Manual

YOUR SAFETY

RESPONSIBILITIES

SAFETY IS YOUR NUMBER ONE

RESPONSIBILITY!!!!

At home, in the field, at the range, or anywhere, the first concern

of every firearm owner should be safety. Apply the following safe-

ty rules in every situation, with any kind of firearm. If you feel

uncertain about any operational aspects of your firearm, please

contact Smith & Wesson at 1-800-331-0852, ext. 2905 before pro-

ceeding with its operation.

WARNING: YOU MUST FOLLOW ALL OF THESE

SAFETY RULES TO ENSURE THE SAFE USE OF

YOUR FIREARM. THE FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE

INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS IN THIS MANUAL COULD

CAUSE SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH TO YOU

OR OTHERS AND DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.

As a gun owner, you accept a demanding responsibility. How seri-

ous you take this responsibility can be the difference between life

and death. There is no excuse for careless or abusive handling of

your firearm. At all times handle your firearm with intense respect

for its power and potential danger.

YOUR SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

SAFE STORAGE & TRANSPORTATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

AMMUNITION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

AMMUNITION SELECTION FOR LIGHTWEIGHT REVOLVERS . . 12

MODEL AND FEATURES IDENTIFICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

INSPECTING YOUR REVOLVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

PREPARATION FOR FIRING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

LOADING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

FIRING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

CLEARING MISFIRES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

UNLOADING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

GUNSMITH ADVISORY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

LIMITED WARRANTY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

CONTACT & SHIPPING FOR SERVICE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

CUSTOM SERVICE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

WARRANTY CENTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

APPENDIX “A” INSIGHT

LASER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

S&W BODYGUARD

38 PATENT INFORMATION. . . . . . . . . . . 40