Owner's Manual

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hammer. In order for the trigger to operate the hammer, the magazine
must be inserted in the pistol.
DROPPED POSITION
The dropped position is the recommended position of the hammer at
all times except when shooting is imminent (Figure 6). In the dropped
position, the hammer is fully forward and resting against the firing pin,
however, the firing pin is not in contact with the cartridge’s primer.
DO NOT CARRY OR STORE THE PISTOL WITH A CARTRIDGE IN
THE CHAMBER. ALWAYS KEEP THE HAMMER IN THE DROPPED POSITION
UNLESS SHOOTING IS IMMINENT. ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE POINTED IN
A SAFE DIRECTION. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE WARNINGS COULD RESULT
IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
HALF-COCK POSITION
The half-cock hammer position is between the dropped position and
full-cock position (Figure 7). The half-cock position is designed to
prevent the hammer from striking the firing pin should your thumb
slip off of the hammer while cocking the hammer or lowering the
hammer to the dropped position.
OFF SAFE POSITION
To place the “safety” in the off safe or ready-to-fire position, move
the thumb “safety” downward from the recess in the slide (Figure 4,
page 11). With a cartridge in the chamber and the magazine inserted,
the pistol is now ready for firing with a pull on the trigger.
LOCKING THE SLIDE OPEN FOR DISASSEMBLY
WHEN USING THE “SAFETY” LEVER TO LOCK THE SLIDE OPEN FOR
DISASSEMBLY, ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION
AND KEEP YOUR FINGERS AWAY FROM THE TRIGGER. UNLESS SHOOTING
IS IMMINENT, ALWAYS REMOVE THE MAGAZINE FROM THE PISTOL BEFORE
CLOSING THE SLIDE TO PREVENT INADVERTENTLY LOADING A CARTRIDGE
FROM THE MAGAZINE INTO THE CHAMBER. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE
WARNINGS COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
MAKE SURE YOUR FINGERS ARE SAFELY AWAY FROM THE EJECTION PORT
WHEN THE SLIDE IS RELEASED TO AVOID PINCHING THEM WHEN THE
SLIDE CLOSES. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THIS WARNING COULD RESULT IN
SERIOUS INJURY.
When disassembling the Hi Power for cleaning, the “safety” lever is
used to lock the slide to the rear by pulling the slide fully rearward and
moving the “safety” lever into the disassembly recess in the slide
(Figure 5). See page 27-30 for Disassembly instructions.
OPERATION OF
THE HAMMER
The Hi Power is a single-action
pistol featuring an exposed
hammer with dropped, half-cock
and full-cock positions. The
hammer spur is serrated to help
insure positive control while
manually cocking and lowering the
FIGURE 6
The hammer in the dropped position.
FIGURE 7
The hammer in the half-cock position.
FIGURE 5
The “safety” shown in the disassembly recess.