Safety & Instruction Manual 1ST EDITION FOR YOUR USFA Automatic Pistol “The Gentleman’s Automatic” USFA MODEL 1910TM ® U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co.
FRONT SIGHT SLIDE EJECTION PORT SLIDE STOP OTHER SIDE REAR SIGHT BARREL HAMMER BARREL BUSHING RECOIL SPRING PLUG SLIDE LOCK SAFETY NOTCH SLIDE STOP NOTCH DISASSEMBLY NOTCH TRIGGER GUARD SLIDE LOCK SAFETY GRIP SAFETY TRIGGER GRIP MAGAZINE CATCH RECEIVER LANYARD LOOP FIGURE 1 - USFA AUTOMATIC PISTOL CAUTION: ALWAYS KEEP AND CARRY YOUR PISTOL EMPTY, WITH THE HAMMER FORWARD EXCEPT WHEN YOU INTEND TO SHOOT, so that your pistol cannot be fired when you do not mean to fire it.
CONTENTS SECTION and TITLE PAGE 1 PRECAUTIONS 4 2 Features 6 3 Safety Cautions Safety Features Trigger Guard Slide Lock Safety Grip Safety Half Cock Notch in Hammer Disconnector Inertia Firing Pin 7 8 15 15 15 16 16 17 18 4 Operation Ammunition Selection Loading To Load a Magazine To Load the Pistol Handling Modes Unloading To Unload Firing To Fire 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 24 26 27 5 Maintenance Stripping for Cleaning Assembling after Cleaning When to Clean How to Clean and Lubricate Cleaning the Mag
PRECAUTIONS SECTION 1 READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS BEFORE REMOVING THIS FIREARM FROM ITS PACKAGE. Warning: If this firearm is carelessly or improperly handled, unintentional discharge could result and could cause injury, death, or damage to property. CAUTION: CAREFULLY READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL WHICH GIVES BASIC ADVICE ON THE PROPER HANDLING AND FUNCTIONING OF THIS USFA FIREARM PRIOR TO LOADING AND FIRING.
NOTICE The provisions of Public Law 109-92, “Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act”, prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages, injunctive or other relief resulting from the misuse of their products by others.
FEATURES SECTION 2 The USFA Pistol Models 1910 and 1911 style retain the features of the original. Manual and automatic safety devices, can be depended on to serve you reliably and safely provided you handle the pistol properly. This pistol is historically accurate and is NOT equipped with a firing pin safety mechanism. If this firearm is carelessly or improperly handled, unintentional discharge could result and could cause injury, death or damage to property.
SAFETY SECTION 3 We want you to enjoy shooting your USFA pistol, but we want you to enjoy it safely. You may be an experienced safe shooter already familiar with the procedures in this instruction manual, or you may never have handled a gun before. Either way we urge you to READ THIS ENTIRE INSTRUCTION MANUAL CAREFULLY. YOU MUST FOLLOW THE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS.
GENERAL HANDLING CAUTIONS 1.ALWAYS HANDLE YOUR PISTOL AS IF IT WERE LOADED so that you never fire it accidentally when you think it is unloaded. 2. NEVER POINT YOUR PISTOL AT ANYTHING YOU DO NOT INTEND TO SHOOT so that if it fires accidentally, injury, death, or damage to property will be prevented. 3 NEVER TAKE ANYONE’S WORD THAT A GUN IS UNLOADED: check for yourself with fingers off the trigger and gun pointed in a safe direction, so that you never fire the gun accidentally when you think it is unloaded.
7. NEVER LEAVE PISTOL COCKED READY TO FIRE as this condition is extremely dangerous, and pistol could easily be accidentally discharged, causing injury, death, or damage to property. 8. NEVER PLACE OR ALLOW THE HAMMER TO REMAIN IN THE HALF COCK NOTCH. THIS IS NOT A SAFE CARRYING POSITION. ANY EFFORT TO ENGAGE THE HAMMER IN THE HALF-COCK NOTCH MAY RESULT IN THE HAMMER PERCHING ON THE LIP OF THE HALFCOCK NOTCH. THIS IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS.
12. ALWAYS PUT A KNOWLEDGEABLE AND RESPONSIBLE PERSON IN CHARGE TO MAINTAIN SAFETY CONTROL WHEN A GROUP IS FIRING ON A RANGE. Obey his commands so that discipline is maintained to reduce the likelihood of accidents. 13. ALWAYS CARRY YOUR PISTOL EMPTY WITH SLIDE LATCHED OPEN WHILE ON A RANGE until preparing to fire. Keep it pointing towards the backstop when loading, firing and unloading, to eliminate the risk of injury, death, or damage to property. LOADING CAUTIONS 14.
SHOOTING CAUTIONS 16. NEVER DRINK ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OR TAKE DRUGS BEFORE OR DURING SHOOTING, as your vision, coordination and judgment could be seriously impaired making your gun handling unsafe. 17. ALWAYS SEEK A DOCTOR’S ADVICE IF YOU ARE TAKING MEDICATION, to be sure you are fit to shoot and handle your pistol safely. 18. ALWAYS WEAR AND ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO WEAR EAR PROTECTION WHEN SHOOTING, especially on a range.
22. NEVER SQUEEZE THE TRIGGER OR PUT YOUR FINGER IN THE TRIGGER GUARD UNTIL YOU ARE AIMING AT A TARGET AND READY TO SHOOT. This will prevent you from firing the pistol when it is pointing in an unsafe direction. 23. ALWAYS BE ABSOLUTELY SURE OF YOUR TARGET AND THE AREA BEHIND IT BEFORE YOU SQUEEZE THE TRIGGER. A bullet could travel through or past your target up to 1 + miles . . . if in doubt, don’t shoot. THINK! What will you HIT if you MISS the target? 24.
28. NEVER WALK, CLIMB OR FOLLOW A COMPANION WITH YOUR PISTOL, COCKED READY TO FIRE, out of its holster, or with the hammer in any position other than forward on an empty chamber, to eliminate risk of accidental discharge. When hunting, hold your pistol so that you can always control the direction of the muzzle. MALFUNCTION CAUTIONS 29. FAILURE TO FIRE: ALWAYS HOLD THE PISTOL, KEEPING IT POINTED TOWARD THE TARGET OR A SAFE OPEN AREA AND WAIT 30 SECONDS when the pistol fails to fire.
CLEANING AND STORAGE CAUTIONS 31. ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOUR PISTOL IS NOT LOADED BEFORE CLEANING, STORING, TRAVELING, LAYING IT DOWN, OR HANDING IT TO ANOTHER PERSON, so that it cannot be fired when it is unsafe to do so. 32. ALWAYS KEEP AND STORE YOUR PISTOL AND AMMUNITION IN SEPARATE LOCKED RECEPTACLES OUT OF REACH AND SIGHT OF CHILDREN AND UNTRAINED PEOPLE, to minimize the risk of pistol and ammunition being easily available for loading and firing. GUN ABUSE CAUTION 33.
SAFETY FEATURES This USFA pistol incorporates several positive safety devices which, if properly employed, can minimize the danger of accidental firing. These safety devices are described on the following pages. Trigger Guard The Trigger Guard is a metal loop around the trigger to protect it from damage and to help prevent accidental discharge. Slide Lock Safety The Slide Lock Safety is located on the left rear of the pistol just below the slide.
When the Slide Lock Safety is down, the sear is free to release the hammer to fire the pistol when it is properly gripped and the trigger is squeezed. SLIDE LOCK SAFETY ENGAGED SLIDE LOCK SAFETY NOTCH HAMMER HAMMER FULLY COCKED SLIDE LOCK SAFETY 1910-1911 FIGURE 2 - SLIDE LOCK SAFETY Grip Safety The Grip Safety is located on the upper rear part of the receiver (See Figure 1).
provided the hammer is rotated past the Half Cock Notch. The Half Cock Notch is not meant to be engaged by hand. CAUTION: NEVER PLACE OR ALLOW THE HAMMER TO REMAIN IN THE HALF COCK NOTCH. THIS IS NOT A SAFE CARRYING POSITION. ANY EFFORT TO ENGAGE THE HAMMER IN THE HALF COCK NOTCH MAY RESULT IN THE HAMMER PERCHING ON THE LIP OF THE HALF COCK NOTCH; THIS IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS.
CAUTION: NEVER ATTEMPT TO CHECK OR DEMONSTRATE THE DISCONNECTOR FUNCTION WITH A LOADED PISTOL. Pushing on the muzzle with your hand or any other portion of the body is extremely dangerous and could result in accidental discharge causing injury, death, or damage to property.
OPERATING SECTION 4 This USFA pistol is ready to fire when a loaded magazine is inserted into the pistol, the slide pulled back to cock the hammer, and then released to travel forward and feed a round from the magazine into the chamber. Final forward slide movement locks the barrel and slide together and deactivates the disconnector. When the pistol is grasped, the grip safety is released so that the trigger may now be squeezed.
Slide movement continues under momentum to fully cock the hammer. If the last round has been fired, the magazine follower will activate the slide stop to hold the slide to rear, but if a round remains in the magazine, the slide will move forward to feed and lock the next round in the chamber. The trigger must be released and squeezed again to fire the next round.
TO LOAD A MAGAZINE: 1. CAUTION: READ SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (Section 3). 2. Use only 45 ACP ammunition recommended as suitable for your pistol. Examine the ammunition, particularly on and around the primer. Look for dents, scratches, and other signs of damage. Do not load damaged ammunition. 3. With open end uppermost, grasp the magazine in one hand.
TO LOAD THE PISTOL: 1. CAUTION: READ SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (Section 3)KEEP PISTOL POINTING IN SAFE DIRECTION AND DO NOT TOUCH THE TRIGGER. 2. Remove magazine from pistol. Place your hand under magazine to prevent it from falling. Press magazine catch (located on left side of pistol behind trigger guard) to drop the magazine out of the magazine well (See Figure 4). 3. Hold pistol by stocks with one hand. Keep other hand clear of ejection port and grasp serrated finger grips on both sides of slide.
IMPORTANT: Do not strike base of magazine to drive it home, just push it firmly into pistol. Otherwise, you could damage magazine and injure your hand. 5. When you are ready to shoot, grip the slide as described in Step 3 and pull it fully rearward to cock the hammer. Release the slide to feed a round from the magazine into the chamber. THE PISTOL IS NOW LOADED AND READY TO FIRE. 6. Apply slide lock safety by pushing it up to prevent the hammer from falling forward if trigger is moved.
• Use Mode 2 when CARRYING THE PISTOL READY FOR USE. 3. MAGAZINE LOADED, CHAMBER LOADED, HAMMER COCKED, SAFETY ON. • Pistol can be fired when slide lock safety is off and trigger is squeezed. Warning: When a round is in the chamber, this pistol may discharge accidentally if it is dropped or receives a blow. (This can occur regardless of the position of the hammer or any safety devices.
NOTE: If slide is fully rearward, Step 3 does not apply. 3. Grasp serrated finger grips on both sides of slide and pull slide sharply rearward to extract and eject a round from the chamber. Keep your hands clear of the ejection port to allow round to eject without obstruction. Examine previously chambered round for dents or other damage; if damaged, dispose of it as explained in Paragraph 7. 4.
Warning: When you squeeze the trigger, you must expect the gun to fire, and you must take full responsibility for firing it. Your care can avoid accidental discharge, and you will thereby avoid accidental injury and death. FIRING Before firing your USFA pistol, practice your stance, aim, rhythm and breathing for steady aim with your pistol UNLOADED. Practice firing on a range before going hunting or using your pistol for any other type of shooting CAUTION 1.
TO FIRE 1. CAUTION: READ SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (Section 3) KEEP PISTOL POINTING IN SAFE DIRECTION AND DO NOT TOUCH THE TRIGGER. 2. Load pistol as previously described. 3. Grasp pistol by the stocks and, with index finger resting along the outside of trigger guard, take aim. Aim by aligning target with front and rear sights. (See Figure 5). After identifying your target and seeing that it is clear to shoot, focus REAR on the front sight. Be sure you have a safe SIGHT backstop.
6. THIS IS A SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL AND IS IMMEDIATELY LOADED AND COCKED READY TO FIRE AGAIN AFTER EACH SHOT UNTIL THE MAGAZINE IS EMPTY. NOTE: This pistol can be fired without a magazine in place. 7. Release trigger, remove finger from trigger and apply Slide Lock Safety by pushing it up into the slide lock notch. However, if you have fired the last round from the magazine the slide will stay to the rear and you will be unable to apply the Slide Lock Safety.
IMPORTANT: If you cock your pistol but do not fire it, apply Slide Lock Safety until ready to fire. If you lose the opportunity to fire, unload your pistol as previously described. Remember, if a round is in the chamber there is a risk of accidental discharge. CAUTION: NEVER LEAVE PISTOL COCKED READY TO FIRE as the fire condition is extremely dangerous, and pistol could easily be accidentally discharged causing injury, death, or damage to property.
NOTE: Force is unnecessary and should never be used to strip or assemble your pistol. STRIPPING FOR CLEANING 1. Ensure magazine is removed and pistol is NOT loaded. Be sure you are familiar with the Safety Instructions in Section 3. 2. Rest pistol on table or bench with muzzle pointing upward.
5. Pull slide to rear until lug on slide stop is opposite disassembly notch (See Figure 7) and push rounded end of pin of slide stop (on right side of receiver) inward and through receiver to disengage slide stop from slide. 6. Lift out slide stop. (See Figure 7). FIGURE 7 - REMOVING SLIDE STOP 7. Push slide forward off the receiver. 8. Lift recoil springs and guide and pull them rearward out of slide. (See Figure 8) 9.
IMPORTANT: Do not strip your pistol further than previously described. Do not remove or alter parts, particularly safety parts. If additional maintenance is required, see”Service and Repair” later in this instruction manual. ASSEMBLING AFTER CLEANING 1. With slide upside down and barrel link forward, assemble barrel into the slide, as in Figure 8. 2. (See Figure 9). Place barrel bushing over muzzle of barrel and into slide until it is flush with the face of the slide, (STEP 1).
Continue pushing the slide rearward until the disassembly notch lines up with the rear part of the slide stop. Now push the slide stop up and in against the slide stop plunger until the slide stop is fully home. 5. Rest pistol on table or bench with muzzle, pointing upward. 6. Press down on recoil spring plug compressing the recoil spring into the slide until the plug is fully home, then rotate the barrel bushing.
CAUTION: YOU COULD DAMAGE YOUR PISTOL WHEN YOU FIRE, OR ATTEMPT TO FIRE IF THE RECOIL SPRING PLUG IS NOT CORRECTLY SEATED AND LOCKED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. 7. After assembling the pistol, check its function as follows: Remove Magazine. Pull the slide back fully and let it go. It should fly forward and close over the empty chamber. The hammer should stay cocked. Push the safety up and squeeze the trigger. The hammer should stay cocked. Push the safety down and squeeze the trigger. The hammer should fall.
IMPORTANT: Do these checks only after you strip and assemble the pistol. Do not slam the slide forward at any other time, except when loading. If you exercise the slide, control it with your hand. WHEN TO CLEAN You should clean your pistol as soon after firing as possible so that the job will be easier and there will be less opportunity for corrosion to start.
PROCEDURE 1. CAUTION: ENSURE THAT THE PISTOL IS NOT LOADED. 2. Strip for cleaning as previously described. NOTE: Avoid contact between cleaning rod and muzzle as resultant wear will reduce accuracy. To avoid damaging the muzzle always clean from breech end forward. 3. Attach cotton flannel patch to end of cleaning rod, insert it in breech and pass rod and patch down through barrel. Repeat, changing patches until last patch comes out clean. 4.
8. Lightly moisten a flannel patch with gun oil and pass it once through barrel, leaving a thin film of oil on the inside surface. Leave this film of oil on the inside surface if pistol is to be stored. If it is not to be stored, or if it is being removed from storage for use, pass a dry patch through the barrel to remove as much oil as possible. 9. Check that flannel or brush bristles have not become lodged in any part of the pistol.
CLEANING THE MAGAZINE It is advisable to clean the magazine whenever the pistol is cleaned. To do so, remove the magazine follower and spring and clean all components, taking care to remove carbon deposits from the lips of the magazine and the magazine follower. Wipe components with lightly oiled cloth and reassemble. The magazines are disassembled from the top.
MAGAZINE FOLLOWER MAGAZINE FOLLOWER MAGAZINE SPRING MAGAZINE (SPRING LOOP) THIN ROD OR SCREWDRIVER FIGURE - 11 MAGAZINE ASSEMBLY WITHOUT REMOVABLE BASE STORAGE CAUTION: ALWAYS UNLOAD YOUR PISTOL FOR STORAGE AND STORE AMMUNITION SEPARATELY. Keep and store your pistol and ammunition securely locked and in separate locations out of reach and sight of children. (Children are naturally curious and do not always believe the real danger of guns).
An illustration and list of part names are included in the next section of this instruction manual to help you identify the part you need, but it is important to note that all parts are not available for sale. Those parts which are available should be installed by USFA or by a competent gunsmith. When ordering parts, please give part name as given on the Parts List. Also give the caliber, model name, serial number and metal finish of your pistol.
NOTE: Various Federal and State laws and local ordinances govern the transfer -and transportation of firearms, so take the advice of a dealer in your state on how to send your firearm to USFA. Before shipping your pistol, here are some important points to remember: 1. CAUTION: MAKE SURE THAT THE MAGAZINE AND PISTOL ARE NOT LOADED. 2. Write a letter explaining the problem and your requirements in as much detail as possible.
CUSTOM GUNS SECTION 6 Our USFA Custom Shop offers a wide range of special services such as engraving, inlaying and special serializing to the same high standard of quality long synonymous with the name USFA. Sometimes modifications, which meet our customer’s special requirements, necessitate deviations from standard design and manufacturing tolerances which result in functional differences from a standard gun.
WARRANTY SECTION 7 USFA stands behind its products as it has historically, and will continue to provide service to its product line as it has over the years. USFA products will be serviced for a period of one year from the date of retail purchase, for defects in materials or workmanship, at no charge to the purchaser. Be sure to retain your sales slip as proof of purchase date when making a claim.
TM ® UPER .38 USFA SAUTOMATIC ® Model 1911 Model 1910 This section is provided so that you may identify names of parts for your own interest. However, for adjustment, repair, or spare parts information, see Section 5, “Service and Repair.” 31. Sear Spring Assembly 32. Sear Pin 14. Recoil Spring 15. Recoil Spring Guide 17. Extractor 34. Trigger Assembly 33. Disconnector 30. Sear 13. Barrel Bushing 16. Recoil Spring Plug 29. Main Spring Cap Pin 12. Barrel Link Pin 28.
FIGURE 12 - USFA AUTOMATIC PISTOL PARTS ILLUSTRATION
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