Manual
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B. HANDLOADED OR RELOADED AMMUNITION
!! WARNING !!
Never use non-standard, reloaded or “handloaded”
ammunition which has not been subjected to internal
ballistic pressure testing. Reloaded or handloaded
ammunition, may have many manufacturing and quality
variables (such as the type and amount of gun powder).
Any ammunition that is improperly manufactured, even
in the slightest degree, may fail to fire or may generate
excessive internal pressures which can damage or
even rupture the firearm, causing personal injury to
the shooter or those in the immediate vicinity.
• Use only commercially manufactured ammunition with
internal ballistic pressures which are in strict accordance
with the specifications of the Sporting Arms and
Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI). If you are
uncertain, contact your ammunition supplier for verification.
C.
MISFIRES
• If your firearm fails to fire when the trigger is pulled
(misfires), keep the firearm pointed in a safe direction,
remove your finger from the trigger, and wait 10 seconds.
Only after you have completed all of the above steps,
remove the magazine or open the cylinder and remove the
cartridge from the chamber and dispose of it properly.
Keep your firearm pointed in a safe direction at all times.
• If you have heard an unusual sound or felt an unusual recoil
on firing, stop firing, wait 10 seconds, unload the firearm,
and examine the barrel bore for obstructions.
• Make sure your barrel is clear and free of obstructions.
If you see an obstruction, return your firearm to
Smith & Wesson or take it to a qualified gunsmith. Never
fire a firearm with an obstructed barrel.
D
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AMMUNITION SPECIFICS
• Use only ammunition specifically recommended by
Smith & Wesson for your firearm.
• Never mix ammunition.
• Never use a cartridge not specifically designated for use in
your firearm. Pressure from the wrong type of ammunition
may be beyond the capability of your firearm and may
damage or even rupture your firearm.
• Whenever rimless pistol cartridges are used in the cylinder
of a Smith & Wesson revolver, (except M547) full or
half-moon clips MUST be used to both position and
extract such cartridges. Failure to use ammunition clips
with rimless cartridges may result in malfunction of the
revolver.
AMMUNITION CONT’D.