Manual

UNLOADING
Point the muzzle in a safe direction,
rotate the manual safety lever fully
down into the "safe" position, depress
the magazine release, and remove the
magazine. With the muzzle still pointing
in a safe direction, and with your finger
off the trigger and outside the trigger
guard, grasp the serrafed sides of the
slide from the rear with the thumb and
fingers, and briskly draw the slide fully
rearward in order to extract any car-
tridge 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. Visually check the barrel cham-
ber to be sure it is empty.
Unload the magazine by holding it with
the bullet end of the cartridge pointing
away from you and pressing each car-
tridge forward and out of the magazine.
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SIGHT ADJUSTMENT
Certain model Smith & Wesson Pistols
are equipped with a Fixed Rear Sight
that is adjustable for windage only. To
adjust, move the Rear Sight in the
direction you wish the group to move
on the target i.e. If the group should
move to the right, move the Rear Sight
to the right. Use a brass or plastic drift
or punch to prevent marring the Rear
Sight. If the Rear Sight has a set screw,
loosen the set screw prior to moving
the Rear Sight. Tighten the set screw
after the sight has been adjusted to the
desired position.
Certain model Smith & Wesson Pistols
are equipped with a screw type Rear
Sight adjustable for elevation and
windage.
ADJUSTING FOR ELEVATION
Rotate the Adjusting Screw installed in
the top of the Rear Sight body clock-
wise to lower the Rear Sight or coun-
terclockwise to raise the Rear Sight.
(Raising Rear Sight will raise the group,
etc.)
ADJUSTING FOR WINDAGE
Rotate the Adjusting Screw installed in
the right side of Rear Sight body clock-
wise to move the Rear Sight Blade to
the right or counterclockwise to move it
to the left. (Moving Rear Sight to the
right will move the group to the right,
etc.)
FIELD STRIPPING-
DISASSEMBLY
Remove the magazine by depressing
the magazine release button and
inspect and clear the chamber. Rotate
the manual safety lever fully up into the
"fire"
position. Firmly grasp the frame
and slide with the left hand. While hold-
ing the left hand as explained above,
position the right hand on the grip as
shown in Figure 6 keeping your fingers
outside of the trigger guard and off of
the trigger. Apply pressure with the left
and right hands in opposite directions
until the slide stop notch in the left side
of the slide is aligned with the forward,
rounded portion of the slide stop as
shown in Figure 7. Press inward on the
slide stop pin from the opposite side of
the frame and remove the slide stop.
(Figure 6)
Field Stripping -Correct Grip Position
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(Figure 7)
Field Stripping
Aligning Stop Notch & Slide Stop
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