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•Press the slide catch to close the slide and to load the
chamber. (Fig. 14)
•Engage the manual safety and keep your finger away from the
trigger whenever you do not intend to fire.
•When the last round has been fired the slide remains open.
WARNING: THE HAMMER IS COCKED. If you have completed
shooting, remove the magazine, check that the firing chamber is
empty and close the slide by pressing the slide catch. Lower the
hammer as indicated in the paragraph “HOW TO LOWER THE
COCKED HAMMER” and engage the manual safety.
WARNING: Always unload the firearm immediately after shooting
is completed. Never store a loaded firearm. To store the pistol
see the paragraph “STORAGE”.
If while firing the trigger is pulled and the firearm does not
immediately fire:
CEASE FIRING IMMEDIATELY!
•Keep the firearm pointed in a SAFE direction in the event a
“hang-fire” has occurred. A hang-fire occurs when there is a
delay in a cartridge’s ignition.
•With the pistol pointed in a SAFE direction, wait one (1) full
minute.
•After one (1) full minute has elapsed, completely unload the
firearm by following the unloading instructions in this manual.
•Carefully inspect your ammunition.
•Immediately refer to a qualified gunsmith if the firing pin indent
on a fired cartridge’s primer is light, off-center or does not
exist.
•Retract the slide and and visually check the firing chamber to
be sure there are no obstructions in the barrel. If a barrel
obstruction is detected, a qualified gunsmith must remove the
obstruction and inspect the pistol before it can be fired.
WARNING: If another cartridge is fired into an obstructed barrel,
a catastrophic failure can result.
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