Owner’s Manual 2007
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4 Always keep the muzzle of your pistol pointed in a
safe direction.
Never point any firearm at anything you do not intend to shoot.
Be extremely alert and aware of all persons and property within the
range of your ammunition.
4 Never rely totally on your firearm’s mechanical
“safety” devices.
Always assume that your pistol can be fired at any time, even with all
safety mechanisms engaged.
The FNP-40 pistol has no external safety. With a cartridge in the
chamber, this pistol is always ready to fire. The FNP-40 has several
passive safety mechanisms that enhance safety.
As with other pistols and revolvers, you must always treat your FNP-40
as ready-to-fire, and only load a cartridge when shooting is imminent.
Like any mechanical device, a ”safety” can sometimes fail; it can be
jarred or inadvertently manipulated into an unsafe condition.
Mechanical ”safeties” merely aid safe gun handling and are no excuse
forpointingyourgun’smuzzleinanunsafedirection.
While it is a good idea to “test” your pistol’s mechanical “safeties”
periodically for proper function, never test them while your pistol is
loaded or pointed in an unsafe direction.
Safe gun handling does not stop with your gun’s mechanical ”safety”
devices: it starts there. Always treat this pistol with the respect due to a
loaded, ready-to-fire pistol.
4 Do not carry your FNP-40 with a cartridge in the chamber.
For good safety practice, it is recommended that a cartridge is not
chambered until immediately before you will fire 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.
READ AND UNDERSTAND THE CAUTIONS AND PROPER HANDLING
PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN THIS OWNER’S MANUAL BEFORE
USING YOUR NEW FIREARM.
1. SAFETY INFORMATION
As a gun owner, you accept a set of demanding responsibilities.
How seriously you take these responsibilities can mean the
difference between life and death.
There is no excuse for careless or abusive handling of any firearm.
At all times, handle your FNP-40 and any other firearm with intense
respect for its power and potential danger.