Browning BDA 380 Owners Manual - Page 19

FIGURE 8 The slide moves rearward about 3⁄4" past the end of the frame. fire or if shooting is no longer imminent. After the last shot is fired, the slide lock on the left side causes the slide to remain back. At this point, we recommend that the magazine be removed and then the slide closed (by releasing the slide release/stop latch), before a loaded magazine is inserted in the pistol as previously described in the "Loading" section. CAUTION: YOU WILL HAVE OBSERVED, BY PULLING THE SLIDE BACK TO COCK THE PISTOL, THAT THE SLIDE MOVES REARWARD ABOUT 3⁄4" PAST THE REAR OF THE FRAME (FIGURE 8). IN SHOOTING, NEITHER HAND SHOULD BE IN A POSITION WHERE IT COULD BE HIT BY THE SLIDE IN ITS REARWARD MOVEMENT, NOR SHOULD UNORTHODOX SIGHTING METHODS BE USED WHERE THE PISTOL IS HELD CLOSE TO THE EYE OR FACE. UNLOADING 1 With the muzzle pointed in a safe direction and the "safety"/decocking lever in the "on safe" position, depress the magazine release on the left side of the frame and remove the magazine. CAUTION: KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER WHILE REMOVING THE MAGAZINE, AND THROUGHOUT THE UNLOADING PROCESS. GRIP THE SLIDE AND DRAW IT SHARPLY REARWARD AND LOCK THE SLIDE TO THE REAR BY RAISING THE SLIDE STOP. THIS WILL CLEAR ANY ROUND THAT MAY BE IN THE CHAMBER AND EJECT THAT ROUND. 2 Visually inspect both the chamber and magazine channel to be sure your pistol is unloaded.The safest way to store your pistol is to leave the slide back and the magazine removed. 3 Strip any loaded cartridges from the magazine by pushing forward on the rear of the top cartridge and sliding each cartridge out, one at a time, as each moves up in the magazine. Also, be sure to fully 18