Manual

of a cartridge down against the front end of the follow-
er and slide backward in one smooth motion under
the retaining lips.
This is done with one cartridge after another until the
magazine is full. Each factory-supplied magazine’ has
holes in the body which will show how many cartridges
are in place. Having loaded one magazine, you can see
why owning several spare magazines is desirable and
also, how easily and quickly the pistol can be reloaded
when you have a supply of loaded magazines. Loading
a magazine is simple and becomes even easier with a
little practice.
Insert the magazine
Be sure it locks in place. There will be an audible click.
Load the pistol this way:
Load the pistol in this way, with the hand behind the
slide as shown, and the finger out of the trigger guard.
The effort needed to pull back the slide can be reduced
if the hammer is first cocked. Pull the slide completely
to the rear. When the slide is as far to the rear as it will
go, release it.
The slide, when released, moves forward, propelled by
the recoil spring. The breech face of the slide pushes the
first cartridge into the chamber, thus loading the pistol.
The slide should be pulled completely to the rear, and
released from the furthest-back position, allowing the
recoil spring to close and lock the pistol with no inter-
ference from the hand. Be careful. At this point the
pistol is ready to fire. If you do not plan to immediate-
ly shoot the pistol, engage the safety lock. The pistol is
fired by steady rearward pressure on the trigger; one