Owner’s Manual 2016

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16.1. UNloAdiNg tHE piStol
1. If the hammer is cocked, decock it and place the “safety” in the on
safe position as described in Sections 8.1. and 8.2.
2. Press the ambidextrous magazine release and remove the magazine. If
the magazine does not drop out of the pistol, pull gently on the bottom
plate while pressing the ambidextrous magazine release.
3. If the slide is closed, remove the magazine and then pull back on
the slide and eject any cartridge in the chamber. Lock the slide to
the rear by pressing the ambidextrous slide stop up as described in
Section 9.
4. Inspect the chamber to ensure no cartridge is present. Remember
that merely removing the magazine does not mean the chamber
is unloaded.
5. When you are certain your pistol is completely unloaded, release the
slide by pulling rearward on the slide to disengage the slide stop or
press down on the slide stop to allow the slide to move forward slowly
under your control.
6. Decock the hammer and place the “safety” in the on safe position as
described in Sections 8.1. and 8.2.
7. Unload the magazines as explained in Section 16.2.
16.2. UNloAdiNg tHE MAgAZiNE
1. Depress the ambidextrous magazine release and remove the magazine.
2. Unload the pistol and place it in a safe condition as detailed in
Section 16.1.
3. Strip the cartridges from the magazine by pushing forward on the rim
of the top cartridge and sliding each cartridge out, one at a time, as
each moves up in the magazine until the magazine is empty. Repeat
this procedure with all loaded magazines.
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