Browning BDA 380 Owners Manual - Page 12

FIGURE 2A FIGURE 2B "On Safe" position. "Off Safe" or ready-to-fire position. DECOCKING LEVER FUNCTION The "safety"/decocking lever also functions as a decocking lever to provide a safer method of lowering the hammer from full cock to the decocked position without having to depress the trigger. With the muzzle pointed in a safe direction and your finger away from the trigger, simply depress the "safety"/decocking lever fully down with your thumb (Figure 3). The hammer will lower to the decocked position. CAUTION: THE HAMMER SHOULD ONLY BE LOWERED TO THE DECOCKED POSITION USING THE COMBINATION "SAFETY"/DECOCKING LEVER. WHEN DECOCKING THE HAMMER, ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOUR PISTOL IS POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOVE THE HAMMER TO THE DECOCKED POSITION BY PULLING THE TRIGGER AND LOWERING THE HAMMER WITH YOUR THUMB AS WITH SOME OTHER STYLES OF FIREARMS. FIGURE 3 NOTE: Be sure to fully depress the "safety"/decocking lever to lower hammer from the full cock to the decocked position. Keep your finger away from the trigger. Be sure the hammer moves to the Depress the "safety"/decocking lever. decocked position. 11