Manual

OPERATION OF
LOADED CHAMBER INDICATOR
You should always treat every gun as though it is loaded and always keep the muzzle
pointed in a safe direction. Never rely upon any safety or mechanical device to justify
unsafe or careless gun handling. In order to assist you in determining the presence
of a cartridge in the chamber of your RUGER
®
LC9
TM
pistol, and to comply with
state laws, the LC9
TM
is equipped with a loaded chamber indicator. The indicator
appears on the top of the slide. (See “Nomenclature,” p. 10.)
When the chamber is empty, the loaded chamber indicator should be flush with the
top of the slide. (See Figure 4A, below.)
When the chamber is loaded, the forward portion of the loaded chamber indicator
should protrude from the top of the slide. When the chamber contains a cartridge, a
red bar should be visible on either side of the loaded chamber indicator. (See Figure
4B, below.)
OPERATION OF LOADED CHAMBER INDICATOR
Chamber Empty
FIGURE 4B
Cartridge in Chamber
NEVER RELY ON YOUR MEMORY OR ANY LOADED CHAMBER
INDICATOR TO KNOW IF A GUN IS LOADED. ANY
MECHANICAL DEVICE CAN FAIL. ALWAYS VISUALLY CHECK THE
CHAMBER BY RETRACTING THE SLIDE AND EXAMINING THE
CHAMBER TO BE SURE
WHETHER IT IS EMPTY OR LOADED.
!
I
ndicator
Flush
With Top
I
ndicator
Protrudes
From
Top -
Red Bar
Visible
“Loaded
When Up”
FIGURE 4A
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