Owner’s Manual 2016

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4.8. Decocking the hammer
Before proceeding, read and understand § 2.2 which shortly describes the
functioning of your pistol, and especially of its (hidden) hammer.
This procedure should be carried out to decock the cocked hammer, especially
if you do not intend to shoot immediately after having cocked the pistol.
The procedure starts with unloading the pistol (also refer to § 4.7) :
never try to decock the cocked hammer of a loaded FN Five-seveN
®
pistol !
For law enforcement and military personnel, refer to the procedures of your
department on decocking a cocked hammer.
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If not already done, set the manual safety at the (raised) ‘safe’
position.
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Press the magazine catch in order to eject the magazine.
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Pull the slide completely rearwards in order to eject the
remaining round from the chamber and hold it in that position.
Do not forget to pick-up, clean and store the ejected round.
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Looking through the ejection port, ensure that there is no round
in the chamber of the pistol.
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If the chamber is empty, release the slide.
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Doublecheck the chamber of the pistol in order to ensure
that it is empty.
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Insert an empty magazine into the magazine well.
Please note that a special magazine disconnect prevents to pull the
trigger if the pistol does not contain a magazine.
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Set the manual safety at the (lower) ‘fire’ position.
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After having ensured that the pistol is unloaded, point it in a
safe direction and then pull the trigger to decock the hammer.
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Set the manual safety at the (raised) ‘safe’ position.