Manual

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(Figure 1)
Safe Position -
Left Side Safety
(Figure 2)
Safe Position -
Right Side Safety
INSPECTING YOUR PISTOL
When you inspect your pistol, you
should first check for yourself to insure
that it is unloaded, To do this, grasp the
pistol with your finger off the trigger and
outside the trigger guard, point the
muzzle in a safe direction, rotate the
manual safety lever fully down into the
"safe" position as shown in Figures 1 &
2, depress the magazine release, and
remove the magazine. With the muzzle
still pointing in a safe direction, grasp
the serrated sides of the slide from the
rear with the thumb and fingers as
shown in Figure 3, and briskly draw the
slide fully rearward in order to extract
any cartridge from the barrel chamber
and clear it from the pistol. Do not
obstruct the ejection port because
doing so can interfere with ejection of a
cartridge and thereby creates the risk
of exploding an unchambered cartridge
and possible injury. In order to lock the
slide in the open position, allow the
slide to move slightly forward from the
rearmost position while pressing
upward on the slide stop. You are now
able to safely check the barrel chamber
and bore visually for any obstructions.
You must follow this procedure every
time your pistol is inspected, cleaned,
handed to another person, transported
or stored. Unload the magazine by
(Figure 3
Clearing And Inspecting The Chamber
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CENTERFIRE PISTOLS
holding it with the bullet end of the car-
tridge pointing away from you and
pressing each cartridge forward and
out of the magazine.
Your pistol has been treated with either
a preservative or oil to protect it against
corrosion. Before use, oil should be
removed from exposed surfaces. The
barrel bore and chamber should be
wiped using a clean patch or swab.
Care should be taken to prevent foreign
matter, including dirt and lint, from
entering the mechanism and being
trapped by oil.
Familiarize yourself with the manual
safety lever on your autoloading
pistol. When the manual safety lever is
fully up (parallel to the top of the slide)
as shown in Figures 4 & 5, it is in the
"fire" position; when the manual safety
lever is fully down, as shown in Figures
1 & 2, it is in the "safe" position. Notice
how the manual safety lever looks and
feels in each of the two positions of its
extreme travel-fully up for "fire" and
fully down for "safe". Your pistol may
have a red dot which is totally visible
when the manual safety lever is in the
"fire" position; however, do not rely on
your inability to see a red dot as the
only indication that the manual safety is
engaged.
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(Figure 4)
Fire Position - Left Side Safety
(Figure 5)
Fire Position -
Right Side Safety
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