Owner’s Manual 2016

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.