Manual

• Do not load the pistol until you are ready to use it.

Keep your finger outside the trigger guard until you are ready

to fire.

WARNING: Once the magazine is removed from the

pistol and the trigger is fully released, subsequent

cycling of the trigger will not fire the pistol until the

magazine is fully reinserted. (This may not apply to certain

pistols that have been marked “CAUTION - CAPABLE OF

FIRING WITHOUT MAGAZINE”)

WARNING: Some Smith & Wesson centerfire pistols

are designed to disengage the trigger linkage, and

thereby prevent the trigger from firing the pistol

when the magazine is removed from the pistol. Be certain

to fully release the trigger and remove your finger from

within the trigger guard when the magazine is removed from

the pistol. Failure to fully release the trigger could result in

firing the handgun. After inserting a magazine, always test

to make sure it is locked in place by applying some removal

pressure to the exposed portion of the magazine butt plate.

REPLACING THE

BACKSTRAP

WARNING: Make sure the handgun is unloaded

before changing the backstrap.

• If the backstrap currently on your pistol does not fit your hand

comfortably, you can install one of a different size and shape.

Using a pin punch, gently tap out the roll pin in the lower part

of the grip and remove the backstrap.

• When installing the new backstrap, first fit the small tab at the

top of the backstrap into the frame, then push the lower end

into the slot.

• Carefully put the roll pin back in place and tap it into the grip

until it is centered.

FIGURE 6