Owner’s Manual 2020

7. FIRING

WHEN FIRING, THE SLIDE MOVES REARWARD PAST THE BACK

OF THE GRIP. TO PREVENT THE SLIDE FROM CAUSING INJURY

IN ITS REARWARD MOVEMENT WHEN SHOOTING, KEEP THE

PISTOL AWAY FROM THE EYES OR FACE. KEEP YOUR HANDS

IN A POSITION WHERE THEY CANNOT BE HIT BY THE SLIDE.

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THIS WARNING COULD RESULT IN

SERIOUS INJURY.

1. Load a cartridge into the chamber as detailed in Section 6.2.

2. With a cartridge in the chamber aim at your target and squeeze the

trigger to fire the pistol.

3. After a cartridge has been fired, the slide moves rearward, ejects the

empty cartridge case and returns forward, resetting the firing

mechanism and loading a cartridge from the magazine into the

chamber. You may continue to fire the pistol until the magazine is

empty by pulling the trigger to fire each cartridge. After the last

cartridge in the magazine is fired, the slide stop will automatically

engage the slide and hold the slide in the open (rearward) position

(Figure 19).

FIGURE 19