Owner's Manual

17
FIRING
NEVER CHAMBER A CARTRIDGE OR MOVE THE “SAFETY” FROM THE
ON SAFE POSITION UNLESS SHOOTING IS IMMINENT. ALWAYS KEEP THE
MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE
WARNINGS COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
DO NOT USE UNORTHODOX SIGHTING METHODS. YOU WILL HAVE
OBSERVED WHEN COCKING THE RIFLE THAT THE SLIDE MOVES
REARWARD ABOUT ONE INCH PAST THE REAR OF THE FRAME. TO
PREVENT THE SLIDE FROM CAUSING INJURY IN ITS REARWARD
MOVEMENT WHEN YOU ARE SHOOTING, KEEP THE RIFLE AWAY FROM
THE EYES OR FACE, AND NEITHER HAND SHOULD BE IN A POSITION
WHERE IT COULD BE HIT BY THE SLIDE.
1 Load a cartridge into the chamber as explained previously.
Immediately place the “safety” in the on safe position.
2 With a cartridge in the chamber, you need only move the “safety”
to the off safe position to make the rifle ready for firing.
3 When ready to fire, move the “safety” down into the off safe
position, take aim and squeeze the trigger.
After a cartridge has been fired, the slide moves rearward, ejects
the empty case, then returns forward, loading a cartridge from the
magazine. You may continue to fire the rifle until the magazine is
empty by pulling the trigger to fire each cartridge. After the last
cartridge is fired, the slide release/stop latch automatically holds
the slide in its open or rearward position. If firing is no longer
imminent, remove the magazine and close the slide by pushing
down on the slide release/stop latch.