Manual

SAFETY FEATURES
1. TRIGGER GUARD - this is the metal loop around the trigger
to protect it from damage and to help prevent accidental
discharge.
2. SLIDE LOCK SAFETY - also known as thumb safety lock
because the thumb is used to apply or disengage this safety
which can happen when the hammer is fully cocked. When
up and engaged, it blocks the sear and hammer so the gun
cannot fire. This safety also prevents rearward movement of
the slide.
3. GRIP SAFETY - this safety prevents rearward trav~l of the
trigger. The gun can only be fired if the grip safety is firmly
pressed in when grasped by the hand to then allow trigger
movement.
4. DISCONNECfOR SAFETY - this safety device prevents a
round from being fired before it is in the chamber with slide
and barrel locked. The disconnector enables the pistol to fire
only when fully locked and trigger is released.
5. HALF-COCKED POSITION - the half-cocked notch in the
hammer allows it to be locked in a half-cocked position. This
happens in situations of unintentional hammer release or
follow through caused by sear bounce.
6. INERTIA FIRING PIN - the firing pin, designed to be shorter
than its housing, is held to the rear by a spring and can only
protrude to hit a cartridge primer when a fully cocked
hammer blow overcomes the spring force and the inertia of
the spring.
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