Manual

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• It has come to our attention that some users of Smith &
Wesson handguns may stage the trigger in anticipation of
firing a shot. Staging is the act of pulling the trigger rearward
toward – stopping just short of – the point where the
handgun fires. Such manipulation of the trigger can reduce
the user’s control of the handgun and can result in an
unintentional discharge. Furthermore if the user decides not
to fire, release of the trigger from a position close to the firing
point in the staging process could result in an unintentional
discharge.
• Keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction and your finger
outside the trigger guard until you are ready to fire. Each
shot will be fired in the striker fire action mode. While holding
the grip firmly, pull the trigger fully to the rear. As the trigger
is drawn fully to the rear, the striker assembly is released,
striking the cartridge primer. Upon firing, the slide moves
rearward thereby extracting and ejecting the spent cartridge
case. The slide then returns forward feeding the next
cartridge from the magazine into the barrel chamber.
• After firing you must allow the trigger to move forward fully
before you can fire another shot. Failure to do so will prevent
the lockwork from fully cycling and will prevent your being
able to fire the next shot. Keep your finger off the trigger and
outside the trigger guard until you are ready to fire again.
This sequence can be repeated until the last round has been
fired, at which time the magazine follower exerts upward
pressure on the slide stop causing it to engage the slide and
to hold it in the “open” position.
WARNING: UPON FIRING THE PISTOL OR RELEASING
THE SLIDE FROM THE SLIDE STOP, THE SLIDE MOVES
REARWARD OR FORWARD WITH SIGNIFICANT FORCE
AND SPEED. TO AVOID INJURY, BE SURE NO PART OF
YOUR BODY IS IN THE PATH OF THE SLIDE’S TRAVEL.
CLEARING MISFIRES
WARNING: IF YOUR HANDGUN GIVES ANY INDICATION
THAT IT IS NOT PERFORMING PROPERLY OR THE
OPERATION OF YOUR HANDGUN HAS CHANGED “THE
WAY IT FEELS OR SOUNDS”, STOP FIRING. MAKE
SURE THE FIREARM IS POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION,
UNLOAD THE FIREARM AND HAVE IT INSPECTED AND TEST-
FIRED BY A GUNSMITH QUALIFIED TO PERFORM SERVICE ON
SMITH & WESSON FIREARMS.
• If a cartridge fails to fire, wait ten seconds while keeping the
m
uzzle pointed in a saf
e direction.
• Keep your finger off the trigger and out of the trigger guard.
• Remove the magazine.
•
Gr
asp the serrated sides of the slide from the rear and briskly pull
the slide fully rearw
ard to eject the misfired round.
Do not obstr
uct
the ejection port, and do not attempt to catch the round by placing
your hand over the ejection port. Also remember that any time you
release the slide while a magazine containing cartridges is in
the pistol, you will have reloaded the chamber.
FIRING CONT’D.