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to clear the jam. Drawing the slide fully to the rear may bring the jammed

cartridge along. Keep your face away from the ejection port during this

operation. When attempting to clear a jam, use only wood “tools” so that the

cartridge will not be damaged or the primer ignited. A 3/16” wooden dowel

with a point on one end is useful.

3. Visually check to make sure that all cartridges have been removed from the

pistol. Safely dispose of any cartridges involved in a malfunction incident. Do

not use damaged ammunition in any firearm.

TO MINIMIZE MALFUNCTIONS (“JAMS”)

1. If it appears that the jam was caused by the type of ammunition being used, try

another brand, type, or lot number. Remember — use only factory

ammunition of the correct caliber.

2. If changing ammunition does not at once eliminate malfunctions, then the

following steps should be taken:

a. Thoroughly clean the pistol, paying particular attention to the removal of

accumulated grease and dirt. Use a bristle brush and solvent to remove

grease and fouling from the breech-face, extractor, chamber, and feed ramp

area immediately behind the chamber.

b. Check to be sure that the magazine spring firmly returns the magazine

follower to the top of the magazine.

c. Check the magazine lips to be certain that they are free of nicks and burrs

and that they are not deformed or cracked.

d. Remove excess oil and solvent from all cleaned components, load the

magazine, and try the pistol again. Make sure you are following the correct

loading and firing sequence as described in this manual.

e. If none of the above steps is effective, try a different magazine of Ruger

manufacture. If a new magazine does not function correctly, return the

pistol and magazines to the Ruger Product Service Department. (See

“Shipping Firearms For Repair” on page 29.)

f. Alterations to the pistol or use of non-Ruger magazines and accessories

may cause malfunctions. See “Warning - Alterations” on page 8.

TO DISASSEMBLE

Be sure pistol is unloaded!

1. Keep pistol pointed in a safe direction and place safety lever in the “safe”

position (lever fully down and white dot exposed). Press down on the magazine

latch and withdraw magazine from butt of pistol.

2. Pull slide to rear and lock in open position by pressing upward on rear end of

slide stop. Again, be sure chamber is empty!

3. Keep upwar

d pressure on slide stop to prevent forward movement of slide.

Open slide is under strong spring tension and could injure fingers if allowed to

slam shut. Insert finger (or another non-metallic object such as the eraser end