Manual

Safety regulations
3 06.01GB
2 Safety regulations
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Never use the pistol under the influence of
alcohol or drugs, during illness or other
complaints; they may influence your
judgement and reflexes.
• Always consider the pistol as loaded and
unsafe until you have verified that it is not by
means of the unloading procedure
(see Section 5.8).
• During all manipulations, keep the muzzle of
the pistol pointed in a safe direction. Safe
directions are defined as areas where there
are no people, other living creatures or other
people's property.
• Never point the pistol at doors, window panes,
walls, concrete, stones or other flat surfaces
(including water).
Shots can penetrate such surfaces or be
deflected into unsafe directions by them.
• Never aim at yourself or other living creatures.
• Never rely on safety mechanisms. They are
never a substitute for careful and correct
handling of the pistol.
Safety devices may sometimes be defective or
fail.
You alone are the best safety device!
• Always handle your pistol as if the safety
mechanisms were defective.
The best safety device is the correct, well-
exercised and secure handling of the pistol.
• Never shoot a pistol into which there has been
ingress of water, sand, dirt or other foreign
bodies.
• Never decock the hammer by restraining the
hammer and simultaneously pulling the trigger.
• Never let a loaded pistol out of your hands.
• Always unload the pistol immediately after
shooting, before putting it down, holstering it or
handing it to another authorised person.
• Never hand the pistol to any person who has
not thoroughly familiarised himself or herself
with the safety regulations and handling of the
pistol by reading the accompanying
regulations and instructions.
• Never leave the pistol unattended and protect
the pistol against unauthorised access.
• Never store the pistol loaded, but remove the
magazine and verify that there is no round in
the barrel chamber by following the unloading
procedure (see Section 5.8).
• Always keep the pistol and the ammunition in
different places and ensure that neither can fall
into the hands of unauthorised persons or
children.
Be sure to read through these instructions
carefully before any manipulation on this
SIG SAUER pistol and that you have
understood them.