Manual
LOADED CHAMBER
INDICATOR
M&P Pistols come with a loaded chamber
indicator. This indicator can be observed
by looking at the top of the slide/ejection
port, (Figure 9) noting an opening at the
rear of the barrel hood. By looking into this
opening, you can observe whether or not a
round is in the firearm’s chamber. If a round is in the chamber, you
would see the actual brass or silver colored rim through this
opening.
FIGURE 9
WARNING: NEVER RELY UPON THE LOADED CHAM-
BER INDICATOR ALONE TO VERIFY THE PRESENCE
OR ABSENCE OF A ROUND IN THE CHAMBER. THE
SUREST METHOD TO DETERMINE THE PRESENCE OR
ABSENCE OF A ROUND IN THE CHAMBER IS TO VISUALLY
CHECK THE CHAMBER OF YOUR FIREARM BY REMOVING THE
MAGAZINE AND PULLING AND LOCKING THE SLIDE IN THE
OPEN POSITION.
WARNING: ALWAYS TREAT EVERY FIREARM AS IF IT
WERE LOADED AND WOULD FIRE IF THE TRIGGER IS
PULLED. A LOADED CHAMBER INDICATOR MAY HELP
DETERMINE WHETHER THE CHAMBER IS LOADED OR
UNLOADED. THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT, CLEANLINESS OF THE
PISTOL, DISCOLORATION OF THE AMMUNITION AND OTHER
FACTORS MAY LIMIT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE LOADED
CHAMBER INDICATOR.
LOADING
• Do not load the pistol until you have read and fully understand
this manual.
• Do not load the pistol until you are ready to use it. Keep
your finger off the trigger and outside the trigger guard until
you are ready to fire.
• Never load your pistol until you are sure of your target, what
is beyond it and are fully prepared to fire.
WARNING: SMITH & WESSON M&P 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. YOU MUST FULLY RELEASE THE TRIG-
GER AND REMO
VE
YOUR FINGER FROM WITHIN THE TRIG-
GER GUARD WHEN THE MAGAZINE IS REMOVED FROM THE
PISTOL. FAILURE TO FULLY RELEASE THE TRIGGER COULD
RESUL
T IN FIRING
THE HANDGUN.
AFTER INSER
TING A
MAGAZINE, ALWAYS TEST TO MAKE SURE IT IS LOCKED IN
PLACE BY APPLYING SOME REMOVAL PRESSURE TO THE
EXPOSED POR
TION OF
THE MA
GAZINE B
UTT PLATE.
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(This does not apply to cer
tain pistols that ha
v
e been mar
k
ed
“CAUTION - CAPABLE OF FIRING WITHOUT MAGAZINE.)