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 camblock and recoil spring assembly into position. Rear end of cam-

block seats against barrel lug.

4. Be certain that ejector is locked in its lower (forward) position and that ham-

mer is in its fired (uncocked) position.

5. Replace slide onto frame. Par

tially insert slide stop into frame.

6. Pull slide back until disassembly line on frame is aligned with disassembly

line on slide stop. Now push slide stop all the way through the frame to the

right.

7. Allow slide to move fully forward.

8. Replace empty magazine in frame through butt of pistol. This action returns

the ejector to its working position. This pistol will not function normally

unless the ejector is in its upward (rearward) position.

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 posi-

tion. 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. You could encounter two types of Ruger magazines, with either a

pinned base or a snap-on base. The following disassembly instructions apply:

Always unload a firearm

before cleaning, lubrication,

disassembly or assembly.

UNLOAD BEFORE DISASSEMBLY

WARNING - DISASSEMBLY

SAFETY “ON”

8. This completes normal fieldstripping for routine cleaning and lubrication

purposes. Further disassembly of slide or frame components is not recom-

mended and should only be undertaken by the factory.