pressed completely in and is being
retained by the magazine latch.
3 To load the chamber, move the
manual thumb “safety” lever
down into the “off safe” position
and pull the slide completely
back. Release the slide. It will
move forward under spring
pressure and feed the first
cartridge from the magazine
into the chamber (Figure 8).
THE PISTOL IS NOW READY FOR FIRING.
4 After pulling the trigger and firing the cartridge, the pistol automatically
ejects the fired cartridge and feeds a fresh cartridge from the magazine
into the chamber ready for a second shot. Thus the shooter may fire the
pistol until the magazine is empty, merely by pulling the trigger for each
shot. After the last shot is fired, the stop open latch automatically holds
the slide in its open or rearward position.
5 During reloading, it is recommended that you remove the empty
magazine, inspect the chamber to be sure it is empty, then close the
slide and place the manual thumb “safety” in the “on safe” position.
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FIGURE 6
With the slide locked to the rear, inspect the
chamber to be sure it is empty.
FIGURE 7
Depress the magazine’s follower button
with the thumb of one hand while inserting
cartridges with the other hand.
FIGURE 8
Release the slide to feed the first cartridge
from the magazine into the chamber.
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