Manual

06.01 – US11 –
Mauser M2
Handling the Pistol
Fig. 2
5.7 Reloading during shooting
The slide is caught in the open position.
Never let the pistol out of your hands.
Keep the pistol pointed in a safe direction.
Procedure
1. Remove the empty magazine.
2. Insert full magazine and ensure that it engages.
3. Thumb down slide catch lever 26 or draw back slide 4 to
the stop and allow it to fly forward (see Sect. 5.5).
– The pistol is loaded and ready to fire.
5.8 Unloading the pistol
5.8.1 Unloading the pistol, magazine not empty
Never let the pistol out of your hands before it is unloaded
and set on safe.
The pistol is loaded, a round is located in the chamber of
the barrel.
Perform the unloading cycle from the rear of the pistol.
Keep your finger away from the trigger.
Never place your hand over the ejection port of the slide.
Procedure
1. Keep the muzzle of the pistol pointed in a safe direction.
2. Depress magazine catch 43 and remove the magazine
(Fig. 2).
3. Release pistol safety (external safety models only).
4. Draw back slide 4 to the stop and thumb up slide catch
lever 26. The round will be ejected and the slide 4 will lock
in the open position, exposing the chamber.
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