Manual

WARNING - ALTERATIONS
DO NOT ALTER ANY GUN
Locking Devices 5 Slide Retraction 19
Alterations 8 Malfunctions 21
Manual Safety 11 Disassembly 25
Ammunition 13 Lubrication 31
Lead Exposure 13 Storage 32
Firing 15 Shipping 33
Handling 17 Parts Purchasers 34
Unloading 18
FIREARMS ARE DANGEROUS WEAPONS -
READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS
IN THIS MANUAL THOROUGHLY AND
CAREFULLY BEFORE USING.
This product was designed to function
properly in its original condition.
Alterations can make it unsafe. Do not
alter any part or add or substitute parts or
accessories not made by Sturm, Ruger &
Co. Inc.
GENERAL INFORMATION
AND MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS
RUGER
®
SR-SERIES pistols are centerfire, striker-fired, magazine-fed,
autoloading, recoil-operated pistols chambered for the 9mm Parabellum (SR9 &
SR9c) or .40 S&W (SR40) cartridges. SR-SERIES pistols incorporate a
different “link-less” design in the barrel locking/unlocking system than earlier
Ruger P-Series pistols, and features a streamlined slide and high performance
glass-filled nylon grip frame. They have a unique, new modular construction in
which the entire steel camblock assembly (which contains the barrel locking
system, recoil absorption block, and steel slide rails) and trigger mechanism
assembly can be inserted and removed as units. They include the following
features with which users should be thoroughly familiar:
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WARNINGS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE ARE
FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES:
OTHER CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS APPEAR
THROUGHOUT THE MANUAL.