Owner’s Manual 2020

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2. Insert the loaded magazine into
the pistol, making certain that
the magazine is pressed
completely in and is retained by
the magazine release (Figure 9).
3. With the muzzle pointed in a safe
direction and your fingers away
from the trigger, hold the pistol
in your firing hand and pull the
slide fully rearward with the
other hand and release the slide,
which will return under the force of the recoil spring (Figure 10-11). You
can also press down on the slide stop to allow the slide to move
forward and chamber a cartridge if the slide is locked to the rear. This
movement resets the firing mechanism and moves the first cartridge
from the magazine into the chamber. Allow the slide to “slam” forward
under the force of the recoil spring. Do not ease it forward.
THE PISTOL IS NOW READY TO FIRE. ALWAYS KEEP THE
MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION AND KEEP YOUR
FINGERS AWAY FROM THE TRIGGER UNTIL READY TO FIRE.
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE WARNINGS COULD RESULT IN
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
FIGURE 9
FIGURE 10 FIGURE 11