Manual

8
Firearms Handling
If you have read and understood all the safety instructions, become familiar with
decocking the P232 by using the decocking lever, only then are you ready to use
the pistol.
Removing the magazine
1. While pushing the magazine catch* to the rear with your thumb, pull
the magazine out with your first finger.
2. Using thumb and first finger, remove the magazine from the grip frame.
Loading the magazine
1. Press down on the magazine follower with the cartridge case rim.
2. Push the cartridge to the rear and under the magazine lips.
3. Continue until the magazine holds the desired number of cartridges.
Loading the pistol
1. Insert a loaded magazine and make sure it has engaged the magazine catch.
2. Draw back the slide as far as it will go and allow it to snap forward into bat-
tery. This cocks the hammer and chambers a round.
3. Push down the decocking lever with your thumb. The pistol is now
loaded, safe and ready to fire in double-action mode. Keep your finger
off the trigger while you do this.
Reloading during shooting
When the magazine is empty, the slide catch lever holds open the slide.
1. Push back the magazine catch to remove the empty magazine and insert a
full one.
2. Draw back the slide and allow it to snap forward.
The pistol is again loaded and ready to fire in the single-action mode.
Unloading the pistol
1. Remove the magazine.
2. Pull back the slide and make sure that the last round has been extracted from
the chamber and ejected.
3. Let the slide snap fully forward.
4. Press down the decocking lever. The pistol is now unloaded, decocked and safe.
*See Field Stripping pages 10-11