking a blow to a gunmay cause the hammer to fall from the half-cock notch. It is therefore notto be relied on as a safety. Failure to follow this rule may cause seriousinjury and/or death to the shooter or bystanders and damage to property.Do Not rely on the half-cock notch of anyThompson/Center muzzleloader as a safety.A sharp or heavy blow to the externalhammer can fracture internal lockparts and cause a malfunction ordischarge of the firearm.The external hammer is an intricate part of thelock system. A heavy or sharp blow to the hammercan fracture the sear, half cock notch or other internalworking parts, creating a dangerous situation.10 Never hand a charged muzzleloading firearm to another person. Oncecharged, a muzzleloading firearm requires your complete attention. Nevercharge the firearm and then hand it to another to shoot. Equally you shouldnever shoot a muzzleloading firearm that has been charged by someone else.Only the person doing the loading knows whether the firearm has beencharged properly. WARNING: Overloads and/or improper loading maycause serious injury and/or death to the shooter or bystanders and damageto property.11 Never lean a charged and primed rifle against a tree, wall or any surface.Once the rifle has been charged it is your responsibility to guard itagainst accidental bumps.12 Never store a charged muzzleloading firearm in a home, camp, vehicleor building. WARNING: After use, a muzzleloading firearm should bedischarged (fired) into a suitable backstop before returning to the homeor camp. Failure to follow this rule may cause serious injury and/or deathto the shooter or bystanders and damage to property.13 Never attempt to clean a charged muzzleloading firearm.14 Use pure lead only when casting round balls, Maxi-Balls or Maxi-Hunters. Lead alloys which contain large amounts of antimony or other metalsare not suitable for muzzleloading projectiles. Do not use commonlyfound alloys such as wheel weights or Linotype because they producehard, oversize projectiles that are difficult to load. WARNING: Improperloading (projectile not seated on powder charge) may cause serious injury4