Manual

Any autoloading pistol may occasionally

malfunction. If a cartridge hangs up, jams, or

binds when being chambered, do not attempt to

force it into the chamber by pushing or striking

the slide. Carefully remove it.

Most failures of a cartridge to feed or to chamber

properly are caused by a damaged magazine,

incorrect gun handling, insufficient lubrication,

or improper ammunition.

Whatever the cause, the user of the pistol must,

above all, recognize that any cartridge jam can

result in the very potentially dangerous situation

of a cartridge discharging before it is properly

chambered. If this happens, the cartridge case

may rupture and its fragments fly out of the

ejection port of the pistol with sufficient force to

cause serious injury. Always wear shooting

glasses!

WARNING - MALFUNCTIONS

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 chambered 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

anywhere in the gun.

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CAN BURST CARTRIDGE

TO CLEAR A MALFUNCTION (“JAM”)

1. Be certain the muzzle is continually pointed in a safe direction.

2. If possible, remove the magazine. It may be necessary to manually remove a

jammed cartridge that has only been partially stripped from the magazine. If

so, use extreme care. Lock the slide open with the slide stop before attempting