Manual

OPERATION OF THE PISTOL
SAFETY NOTE: Before operating your P-64 pistol, read and observe
all safety instructions on the back and inside cover of this manual.
Always exercise great care and proper safety procedures when
handnng this or any firearm.
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FIG.2B- SAfETY LEVER ON: Trigger bar blocked.
firing pin locked In place. will not fire.
FIGURE 2: OPERATION OF SAFETY
fiG. 2A & 26 show sefety "Disengaged" and
"Engaged", respectively. Engaging of the Safety
lever, safely dropping the hemmer.
9) To close the slide, remove the magazine. Verify the chambe
is clear. then firmly grasp the slide by the milled grooves an<
pull back slightly. The slide stop willdisengage.
1°'
Ease the slide forward. Allowing slides to slam forward on 01
empty chamber is not a good practice.
Carrying a P-64 having a live round in the chamber.
Follow steps 1 through 5 in the prior section.
NOTE: Toe pistol must be in proper working order, as verifie(
by a competent gunsmith. before canying with a nve round il
the chamber.
61 Keeping finger away from the trigger, point the pistol in a safl
direction. and engage the safety (See Figure 2B) droppin!
the hammer. locking the firing pin in place and blocking th
firing pin from impact by the hammer.
7) The pistol may be placed in a property designed holster fc
carry .
8) The P-64 is equipped with a loaded chamber indicate
located at the rear of the sJide. just below the rear sigh
(Figure 3). 1fa cartridge is in the chamber, the indicator wi
protrude to the rear approximately .100" (see Figure 4).
Fire the pistol In the following manner:
1J Load the magazine.
21 With the slide forvvard
and the safety disen-
gaged (See Figure
2A). insert the 10aded
magazine into the
magazine well
completely. verifying
the magazine catch
is fully engaged.
3) Point the muzzJe in a
safe direcflon.
4) Grasp the slide at the
milled grooves and
pull the slide
completely to the fiG.2A- SAFETY LEVER OFF: Firing position.
rear. A red dot shows Indicating "FIRE"pod"on
5) Release the slide.
allowing it to move
forward. chambering
NO
a round. Verify the
slide is fully forward.
6) The pistol is ready to
fire.
Note: if the pistol is not to
be fjred immediately, re-
fer to section "Carrying a
P-64 having a we round in
the chamW'.
7) Aligning the front and
wv
rear sights in a normal
sight picture on the
desired target. fire
the weapon.
8) When the last round
has been fired. the
s1ide will be held
open by the internal
slide stop lever.
FIG. 3 -LOADED CHAMBER
INDICATOR (incicated by pointer)
RECEDED-DENOTING NO CAR.
TRIDGE IN CHAMBER.
FIG. 3 - LOADED CHAMIlER
INDICATOR PROTRUDING-DENOTING
CARTRIDGE IN CHAMBER..
Note: A loaded chamber indicator DOES NOT substitute for th
practice of visually verifying a chamber is clear ~unloadedJ or nc
clear (loaded).