Owner’s Manual 2016

SHoUld oNly bE loWEREd to tHE dECoCkEd poSitioN

USiNg tHE AMbidEXtRoUS “SAFEty”/dECoCkiNg lEvER.

WHEN dECoCkiNg tHE HAMMER, AlWAyS MAkE SURE

yoUR piStol iS poiNtEd iN A SAFE diRECtioN ANd kEEp

yoUR FiNgERS AWAy FRoM tHE tRiggER. AlWAyS bE

SURE to FUlly dEpRESS tHE AMbidEXtRoUS “SAFEty”/

dECoCkiNg lEvER to loWER tHE HAMMER FRoM tHE

FUll CoCk to tHE dECoCkEd poSitioN. bE SURE tHE

HAMMER MovES CoMplEtEly to tHE dECoCkEd

poSitioN. UNlESS SHootiNg iS iMMiNENt, iMMEdiAtEly

plACE tHE “SAFEty” iN tHE oN SAFE poSitioN.

9. AMbidEXtRoUS SlidE Stop

WHEN USiNg tHE AMbidEXtRoUS SlidE Stop to CloSE

tHE SlidE, AlWAyS kEEp tHE MUZZlE poiNtEd

iN A SAFE diRECtioN ANd kEEp yoUR FiNgERS AWAy

FRoM tHE tRiggER. UNlESS SHootiNg iS iMMiNENt,

AlWAyS REMovE tHE MAgAZiNE FRoM tHE piStol

bEFoRE CloSiNg tHE SlidE to pREvENt iNAdvERtENtly

loAdiNg A CARtRidgE FRoM tHE MAgAZiNE iNto tHE

CHAMbER. FAilURE to FolloW tHESE WARNiNgS CoUld

RESUlt iN SERioUS iNjURy oR dEAtH.

MAkE SURE yoUR FiNgERS ARE SAFEly AWAy FRoM

tHE EjECtioN poRt WHEN tHE SlidE iS RElEASEd

to Avoid piNCHiNg tHEM WHEN tHE SlidE CloSES.

FAilURE to FolloW tHiS WARNiNg CoUld RESUlt

iN SERioUS iNjURY.

The ambidextrous slide stop is located on both sides of the frame, above

the trigger (Figure 5, page 16). It automatically engages after the last shot

in the magazine has been fired. It can also be used to lock the slide in the

rearward position when the magazine is removed.