Manual

Remove the magazine by depressing the
magazine catch.’
Grasp the grip grooves on the slide and pulling the slide
PREPARING YOUR PISTOL FOR FIRING
to the rear as shown, open the breech. This will expose
Loading the magazine
the chamber at the rear of the barrel and the cartridge
feeding area behind and below the barrel. By looking
down into the opening in the slide ejection port and
into the chamber at the rear of the barrel it is easy to see
/
if the chamber is empty or if there is a cartridge
Grasp it firmly in your left hand (see picture).
Press down the follower (or, after a round has been
inserted, the top cartridge) with your left thumb.
Insert cartridges with the right hand, pressing the base
in place.
If there is a cartridge in the chamber,
UNLOAD THE GUN by pulling the slide all
the way to the rear. The cartridge will either fall
down the magazine well or be ejected through
the ejection port.
BE SURE THAT IT DOES.
Ease the slide forward.