Manual

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7. Engage the safety by moving the safety lever fully upward.
WARNING: The pistol is ready for instant use once the slide moves forward if
the safety is in the “fire” position. Be careful!
8. If the pistol is not to be fired immediately, the safety should be immediately
placed into the fully upward “safe” position (see Figure 2, p. 11). If the pistol
is to be fired immediately, the manual safety can remain downward to its
“fire” position (see Figure 3, p. 11). The striker is still blocked at all times by
the internal striker blocker and the trigger bar cannot move to complete
cocking of the striker unless the trigger is pulled all the way to the rear to
fire the pistol.
9. The pistol is ready for instant use once the safety is disengaged. When the
pistol is in the semi-cocked mode (See Figure 4, p. 12), the first shot can be
fired by pulling the trigger all the way to the rear, which fully cocks the
striker and then fires the pistol. Subsequent shots are fired until the
magazine is empty, the striker being semi-cocked by the slide as it recoils
from each shot.
10. Immediately following the firing of a shot, and if a subsequent shot is not to
be fired at once, put the safety in its “safe” position (lever fully upward and
red oval completely covered) while the pistol is still pointing in a safe
direction downrange.
11. When the last cartridge loaded into the pistol has been fired, the magazine
follower presses the slide stop upward to engage the slide, automatically
holding the action open. If the slide is shut, the shooter should always
assume that there is a cartridge in the chamber!
Don’t rely on your memory or the word of others to know if a gun or magazine
is loaded. Visually inspect the magazine and chamber to be certain.
WARNING - FIRING
SLIDE OPENS FAST -
HOT BRASS EJECTED
The slide automatically opens and shuts
quickly while firing. Keep face and hands
away from rear. Hot brass is ejected
quickly and can burn you. Always
shooting glasses and hearing protection.
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