Owner’s Manual 2020

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Always wear appropriate eye protection when disassembling and
cleaning your pistol to prevent the possibility of springs, spring-
tensioned parts, solvents or other agents from contacting your eyes.
11. AVOID DROPPING FIREARMS OR SHOOTING FROM
UNSTABLE POSITIONS.
Shooting from unstable positions is dangerous. Doing so increases the
risk of falling or dropping the firearms. The following rules should
always be observed. Always make certain that your firearm is unloaded
when climbing or navigating obstacles and ensure that the surface
that you are firing the pistol from is safe and stable. Dropping a pistol
from an elevated position increases the risk of damage or unintended
discharge.
DROPPING OR JARRING A LOADED FIREARM CAN CAUSE
THE FIREARM TO DISCHARGE. BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL
DURING ANY SHOOTING ACTIVITY OR WHEN CARRYING ANY
FIREARM TO AVOID DROPPING IT.
12. BE ALERT TO THE SIGNS OF AMMUNITION
MALFUNCTION.
If a cartridge has a different sound or lighter recoil than normal, do
not load another cartridge into the chamber. If your firearm fails to
fire, keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction for a minimum of 30
seconds. Rotate the ejection area of the firearm away from you,
carefully open the action and remove the cartridge from the chamber.
If the primer is indented, the defective cartridge should be disposed of
in a way that cannot cause harm. If the primer is not indented, your
firearm should be examined by a qualified gunsmith and the cause of
the malfunction corrected before further use. Inspect the barrel
following the instructions in section 6.3.
Beware of barrel obstructions, field strip the pistol following the