Manual
•Inspect your pistol to ensure that the chamber is empty and
the firing pin is not protruding beyond the breech face as
previously described in the “Inspecting Your Pistol” section.
WARNING: Verify that the firing pin is not protruding
from the breech face.
WARNING: Never attempt to load the pistol by
inserting a round into the open ejection port.
WARNING: Always load a round into the chamber by
feeding it from the magazine. Failure to follow this
warning can result in severe injury or death to you or
others.
Hold the pistol in one hand while pointing it in a safe direc-
tion and with your finger off the trigger and outside the trig-
ger guard. Insert the loaded magazine into the magazine
well (opening) with enough force to ensure that it is locked in
place.
WARNING: Do not use excessive upward force when
inserting a loaded magazine into the pistol. Excessive
upward force could cause the slide to move forward,
chambering a round and making the pistol ready to fire.
•To make sure that the magazine is fully and securely
inserted, apply some removal pressure to the exposed
portion of the magazine butt plate.
•Press down on the slide stop to release the slide and allow it
to carry fully forward. This strips a cartridge from the
magazine and seats it in the chamber of the barrel.
WARNING: If the cartridge fails to strip from the
magazine or fully seat into the chamber, IMMEDIATELY
stop the loading process and determine the cause and
correct the problem before proceeding.
WARNING: The pistol will fire if the manual safety is
placed in the fire (down) position and the trigger is
pulled.
•Remember to keep your pistol pointed in a safe direction
under all conditions and always keep your finger or any other
object off the trigger and outside the trigger guard until you
have made the commitment to fire the handgun. Never
leave a loaded firearm unattended.
LOADING CONT’D.
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