Manual

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PREPARING TO SHOOT (ACTUALLY SHOOTING)
Always point your pistol in a safe direction. Any firearm is dangerous if not handled properly.
With the pistol pointed in a safe direction, insert the loaded magazine into the magazine well and push the magazine
firmly until it locks into place.
IMPORTANT
Do not forcefully strike the base of magazine to lock in to place. Push it firmly into the pistol. Otherwise, you could
damage the magazine and/or injure your hand. Damaging the magazine can lead to ammunition jams and pistol mal-
functions.
FIRING
When ready to shoot, disengage the manual safety and with your free hand grip the slide and pull it fully to the rear.
Release slide to feed a round into the chamber. With your fingers off the trigger, look at the red cocked pistol indica-
tor (REAR OF SLIDE). It should be protruding about 1/8 inch. This indicates the pistol is cocked and ready to fire.
Pressure on the trigger will cause the pistol to discharge, possibly causing death, injury or property damage. Point
your pistol at the target and carefully squeeze the trigger. The pistol should fire, automatically feeding the next round
from the magazine into the chamber, and cocking the pistol. The pistol is ready to fire again. You can continue to fire
the pistol until all rounds in the chamber are fired. Remove the magazine and examine the chamber area for live or
expended rounds.