Manual

18
LOADING - ALTERNATE SEQUENCE
PRACTICE THESE IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF SAFE GUN
HANDLING WITH AN UNLOADED PISTOL OR WITH
DUMMY ROUNDS UNTIL YOU ARE ABLE TO PERFORM
EACH OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS WITH SKILL AND
CONFIDENCE. READ THROUGH THIS MANUAL COMPLETELY
BEFORE MAKING ACTUAL USE OF THIS PISTOL.
1. Insert an EMPTY magazine (one with no cartridges in it)
into the frame of the pistol. Pull back on the slide, by
grasping the serrated sides of the slide from the rear, until
the Magazine Follower pushes the Slide Stop up into the
Slide Stop Notch on the slide (Figure 4). The slide is now
locked open in its rearward position and the hammer
is cocked.
2. Remove the empty magazine from your pistol by pressing
on the Magazine Catch button (Figure 4). NOTE: As the
magazine will fall free from the receiver of its own weight,
place one hand under the magazine to prevent it from
dropping to the ground and having it damaged.
3. ENSURE THAT THE BARREL CHAMBER IS EMPTY AND
THAT THE BORE IS FREE OF OBSTRUCTIONS. VISUALLY
AND PHYSICALLY INSPECT THE BARREL CHAMBER TO
ENSURE THAT IT IS EMPTY. Insert a loaded magazine into
the frame of the pistol with cartridges pointing forward
and make sure that the magazine is pressed up far enough
to lock into place. NOTE: DO NOT SLAM THE MAGAZINE
INTO PLACE OR OVER INSERT IT.
4. WITH THE MUZZLE ALWAYS POINTED IN A SAFE DIREC-
TION, hold the pistol firmly in the shooting hand WITH-
OUT TOUCHING THE TRIGGER. Pull back on the slide with
the other hand, by grasping the serrated sides of the slide