Manual

LOADING AND FIRING OPERATION OF STAR PISTOLS
MODELS SI - S - A - B - M & P
TO LOAD THE MAGAZINE
Hold the magazine (53) in the left hand and place a cartridge on the front end
of the
magazine follower (54) until it can be slid in under the lips of the magazine well. Place
another cartridge on top of the first one and force down and slide in. Follow this procedure
until the magazine contains whatever cartridges are to
be used.
Insert the magazine in the grip and push in until the magazine catch (28) engages
in its slot in the magazine well.
TO LOAD THE PISTOL
Hold the pistol firmly
in the right hand with the trigger finger outside the trigger
guard and grasp the slide (65) firmly at its serrated section with the left hand and draw to
the rear as far as it will go. (If the hammer (06) is cocked before the slide is withdrawn.
the slide will come back much easier because it has less spring tension to overcome.)
Release the slide. The recoil spring (83) pulls it forward. The front breechblock face
of the slide strips the cartridge from
between the magazine lips and chambers it. The
extractor (66) set in the face of the breechblock, snaps into the extracting groove of the
cartridge case.
FIRING OPERATION
Hold the weapon firmly. Pressure on the trigger (19) will free the hammer (06) from
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the sear (14) to permit the hammer spring (09) pushing upward on the strut (which is