Owner’s Manual Sigma Pistols Read the instructions and warnings in this manual CAREFULLY BEFORE using this firearm. 2100 Roosevelt Avenue • Springfield, MA 01104 1-800-331-0852 • Fax: 413-747-3317 www.smith-wesson.
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS CAREFULLY. BE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THESE INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS BEFORE USING THIS FIREARM. This SAFETY, INSTRUCTION and PARTS MANUAL should always accompany this firearm and be transferred with it upon change of ownership or presented to another person. A copy of the SAFETY, INSTRUCTION, & PARTS MANUAL is available FREE upon request from: SMITH & WESSON CUSTOMER SUPPORT CENTER 2100 ROOSEVELT AVENUE SPRINGFIELD, MA 01104 TEL.: 1-800-331-0852 E-mail: qa@smith-wesson.
INDEX SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 BASIC FIREARMS SAFETY RULES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-6 SAFE STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION . . . . . . . . . . .7-8 NOMENCLATURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-9 PREPARATION FOR FIRING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-10 AMMUNITION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-12 MODEL NUMBER IDENTIFICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 INSPECTING YOUR PISTOL . . . . . . . . . .
SAFETY SAFETY IS YOUR NUMBER ONE RESPONSIBILITY!!!! WARNING: YOU MUST FOLLOW ALL OF THESE SAFETY RULES TO ENSURE THE SAFE USE OF YOUR FIREARM 4 • Safe gun handling is YOUR personal responsibility at all times. Firearms are dangerous and can cause serious injury and death if they are misused or used inappropriately. Safety must be the prime consideration of anyone who owns or handles firearms. • You are responsible for the firearm at all times.
BASIC FIREARM SAFETY RULES At home, in the field, at the range, or anywhere, the first concern of every firearm owner should be safety. Apply the following safety rules in every situation, with any kind of firearm. WARNING! THE FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE BASIC FIREARM SAFETY RULES MAY RESULT IN AN UNINTENDED DISCHARGE WHICH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH. • BEFORE HANDLING ANY FIREARM, UNDERSTAND ITS OPERATION. Not all firearms are the same.
BASIC FIREARM SAFETY RULES CONT’D. ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT SAFETY RULES 6 • Never carry or store a firearm with the hammer or striker in the cocked position. • Do not allow a firearm to be used by individuals who have not read these basic firearms safety rules and do not understand its safe operation and the rules of safe gun-handling. • Be sure all accessories, such as holsters and grips, are compatible with the firearm and that the accessories do not interfere with safe operation.
SAFE STORAGE & TRANSPORTATION WARNING: SAFE AND SECURE STORAGE OF YOUR FIREARM IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT RULES OF FIREARM SAFETY. YOUR FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE RULES MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. • You must always secure your firearm and ammunition separately so that they are not accessible to children or other unauthorized persons. • Safe and secure storage and transportation of your firearm are your responsibility. It is a full-time responsibility. • ALWAYS STORE YOUR FIREARM UNLOADED.
SAFE STORAGE & TRANSPORTATION CONT’D. • • Your local police department or gunshop will furnish you with available information on storing and/or transporting a firearm legally. YOUR FIREARM IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. Protect your firearm from theft or misuse by untrained or unqualified individuals. MAINTENANCE BEFORE STORAGE When storing, do not encase your firearm in anything that will attract or hold moisture, for example, leather or heavy cloth.
NOMENCLATURE CONT’D. DOUBLE ACTION - A firing action where the hammer or striker is drawn back, released, and the gun fired by a single pull of the trigger. DOUBLE ACTION ONLY - A firearm designed so that it can only be fired in double action. PISTOL - A handgun that contains the cartridges in a magazine. REVOLVER - A handgun that contains the cartridges in a cylinder that revolves at the rear of the barrel.
PREPARATION FOR FIRING CONT’D. • Be sure that all cylinders and actions of firearms are open, that chambers are clear of cartridges, magazines are removed, and that firearms are pointing in a safe direction before anyone is allowed in front of the firing position. • Be alert at all times. Never shoot if you are tired, cold or impaired in any way. • Treat your firearm as if it were loaded at all times. AMMUNITION A. • GENERAL PRINCIPLES A firearm and ammunition are a system and must work together.
AMMUNITION CONT’D. • Use only commercially manufactured ammunition with internal ballistic pressures which are in strict accordance with the specifications of the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI). • Be certain all ammunition you use complies with the SAAMI specifications. If you are uncertain, contact your ammunition supplier for verification. C.
AMMUNITION CONT’D. E. AMMUNITION WARNINGS • “Plus-P” (+P) ammunition generates pressures in excess of the pressures associated with standard ammunition. Such pressures may affect the wear characteristics or exceed the margin of safety built into some revolvers and could therefore be DANGEROUS. • “Plus-P” ammunition should not be used in medium (K frame) revolvers manufactured prior to 1958.
Magazine Release Trigger Slide Stop Notch Magazine Slide Stop Grip Take Down Catch Rear Sight MODEL NUMBER Trigger Guard Frame Slide FIGURE 2 Equipment Rail Front Sight FIGURE 2b MODEL NUMBER IDENTIFICATION SERIAL NUMBER FIGURE 2a 13
INSPECTING YOUR PISTOL When you inspect your pistol, you should first check for yourself to ensure that it is unloaded. To do this, grasp the pistol with your finger off the trigger and outside the trigger guard, point the pistol in a safe direction, depress the magazine release, and remove the magazine.
LOADING • Do not load the pistol until you are ready to use it. Keep your finger outside the trigger guard until you are ready to fire. WARNING: SMITH & WESSON SIGMA SERIES PISTOLS ARE CAPABLE OF FIRING EVEN WHEN THE MAGAZINE HAS BEEN REMOVED IF THE TRIGGER IS PULLED. If the magazine is removed with a round left in the chamber, be sure to holster or otherwise safely secure the pistol under your direct control while the magazine is being reloaded.
LOADING CONT’D. WARNING: Do not use excessive upward force when inserting a loaded magazine into the pistol. Excessive upward force could cause the slide to move forward, chambering a round and making the pistol ready to fire. • • • To make sure that the magazine is fully and securely inserted, apply some removal pressure to the exposed portion of the magazine butt plate. Press down on the slide stop to release the slide and allow it to carry fully forward.
FIRING • Keep the pistol 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 double 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.
CLEARING MISFIRES • If, during firing, a cartridge fails to fire, the chamber must be manually cleared. Wait ten seconds while keeping the pistol pointed in a safe direction. Grasp the serrated sides of the slide from the rear and briskly pull the slide fully rearward to eject the misfired round. Keep your finger off of the trigger and out of the trigger guard. Do not obstruct the ejection port, and do not attempt to catch the round by placing your hand over the ejection port.
UNLOADING • Point the pistol in a safe direction, grasp the serrated sides of the slide from the rear with the thumb and fingers as shown in Figure 9, 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.
FIELD STRIPPING DISASSEMBLY CONT’D. WARNING: To complete disassembly, you will be required to pull the trigger. If you have failed to properly unload your pistol and a round is left in the chamber, the pistol will discharge and may cause injury. Therefore, you must visually inspect the chamber and magazine well (opening) to ensure that they are empty before pulling the trigger. • Make certain that the chamber is clear.
FIELD STRIPPING DISASSEMBLY CONT’D. FIGURE 15 FIGURE 16 BARREL LUG FIGURE 17 FIELD STRIPPING REASSEMBLY • With the rear of the slide pointed in a safe direction and the bottom of the slide turned up, replace the barrel in the slide so the muzzle is flush with the end of the slide and the barrel lug is turned up (away from the ejection port). Replace the recoil spring on the recoil spring guide. Insert the spring end of the recoil spring guide assembly in the guide housing.
FIELD STRIPPING REASSEMBLY CONT’D. • FIGURE 20 FIGURE 20a FIGURE 21 FIGURE 21a Holding the slide and recoil spring guide firmly in one hand, place the rear of the slide onto the frame rails. (Figure 22) Continue moving the slide onto the frame until the slide is fully rearward before allowing it to move forward to the closed position. FIGURE 22 MAGAZINE DISASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY (see Figure 23) 1. Using a drift punch, depress floorplate catch (1) through hole in magazine floorplate (2). 2.
FIELD STRIPPING REASSEMBLY CONT’D. FIGURE 23 (4) (3) (1) (2) LUBRICATION There are six (6) lubrication points where a single drop of firearms lubricant should be applied. This will assure proper lubrication of your sigma series pistol. Care should be taken not to over-lubricate. Excess lubricant can collect large quantities of unburnt powder and carbon residue, which could interfere with proper functioning of the pistol.
CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE !! WARNING !! Ensure your pistol is unloaded before beginning to clean it. At all times follow the basic rules of safe gun handling. Your pistol is a precision instrument and to insure reliable function, it is necessary to follow a routine maintenance procedure. After firing your pistol, be sure to unload it following the procedure outlined in the section entitled “Unloading” on page 19 before any cleaning or maintenance procedure.
SERVICE, SHIPPING & PARTS For Owners Within The United States SERVICE Customer Service 2100 Roosevelt Avenue Springfield, MA 01104 Tel: 800-331-0852 • 413-781-8300 E-mail: qa@smith-wesson.com Should your Smith & Wesson firearm require service, it should be returned to Smith & Wesson in its original case or in a similarly secure container. It is not necessary to take the gun to a dealer for shipment. However, before shipping your firearm, call or e-mail our Customer Service Dept.
SERVICE, SHIPPING, & PARTS CONT’D. SHIPPING When shipping a firearm, it is most important that you comply with federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The following guidelines are meant to help, but you must seek assistance from the appropriate authorities if necessary. • • • • Check magazines and chambers to ensure that they are unloaded. Do not ship ammunition. Do not attempt to MAIL a handgun; only federally licensed dealers may mail a firearm.
WARRANTY For Owners Within The United States This warranty is granted by Smith & Wesson, 2100 Roosevelt Avenue, P.O. Box 2208, Springfield, MA 01102-2208. This warranty is effective from the date of purchase after February 1, 1989 and applies to the original owner of any handgun purchased after that date. With respect to such handguns, this warranty supersedes any and all other warranties. Smith & Wesson handguns are warrantied to be free from defects in material and workmanship.
EXTENDED SERVICE POLICY For Owners Within The United States Even after the warranty period has expired, Smith & Wesson will repair, without charge, any handgun purchased by the original owner on or after February 1, 1989 that is found to have defect in material or workmanship. Eligibility for this extended service policy requires returning the Product Registration Card within thirty days of purchase. A copy of the bill of sale in the owner’s name and the sales receipt should accompany the handgun.
COMPONENT PARTS View 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Description Frame Magazine Catch Frame Plug Magazine Follower Magazine Spring Magazine Butt Plate Catch Magazine Butt Plate Magazine Tube Barrel Stop Spring Take Down Catch/Barrel Stop Ejector Sear Housing Block Assembly Trigger Bar Assembly Locking Block View 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Description Slide Stop Lever Assembly Trigger Pin Sear Housing Block Assembly Pin Safety Plunger Spring Striker Safety Plunger Extractor Striker Assembly E
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This handgun is not equipped with a device that fully blocks use by unauthorized users. More than 200,000 firearms like this one are stolen from their owners every year in the United States. In addition, there are more than a thousand suicides each year by younger children and teenagers who get access to firearms. Hundreds more die from accidental discharge. It is likely that many more children sustain serious wounds or inflict such wounds accidentally on others.
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