Instruction manual

5. NOTE: Before sliding the
bolt into the receiver, BE
CERTAIN that the firing pin
stop (part number A03500, a
small pin) is in the bolt. (See
Figure 10.) Without this pin,
the first time the trigger is
pulled on an assembled
pistol, the firing pin will fly
forward so far as to
irreparably dent the rear end
of the chamber of the barrel, making the pistol useless. Now, slide the bolt (with
the recoil spring upward) fully forward into the receiver. (See Figure 10.)
6. Insert the empty
magazine into the
magazine well, point the muzzle toward the
ground in a safe direction and pull the trigger.
The hammer should fall to its full for
ward
position. If it does not, retract the bolt
partially and manipulate the hammer through
the slot in the rear of the frame until the
hammer is in its full forward position.
Point the muzzle toward the ground. With the
pistol in this position, hold the mainspring
housing bolt stop pin assembly and press the
bolt stop pin through the holes in the receiver
and bolt until the tip of the pin protrudes
beyond the top of the receiver. (See Figure
11.) You may need to tap the mainspring
housing into position with a rubber or wooden
mallet. The pin must be fully in place to close
the latch in Step 8. Do not yet move the
mainspring housing into the frame.
FIRING
PIN STOP
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Figure 10
Figure 11
PUSH UP UNTIL
BOLT STOP PIN
PROTRUDES HERE
TIP OF
HAMMER
STRUT
OVAL CUT
INSIDE
MAINSPRING
HOUSING
Figure 12
7. (For 22/45 models, skip to 7A.)
Now invert the pistol so that the
muzzle is pointed upward. Make
sure you can see the hammer strut
when you lift the housing up. The
hammer strut should go into the
oval-shaped cut inside the
mainspring housing. (See Figure
12.) Hold the trigger to the rear.