Manual

TO RELOAD THE PISTOL

1. Firing all cartridges in the magazine and the chamber will cause the slide to

automatically lock open. Keep the pistol pointed in a safe direction. Reloading

can be accomplished by pressing inward from the left side of the magazine latch

with the thumb or forefinger. The magazine will fall free of the pistol of its own

weight. To avoid the possibility of damage to the magazine, do not let it fall to

the ground unless rapid reloading is absolutely necessary.

2. Insert a loaded magazine. WARNING: The slide stop is held in place by a

spring detent. Therefore, when there is a loaded magazine in place and the

pistol is jarred, the slide can fly forward and chamber a cartridge.

3. Release the slide to move forward by either depressing the rear portion of the

slide stop or pulling the slide fully to the rear, depress the slide stop, and release

the slide. A cartridge will be chambered when the slide shuts. WARNING: The

pistol is ready for instant use in the single-action mode once the slide moves for-

ward. If the pistol is not to be fired immediately, depress the decocking lever

until the hammer drops -- in this position, the pistol is ready to fire double

action or can be recocked to fire single-action.

TO EXTRACT AND

EJECT A CHAMBERED CARTRIDGE

When the pistol is fired, the same gas pressure that drives the bullet forward

also acts through the cartridge case to push the slide to the rear. The action

causes extraction and ejection of the fired cartridge case. If a cartridge fails to

fire or if the shooter wishes to eject the chambered cartridge manually, follow

the procedure “To Unload” step 3, p. 12. When the slide is operated by hand,

there can be a failure to extract the cartridge from the chamber, or a failure to

eject the cartridge clear of the pistol. These failures usually are the result of the

slide not being pulled rearward vigorously. From the foregoing, it is clear that

the gun user must:

1. Always visually check the chamber and the br

eech-face after opening the

slide to eject a chamber

ed cartridge. If the slide is not vigorously retracted

when being operated by hand, the extracted cartridge can be “ejected” into the

magazine-well of the grip frame or remain held to the breech-face by the

extractor.

2. Thor

oughly clean the chamber and the extractor as often as necessary.

If an empty magazine is in the pistol when the slide is being hand retracted to

extract a cartridge, the cartridge may drop on top of the magazine or remain

held to the breech-face by the extractor. Then when the slide goes forward, the

cartridge will be chambered again! Remember — always remove the magazine

befor

e clearing the chamber, and visually ensure that no cartridges remain in

the gun.