Owner’s Manual 2020

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3. Inspect the chamber and
magazine well to ensure no
cartridge is present. Remember,
merely removing the magazine
does not mean the chamber is
unloaded (Figure 14).
4. The slide should be left in the
open position until ready to load
or when putting the pistol away.
To release the slide, pull rearward
on the slide to disengage the slide
stop or press down on the slide stop to allow the slide to move forward
(Figure 15-16).
5. Unload the magazine as explained in Section 6.4.
FIGURE 14
Empty chamber.
FIGURE 16
Depress slide stop lever.
FIGURE 15
Retract slide.