Manual

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Dirt, corrosion, or other foreign matter on a car-
tridge can cause difficulties with chambering and
may cause the cartridge case to burst upon firing.
The same is true of cartridges which are damaged or
deformed.
Don’t oil your cartridges, and be sure to wipe the
chamber clean of any oil
preservative
before
you
start shooting. Oil interferes with the friction
between cartridge case and chamber wall that is nec-
essary for safe functioning, and subjects the pistol to
stress similar to that imposed by excessive pressure.
Use lubricants
firearm. Avoid
sparingly on the moving parts of your
excessive
spraying of any aerosol gun
care product, especially where it may get on ammu-
nition. All lubricants, and aerosol spray lubricants in
particular, can penetrate cartridge primers and
cause misfires. Some highly penetrative lubricants
can also migrate inside carridge cases and cause
deterioration of the propellant powder. When the
cartridge is fired, the powder may not ignite. If only
the primer ignites, there is a danger that the bullet
may become lodged in the barrel.
10. 1911-style pistols were designed to function best
with bullets that have a smooth contoured nose,
seated to an overall length of 1.260 to 1.270 inches
(1.270 is the maximum).
Shorter, blunter ammunition, such as hollow points,
will normally function best if the barrel is throated
and polished, by a competent pistolsmith, specifical-
ly for the bullet configuration most desired.
Throating and polishing are standard on all Safari
Arms pistols.
When cartridges fail to feed, check the following:
A. Substandard ammunition.
B. Magazine is poor quality, or feed lips are dam-
aged.
C. Cartridge overall length too short.
D. Bullet nose too blunt.
E. Slide is short-stroking. Ammo charge is not to
SAAMI specifications.
NOTE: 95% of all autopistol malfunctions are due to
ammunition or defective magazines.