Manual

PASSIVE SAFETIES

THESE SAFETIES ARE ACTIVATED AUTOMATICALLY

WITHOUT MANUAL INTERVENTION. DO NOT BYPASS THEM

OR RENDER THEM INOPERATIVE.

These mechanisms form parts of a safety system incorporated

into your Para-Ordnance pistol and they are designed and installed

for the prevention of accidental discharges that could otherwise

follow as the result of some commonplace occurrences.

NEVER RELY ON A SAFETY MECHANISM

TO JUSTIFY CARELESS HANDLING

OF YOUR PISTOL.

ALWAYS EXPECT THE GUN

TO FIRE WHEN YOU

PRESS THE TRIGGER.

Your Para-Ordnance pistol is equipped with the following

passive safeties:

Inertia Firing Pin: Size and position of the firing pin, which is

held to the rear by a spring, keep the pin from striking the

cartridge primer unless the spring force and inertia of the

firing pin are overcome by the blow of the hammer.

Firing Pin Lock: To minimize the risk of accidental discharge

that may be the result of the pistol being dropped or the

muzzle receiving a blow, this safety device prevents

the movement of the firing pin until the trigger is

intentionally squeezed.

The action of the LDA-Series pistols is based on a tilting

barrel design that locks the barrel and slide together at the

moment of firing. After firing, the barrel and slide recoil to the

rear for a short distance still locked together. Following this initial

movement, the barrel tilts downward from its locked position,

permitting full recoil of the slide and the extraction and ejection

of the spent cartridge cases.

FUNCTION

ALWAYS REMEMBER, THAT WHEN FIRED,

A DOUBLE-ACTION PISTOL RELOADS

AND RECOCKS ITSELF AUTOMATICALLY

AND IS READY TO FIRE AGAIN BY SIMPLY

PRESSING THE TRIGGER. ALWAYS KEEP THE

PISTOL POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION.

The proper method for manually cocking the LDA pistol is by

pulling back the slide. To pull back the slide, you must first fully

depress the grip safety.

OPERATION

PULL THE SLIDE BACK

1. DEPRESS

THE GRIP

SAFETY