Manual

FIELD STRIPPING
DISASSEMBLY
WARNING: Always follow the field stripping instruc-
tions exactly. Never do anything beyond what you
are specifically instructed to do in this manual.
Never alter or modify the parts in your pistol.
WARNING: Safety glasses should be worn during
this process.
•Point the pistol in a safe direction. Make sure your finger is
off the trigger, and the trigger is in the "at rest" or forward
position. Depress the magazine release, and remove the
magazine. (Figure 8) With the barrel still pointing in a safe
direction, and with your finger off the trigger and outside the
trigger guard, grasp the serrated sides of the slide from the
rear with the thumb and fingers while holding the firearm in
an upright position, and briskly draw the slide fully rearward
in order to extract any cartridge from the barrel chamber and
clear it from the pistol. Lock the slide into the open position
by pressing the slide stop lever to the up position.
• Make certain that the chamber is clear. (Figure 9)
•While holding the pistol in the shooting hand, grasp the front
of the barrel with the free hand and depress the take down
button This may require significant pressure.
•While firmly holding the take down button in, lift the barrel
upward until the barrel stud clears the frame (Figure 11).
WARNING: After completion of the next step,
the slide, being under spring tension, could be
inadvertently released from the frame and cause
injury.
WARNING: Do not lift barrel beyond the point
necessary for barrel stud to clear the frame or
damage may occur (Figure 12).
FIGURE 11
FIGURE 12
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