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Operating The Safety Decocking Lever - 10 round magazine

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OPERATING THE "SAFETY" DECOCKING LEVER The ambidextrous, thumb-operated "safety"/decocking lever is located on both sides at the rear of the slide. It has twin finger pieces located on each side of the slide so that it can be conveniently operated by a leftor right-handed shooter. Both finger pieces are serrated for positive manipulation. CAUTION: BECAUSE THE "SAFETY" IS ALSO THE DECOCKING LEVER, SPECIAL ATTENTION MUST BE GIVEN TO THE POSITION OF THE LEVER WHEN CLOSING THE SLIDE - FAILURE TO PLACE THE SAFETY IN THE "OFF SAFE" POSITION PRIOR TO CLOSING THE SLIDE MAY RESULT IN A DAMAGED DECOCKING SYSTEM. WHEN DECOCKING THE HAMMER, ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOUR PISTOL IS POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION. MANUAL "SAFETY" FUNCTION "On Safe"- To place the pistol in the "on safe" position, press the "safety"/decocking lever fully downward with your thumb (Figure 2A). When the "safety"/decocking lever is pressed fully downward, the hammer will move to the decocked position (if it was in full cock position when safety was pressed down). "Off Safe"- To place the "safety" in the "off safe" or ready-to-fire position, press the "safety"/decocking lever forward and up, exposing the red warning dot. The red warning dot appears on both sides of the slide (Figure 2B). With a round in the chamber and the magazine inserted, the pistol is ready for firing with a pull on the trigger. NOTE: This pistol cannot be "on safe" with the hammer in the full cock position. Because the "safety" is also the decocking lever, depressing the "safety"/decocking lever will cause the hammer to move to the decocked position (if the hammer was cocked before you placed the pistol "on safe"). This does require firm pressure on the "safety"/decocking lever. Do not press the "safety"/decocking lever partially downward, leaving the hammer in the full cock position, and assume the pistol is "on safe." It is not. If the hammer does not move from the full cock position to the decocked position, the "safety"/decocking lever is not in the "on safe" position. The hammer cannot be cocked with the "safety"/decocking lever in the "on safe" position. 10

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OPERATING THE “SAFETY” DECOCKING LEVER
The ambidextrous, thumb-operated “safety”/decocking lever is located
on both sides at the rear of the slide. It has twin finger pieces located on
each side of the slide so that it can be conveniently operated by a left-
or right-handed shooter. Both finger pieces are serrated for positive
manipulation.
CAUTION: BECAUSE THE “SAFETY” IS ALSO THE DECOCKING LEVER, SPECIAL
ATTENTION MUST BE GIVEN TO THE POSITION OF THE LEVER WHEN CLOSING
THE SLIDE — FAILURE TO PLACE THE SAFETY IN THE “OFF SAFE” POSITION
PRIOR TO CLOSING THE SLIDE MAY RESULT IN A DAMAGED DECOCKING
SYSTEM. WHEN DECOCKING THE HAMMER, ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOUR PISTOL
IS POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION.
MANUAL “SAFETY” FUNCTION
“On Safe”— To place the pistol in the “on safe” position, press the
“safety”/decocking lever fully downward with your thumb (Figure 2A).
When the “safety”/decocking lever is pressed fully downward, the ham-
mer will move to the decocked position (if it was in full cock position
when safety was pressed down).
“Off Safe”
— To place the “safety” in the “off safe” or ready-to-fire position,
press the “safety”/decocking lever forward and up, exposing the red warning
dot. The red warning dot appears on both sides of the slide (Figure 2B).
With a round in the chamber and the magazine inserted, the pistol is
ready for firing with a pull on the trigger. NOTE: This pistol cannot be “on
safe” with the hammer in the full cock position. Because the “safety” is
also the decocking lever, depressing the “safety”/decocking lever will cause
the hammer to move to the decocked position (if the hammer was cocked
before you placed the pistol “on safe”). This does require firm pressure on
the “safety”/decocking lever. Do not press the “safety”/decocking lever
partially downward, leaving the hammer in the full cock position, and
assume the pistol is “on safe.”
It is not.
If the hammer does not move from
the full cock position to the decocked position, the “safety”/decocking lever
is not in the “on safe” position. The hammer cannot be cocked with the
“safety”/decocking lever in the “on safe” position.
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