Owner’s Manual 2007

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4.3. Loading the magazine
AsexplainedinSection2.3,both10-roundand14-roundmagazines
are available.
u If the magazine to be loaded is still in the pistol, press on the
magazine release in order to eject it.
v Load the cartridges, one by one, into the magazine.
Place the cartridge on the wider part of the
upperlipsofthemagazineand,withthe
thumb, push it downward against the force of
thefollowerspringinsidethemagazine,and
then backwards until it locks into position.
Theopeningsattherearsideofthemagazine
allow you to estimate the number of cartridges
presentinthemagazine.
Thephotorepresentsthe10-roundmagazine.
4.4. Loading the pistol
It is assumed that the chamber of the pistol is empty, that the pistol does not
containamagazineandthattheslideisclosed.
u Insert a loaded magazine into the handgrip and push it fully
home until it locks into position.
v Being extremely careful not to touch the trigger, hold the pistol
in your firing hand, point in a safe direction, pull the slide fully
rearward with the other hand and then release the slide, which
returns under spring force.
This causes the hammer to be cocked and the first cartridge to be
loaded into the chamber.
In order to ensure a correct chambering of the cartridge, let the slide
“slam” forwards under the force of the spring. Do not ease it forward.
Be careful! The pistol can now be fired by simply pulling the trigger!
If the pistol is not to be fired immediately, decock the hammer by
proceeding as described in Section 4.5.
IT IS RECOMMENDED ONLY TO LOAD THE NUMBER OF
CARTRIDGES YOU INTEND TO SHOOT. DO NOT INSERT THE
MAGAZINE BACK INTO THE PISTOL NOR LOAD A CARTRIDGE INTO
THE CHAMBER UNLESS SHOOTING IS IMMINENT. NEVER KEEP A
LOADED MAGAZINE NEXT TO THE PISTOL.
FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND MILITARY PERSONNEL, REFER
TO THE PROCEDURES OF YOUR DEPARTMENT ON CARRYING A
LOADED PISTOL WITH A CARTRIDGE IN THE CHAMBER.