Owner’s Manual 2016

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The openings in the rear of the
magazine allow you to estimate
the number of cartridges present in
the magazine.
14.3. LOADING THE PISTOL
WHEN LOADING YOUR PISTOL
ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE
POINTED IN A SAFE
DIRECTION AND PLACE THE
“SAFETY” IN THE ON SAFE
POSITION. ALWAYS CLOSE THE
SLIDE AND LOWER THE HAMMER TO THE DECOCKED
POSITION BEFORE INSERTING A LOADED MAGAZINE. KEEP
YOUR FINGERS AWAY FROM THE TRIGGER. FAILURE TO
FOLLOW THESE WARNINGS COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS
INJURY OR DEATH.
1. Before loading, ensure that the chamber of the pistol is empty, the
pistol does not contain a magazine and that the slide is closed.
2. Insert the loaded magazine into the pistol, being certain that the
magazine is pressed completely in
and is being retained by the
magazine latch (Figure 14).
3. With the muzzle pointed in a
safe direction and your fingers
away from the trigger, hold the
pistol in your firing hand and
pull the slide fully rearward with
the other hand and release the
slide, which returns under recoil
spring force (Figure 15).
FIGURE 13
Load cartridges one at a time into the
magazine. (10-round magazine shown).
FIGURE 14
Insert the loaded magazine completely into
the grip of the pistol until it latches in place.
magazine is fully loaded, while the hole marked 5 allows you to estimate the
number of cartridges still in the magazine.
17-round magazines for the FNX™-9 can be identified by the number “17”
stamped under the lowest index hole on the back of the magazine (Figure
11). 14-round magazines for the FNX™-40 can be identified by the number
“14” stamped under the lowest index hole on the back of the magazine. 15-
round magazines for the FNX™-45 can be identified by the number “15”
stamped under the lowest index hole on the back of the magazine.
14.2. LOADING THE MAGAZINE
IT IS RECOMMENDED ONLY TO LOAD THE NUMBER OF
CARTRIDGES YOU INTEND TO SHOOT. DO NOT INSERT THE
MAGAZINE BACK INTO THE PISTOL NOR LOAD A CARTRIDGE
INTO THE CHAMBER UNLESS SHOOTING IS IMMINENT.
The magazine will drop from the magazine well when the ambidextrous
magazine release is pressed (Figure 12). It is recommended to use the thumb
of the shooting hand to activate the ambidextrous magazine release. Catch
the magazine with the non-shooting hand when it drops out.
1. If the magazine to be loaded is
still in the pistol, press on the
ambidextrous magazine release in
order to eject it.
2. Load the cartridges, one by one, into
the magazine. Place the cartridge on
the front of the retaining lips and,
with your thumb, push it downward
against the force of the follower
spring and rearwards until it is in
position (Figure 13).
Load the cartridges, one by one,
into the magazine. Place the
cartridge on the front of the
retaining lips and, with your
thumb, push it downward
against the force of the follower
spring and rearwards until it is
in position (Figure 13).
FIGURE 12
Press the ambidextrous magazine release and
remove the magazine.
Ambidextrous
Magazine Release
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