Owner’s Manual 2016

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Wear shooting glasses to protect your eyes from flying particles. Allow
proper distance (eye relief) between the rear sight of the pistol and your
eye when shooting. Do not use unorthodox shooting methods that could
cause the rearward travel of the slide of your firearm to contact your
eyes, face or hands. Always keep a safe distance between the muzzle of
your firearm and any persons nearby, as muzzle blast, debris and
ejecting shells could inflict serious injury.
Always wear 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.
x Keep all firearms unloaded during transport, even when stored
in a holster, a gun case or another container.
For law enforcement and military personnel, refer to the procedures of
your department on carrying a loaded firearm.
x Dropping or jarring a loaded firearm can cause an accidental
discharge.
This can occur even with the manual safety at the (raised) ‘safe’ position
or with the hammer in the decocked position. Be extremely careful while
hunting or during any shooting activity, to avoid dropping any firearm.
x Shooting from elevated surfaces is dangerous.
Doing so may increase the risk of incorrect handling a firearm.
The following rules should always be observed :
- Always ensure that the surface being used is safe and stable.
- Always ensure that your firearm is unloaded when it is being taken up
and down from the surface.
- Always ensure that your firearm is not dropped from the surface, or
dropped while it is being taken up or down from the surface.
Remember, your loaded firearm may discharge when dropped, even with
the manual safety at the (raised) ‘safe’ position or with the hammer not
cocked.