Manual

FIRING

WARNING: During firing always keep the barrel

pointed in a safe direction. Always keep your

fingers away from the area between the cylinder and

the barrel during firing.

• Do not load your revolver until you have read and

understand the Basic Firearms Safety Rules.

• Do not load your revolver until you are at the shooting site

and fully prepared to fire.

• If your internal lock is engaged, unlock before proceeding.

• To load your revolver, hold it in one hand with the muzzle

pointed in a safe direction and away from you and others

while keeping your finger off the trigger and out of the

trigger guard. Press the thumbpiece forward to unlock the

cylinder. Push the cylinder to the left and place a round of

the correct ammunition in each charge hole. Grasp the

revolver in the shooting hand with your finger still outside

the trigger guard (Figure 11), push the cylinder back into

the frame until it locks into place.

Your revolver is now fully loaded and ready to be fired.

The hammer is in the “at rest” position as shown in Figure 3,

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WARNING !!

Always inspect your revolver visually to be sure the hammer

and trigger are in the at rest or forward position before

holstering or carrying it. Never

holster, carry or store your

revolver with the hammer cocked.

Remember to keep your revolver

pointed in a safe direction. Never

leave a loaded firearm unattended.

FIGURE 11

There are two ways to fire your

Smith & Wesson revolver. The

first is in the double action

mode, wherein the shooter fully

pulls and holds the trigger to the

rear, causing the hammer to fully

cycle rearward and then release.

The second way to fire a

revolver is in the single action mode, in which the hammer is

first cocked and the trigger is then pulled and held to the

rear (Figure 12).

FIGURE 12