Safety Button and Action Release Locations

Mechanical Safety Location: The safety button for Mossberg® pump and autoloading shotguns is located on the top rear portion of the receiver and must be manually moved to the desired position by the shooter.

Please remember, a firearm's manual safety is a mechanical device. It can never replace safe gun handling practices.

Action Release Location: The action lock lever is located on the left side of the trigger housing just rearward of the trigger guard.

The action lock lever allows the gun's action to be unlocked and opened for inspection or unloading without pulling the trigger. The action may be opened by depressing the lever and pulling the forearm rearward.

When the forend of a pump-action shotgun is pushed fully forward, the action will lock-up. If the gun is loaded, it is ready to fire. There are only two ways to unlock a closed action: 1) Depress the action lock lever, then pull back on the forend to open the action as described; or 2) fire the gun.

Note: During firing, the action unlocks automatically after the hammer falls, and the action can be cycled without depressing the action lock lever.