Manual

06.01– US22 –
Mauser M2
Maintenance Service and Repairs
7.5 Care of the pistol
Always keep your pistol in immaculate condition and in
good working order.
Always clean your pistol after use.
Never modify or repair parts of your pistol yourself.
Have your pistol checked once every 12 months by a
qualified gunsmith or armorer because defects, wear,
corrosion, etc. are not always visible from the outside.
For repairs or service work, however, we recommend that
you return your pistol to the manufacturer who always
holds a full range of replacement parts in stock.
If you order spare parts without returning the pistol, you
are responsible for ordering the correct part and its
correct fitting by a qualified gunsmith or armorer.
The manufacturer and importer cannot be held liable for
faults in the pistol or malfunctions if the pistol has been
modified or non-original parts have been fitted by third
parties.
8 Pistol Service and Repairs
8.1 Cause and correction of malfunctions
Pistol maintenance (cleaning and inspection) according to the
instructions can prevent malfunctions. Should, nevertheless, a
malfunction occur during shooting, proceed as follows:
Hold pistol pointed in the firing direction (safe direction)
and keep your finger off trigger 21 while you carry out the
operations described in the following.
1. Remove and safeguard the magazine.
2. Release pistol safety (external safety models).
3. Draw back slide 4 and lock it in the open position by
thumbing up slide catch lever 26.
4. Verify (visually or with a tool) that there is no bullet, round,
case or foreign body in the barrel bore or chamber (see
Fig. 3, page US 12). If a projectile is lodged in the bore, strip
the pistol (see Sect. 7.1) and have the blockage removed
with a suitable tool by a qualified gunsmith.
5. Remove all rounds, cases or foreign bodies. Clean, lubricate
and assemble the pistol (see Sect. 7.2/7.3).
6. Have the pistol inspected by an armorer or gunsmith.
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