Manual

FIRING

•Keep the pistol pointed in a safe direction and your finger

outside the trigger guard until you are ready to fire. Place

the manual safety in the fire (down) position. While

holding the grip firmly, pull the trigger fully to the rear. As the

trigger is drawn fully to the rear, the hammer is released,

striking the firing pin which strikes the cartridge primer.

Upon firing the slide moves rearward thereby extracting and

ejecting the spent cartridge case. The slide then returns

forward feeding the next cartridge from the magazine into the

barrel chamber.

•After firing you must allow the trigger to move forward fully

before you can fire another shot. Failure to do so will prevent

the lockwork from fully cycling and will prevent your being

able to fire the next shot. Keep your finger off the trigger and

outside the trigger guard until you are ready to fire again.

This sequence can be repeated until the last round has been

fired, at which time the magazine follower exerts upward

pressure on the slide stop causing it to engage the slide and

to hold it in the “open” position.

WARNING: Upon firing the pistol or releasing the

slide from the slide stop, the slide moves rearward

or forward with significant force and speed. To

avoid injury be sure no part of your body inter-

feres with the slide movement or ejection of the fired case.

CLEARING MISFIRES

•If, during firing, a cartridge fails to fire, the chamber must be

manually cleared. Wait ten seconds while keeping the pistol

pointed in a safe direction. Verify that the manual safety is in the

safe (up) position. Release and remove the magazine. Grasp the

serrated sides of the slide from the rear and briskly pull the slide

fully rearward to eject the misfired round. Keep your finger off of the

trigger and out of the trigger guard. Do not obstruct the ejection

port, and do not attempt to catch the round by placing your hand

over the ejection port. (See figure 8) Also, remember that any time

you release the slide while a magazine containing cartridges is in

the pistol, you will have reloaded the chamber.

WARNING: If your handgun gives any indication that

it is not performing properly, or the operation of your

handgun has changed “the way it feels or sounds”,

STOP FIRING. Make sure the firearm is pointed in a

safe direction, unload the firearm and have it

inspected and test fired by a qualified gunsmith or a

Smith & Wesson factory gunsmith.