Manual

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STORAGE
GUNS SHOULD NOT BE STORED LOADED!
Do not keep the pistol stored in a leather holster or case. Leather attracts
moisture, even though the holster or case may appear to be perfectly dry.
PREFERRED METHOD OF SAFE STORAGE –
All RUGER
®
SR9
TM
pistols are shipped with a padlock with a 5”
shackle. It is very important to use the correct locking device and to use it
correctly!
USE THE LOCKING DEVICE SUPPLIED WITH THE PISTOL FOR STORAGE.
(S
EE PAGES 5 & 6)
Sturm, Ruger also offers gun safes for sale as a means to secure more than
one firearm. Please call 1-800-515-7233 for details and ordering information.
ALTERNATIVE METHOD
TO RENDER THE PISTOL INOPERATIVE FOR SAFE STORAGE
With the muzzle pointed in a safe direction, remove the magazine, retract the
slide, and check the chamber to be sur
e the pistol is completely unloaded! Keep
the muzzle pointed in a safe direction, and press upward on the slide stop. Insert
a finger into the action and press the ejector assembly fully forward. Next, pull
the takedown pin out the left side of the pistol frame until it is withdrawn
completely out of the frame. Release the slide stop. Now remove the slide and
barrel assembly by sliding it forward off the front of the frame. (See Disassembly
instructions, pp. 23 - 25.)
Store the pistol’s frame and the barrel/slide assembly in different locations. When
disassembled in this manner, this pistol is inoperable. It is impossible to fire the
pistol until the barrel/slide assembly and frame have been correctly reassembled.
To reassemble the pistol for firing, push the ejector down and the trigger fully
forward. Now carefully slide the barrel/slide assembly onto the frame. Push the
slide fully rearward and engage the slide stop. Fully insert the takedown pin.
Either reinsert an empty magazine or push the ejector back upward and
rearward with a finger. The pistol is now reassembled and can be loaded and fired
normally.
While the pistol is less likely to be used by unauthorized persons when
disassembled in the above manner, it is always safest to store any firearm with
the supplied locking device correctly installed, or to store the firearm in a gun
safe or other secure location away from children and unauthorized adults.
Guns should always be stored securely, unloaded
and separate from their
ammunition.