Browning Buck Mark 22 Owners Manual - Page 10

firing never chamber a cartridge or move the "safety" from the oN safe position unless shooting is imminent. Always keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction. Failure to follow these warnings could result in serious injury or death. DO NOT USE UNORTHODOX SIGHTING METHODS. You will have observed when cocking the pistol that the slide moves rearward about one inch past the rear of the frame. To prevent the slide from causing injury in its rearward movement when you are shooting, keep THE PISTOL away from THE EYEs or face, and neither hand should be in a position where it could be hit by the slide. 1 Load a cartridge into the chamber as explained previously. Immediately place the "safety" in the on safe position. 2 With a cartridge in the chamber, you need only move the "safety" to the off safe position to make the pistol ready for firing. 3 When ready to fire, move the "safety" down into the off safe position, take aim and squeeze the trigger. After a cartridge has been fired, the slide moves rearward, ejects the empty case, then returns forward loading a fresh cartridge from the magazine. You may continue to fire the pistol until the magazine is empty by pulling the trigger to fire each cartridge. After the last cartridge is fired, the slide release/stop latch automatically holds the slide in its open or rearward position. If firing is no longer imminent, remove the magazine and close the slide by pushing down on the slide release/stop latch. After the last cartridge has been fired, or when shooting is no longer imminent, immediately PLACE THE "SAFETY" IN THE ON 16 SAFE POSITION. Failure to follow these warnings could result in serious injury or death. 4 If the magazine is empty and you wish to continue shooting, follow the instructions in "Loading" on page 13. If you are finished shooting, follow the instructions in "Unloading" on page 17. When reloading the pistol, it is recommended that you inspect the chamber to be sure it is empty, then close the slide and place the manual thumb "safety" in the on safe position. To reduce the chance of inadvertently feeding a cartridge into the chamber from the magazine, always close the slide using the slide release/stop latch and place the "safety" in the on safe position before inserting a loaded magazine. If your pistol is to be put away and stored, do not insert a loaded magazine in the pistol. The chamber and magazine should remain empty. Unloading while unloading your pistol Always keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction, and your fingers away from the trigger. Failure to follow these warnings could result in serious injury or death. Unloading the pistol 1 Depress the magazine release and remove the magazine. Remember, merely removing the magazine does not mean the chamber is unloaded. 2 Slide the manual thumb "safety" down into the off safe position. 3 Pull back on the slide and eject the cartridge in the chamber. Lock the slide to the rear by sliding the slide release/stop latch up. 4 Inspect the chamber to ensure no cartridge is present. 17