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• 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 uncer tain, contact your
ammunition supplier for verification.
C.
MISFIRES
• If your firearm fails to fire when the trigger is pulled
(misfires), keep the firearm pointed in a safe direction,
remove your finger from the trigger, and wait 10 seconds.
Only after you have completed all of the above steps,
remove the magazine or open the cylinder and remove the
cartridge from the chamber and dispose of it properly.
Keep your firearm pointed in a safe direction at all times.
• If you have heard an unusual sound or felt an unusual recoil
on firing, stop firing, wait 10 seconds, unload the firearm,
and examine the barrel bore for obstructions.
• Make sure your barrel is clear and free of obstructions.
If you see an obstruction, return your firearm to
Smith & Wesson or take it to a qualified gunsmith. Never
fire a firearm with an obstructed barrel.
D
. AMMUNITION SPECIFICS
• Use only ammunition specifically recommended by
Smith & Wesson for your firearm.
• Never mix ammunition.
• Never use a cartridge not specifically designated for use in
your firearm. Pressure from the wrong type of ammunition
may be beyond the capability of your firearm to withstand
and may damage or even rupture your firearm.
• Whenever rimless pistol cartridges are used in the cylinder
of a Smith & Wesson revolver, (except M547) full or
half-moon clips MUST be used to both position and extract
such cartridges. Failure to use ammunition clips with
rimless cartridges may result in malfunction of the revolver.
• Additional ammunition calibers can be fired from the
following list of select calibers.
Caliber on Barrel
Can also Fire
.45 Colt .45 Schofield, .45 S&W
.45 S&W .45 Schofield
.44 Magnum .44 Special
.357 Magnum .38 Special, .38 Special +P
.22LR .22L, .22 Short, .22CB, .22BB
(in revolvers only)
10mm .40 S&W (in revolvers only)
• In some cases, a round of ammunition not specified on your
handgun may fit into the chamber or cylinder. Firing
ammunition not specified on your handgun may cause it to
rupture and cause serious injury or death.
AMMUNITION CONT’D.