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Obstruction Check, Field Stripping

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OBSTRUCTION CHECK Check the barrel to be sure there are no obstructions in the chamber and bore. The firing chamber is the portion of the barrel into which the cartridge is fed. To make the obstruction check disassemble pistol and look down barrel. Catastrophic failure can result if another cartridge is fired into an obstructed barrel: • Follow the field stripping operations in the following paragraph and disassemble the pistol. • After disassembly, look down the barrel from the muzzle (or front end) so that you can see completely through the barrel to make sure no obstruction exists. • If an obstruction in the barrel is detected, a qualified gunsmith must remove the obstruction and inspect the pistol before it can be fired. • Reassemble the pistol by following the procedures given in the appropriate section of this manual. 92 A1 FIELD STRIPPING WARNING: Make sure the pistol is unloaded. If not, unload it following the "UNLOADING THE PISTOL AND THE FIRING ! CHAMBER" procedure. ! WARNING: Always point the firearm in a safe direction. Keep your finger away from the trigger. NOTICE: It is advisable to carry out the field stripping and the assembly operations over a table to catch components should they drop. • Remove the magazine by depressing the magazine release button (Fig. 10). • Hold the pistol in the right hand and with left forefinger press the disassembly latch release button which protrudes from the right side of the pistol (Fig. 13). While it is held in, rotate the 21

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92
A1
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OBSTRUCTION CHECK
Check the barrel to be sure there are no obstructions in the
chamber and bore. The firing chamber is the portion of the barrel
into which the cartridge is fed. To make the obstruction check
disassemble pistol and look down barrel.
Catastrophic failure
can result if another cartridge is fired into an obstructed barrel:
• Follow the field stripping operations in the following paragraph
and disassemble the pistol.
• After disassembly, look down the barrel from the muzzle (or
front end) so that you can see completely through the barrel to
make sure no obstruction exists.
• If an obstruction in the barrel is detected, a qualified gunsmith
must remove the obstruction and inspect the pistol before it
can be fired.
• Reassemble the pistol by following the procedures given in the
appropriate section of this manual.
FIELD STRIPPING
WARNING:
Make sure the pistol is unloaded. If not, unload it
following the “UNLOADING THE PISTOL AND THE FIRING
CHAMBER” procedure.
WARNING:
Always point the firearm in a safe direction. Keep
your finger away from the trigger.
NOTICE:
It is advisable to carry out the field stripping and the
assembly operations over a table to catch components should
they drop.
• Remove the magazine by depressing the magazine release
button (
Fig. 10
).
• Hold the pistol in the right hand and with left forefinger press
the disassembly latch release button
which protrudes from the
right side of the pistol (
Fig. 13
). While it is held in, rotate the