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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, page 26). This
movement cocks the hammer
and loads the first cartridge
from the magazine into the
chamber. Allow the slide to
“slam” forward under the force
of the recoil spring. Do not ease
it forward.
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.
As explained in Section 14.1., both 10-round and 15-round magazines are
available for FNP-45 Tactical pistols.
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).
FIGURE 13
Load cartridges one at a time into the
magazine. (15-round magazine shown).
FIGURE 12
Press the ambidextrous magazine release and
remove the magazine.
Ambidextrous
Magazine Release
FIGURE 14
Insert the loaded magazine completely into
the grip of the pistol until it latches in place.