Manual

TO REASSEMBLE

1. Be certain chamber and magazine are empty.

2. With slide held upside down, replace barrel and push it rearward into its locked

position.

3. Replace the recoil spring assembly into position. The rear end of guide rod seats

against barrel lug.

4. Replace slide onto frame and place in its “closed” position, as if the pistol were fully

assembled.

5. Insert the takedown pin into the frame at a downward angle (about 45º) until its tip

pushes down its retaining spring. Then rotate the pin downward until it is aligned

with its hole and insert it fully into the pistol frame.

6. Replace empty magazine in frame through butt of pistol.

MAGAZINE INSPECTION AND CARE

Check the magazine frequently. The magazine follower must move freely and have

adequate tension so that each cartridge is quickly raised to the feeding position. The

magazine lips should be clean and free of cracks, dents, or nicks, so that cartridges are

held in their proper feeding position.

If the magazine becomes dirty, it should be disassembled and thoroughly cleaned. The

following disassembly instructions apply:

Snap-On Base - Use a punch to press in on the magazine spring seat where it protrudes

into the hole in the magazine floorplate. Slide the magazine floorplate toward the front

of the magazine, taking care to prevent the forcible ejection of the magazine spring

seat and compressed magazine spring. Withdraw the magazine spring seat and

magazine spring from the magazine body. Turn magazine upside down and remove

magazine follower. Reassemble in reverse order.

When cleaning is necessary, use a solvent that will not rust the metal components or

adversely affect the magazine body. After the magazine has been soaked to loosen

foreign matter, be certain to shake it vigorously (with the loading opening away from

you) to remove solvent or residue from within the magazine.

Penetrating oils and

solvents inside a magazine can “kill” or weaken cartridge primers or powder which can

result in failures to fire or other possibly dangerous malfunctions, such as leaving a

bullet in the bore!

Always unload a firearm

before cleaning, lubrication,

disassembly or assembly.

UNLOAD BEFORE DISASSEMBLY

WARNING - DISASSEMBLY