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Safety & Instruction Manual
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YOUR SAFETYRESPONSIBILITIES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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YOUR SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES CONTINUED
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YOUR SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES CONTINUED
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YOUR SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES CONTINUED
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SAFE STORAGE &TRANSPORTATION
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SAFE STORAGE & TRANSPORTATION CONTINUED
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AMMUNITION
FIGURE 1
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AMMUNITION CONTINUED
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MODEL AND FEATURESIDENTIFICATION
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 4
Trigger Guard TriggerGrip
Removable MagazineReversibleMagazineCatch
Front Sight
Frame
SlideSlide Stop
Rear Sight
Take DownLever
Muzzle
AmbidextrousManual Safety
Picatinny-StyleEquipment Rail
FIGURE 3
Lock
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INSPECTING YOURPISTOL
FIGURE 5
FIGURE 6
FIGURE 7
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INSPECTING YOUR PISTOL CONTINUED
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FIGURE 9 FIGURE 10
SLIDE FULLY OPEN SLIDE FULLY CLOSED
FIGURE 8b
Firing Pin is NotProtruding
FIGURE 8c
Firing PinProtruding
FIGURE 8aCheck breech face to verify that Firing
Pin is Not Protruding
Close-up view #1 Close-up view #2
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MANUAL THUMB SAFETY
FIGURE 11
Ambidextrous Manual Safety In SAFE Position
FIGURE 12
Ambidextrous Manual Safety In FIRE Position
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INTERNAL LOCK
FIGURE 13
Internal Safety Key Lock is accessibleonly when Safety Lever is Up
FIGURE 14
Turn Clockwise to Lock
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MAGAZINE SAFETY
LOADED CHAMBERINDICATOR
FIGURE 16
LOADED CHAMBER INDICATOR
FIGURE 15
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PREPARATIONFOR FIRING
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LOADING
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FIGURE 17
FIGURE 19
FIGURE 18
1. Pull FollowerDown
2. Insert cartridge
Showing cartridges in magazine
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LOADING CONTINUED
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FIGURE 20
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LOADING CONTINUED
FIRING
FIGURE 21
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FIRING CONTINUED
CLEARING MISFIRES
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FIGURE 22
FIGURE 21
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CLEARING MISFIRES CONTINUED
FIGURE 24
FIGURE 23
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UNLOADING
FIGURE 26
FIGURE 27
FIGURE 25
FIGURE 28
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SIGHT ADJUSTMENT
WINDAGEADJUST
FIGURE 30
ELEVATIONADJUST
FIGURE 29
R
FIGURE 31
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FIELD STRIPPING/DISASSEMBLY
FIGURE 32
FIGURE 33
FIGURE 35
FIGURE 34
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FIELD STRIPPING DISASSEMBLY CONTINUED
FIGURE 39
FIXEDBARREL
FRAMEASSEMBLY
SLIDE
RECOIL SPRING& GUIDE ASSEMBLY
MAGAZINE
FIGURE 38
FIGURE 36
FIGURE 37
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FIELD STRIPPING DISASSEMBLY CONTINUED
LUBRICATION
FIGURE 40
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FIELD STRIPPING/ASSEMBLY
FIGURE 43
FIGURE 41
This photo shows the hammer in the fired position.
FIGURE 42
This photo shows hammer in the cocked position.
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FIELD STRIPPING / ASSEMBLY CONTINUED
FIGURE 49
FIGURE 47
FIGURE 48
FIGURE 46
FIGURE 45FIGURE 44
Correct positionof guide rod assembly
Incorrect positionof guide rod assembly
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FIELD STRIPPING / ASSEMBLY CONTINUED
FIGURE 53
FIGURE 54
FIGURE 52
FIGURE 50
FIGURE 51
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MAGAZINE
FIGURE 59
FIGURE 55
FIGURE 56
FIGURE 57
FIGURE 58
FIGURE 60Pull-DownButton
Follower - Showingshape of hole that
accepts pull down buttononly one way
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MAGAZINE CONTINUED
Spring
TubeFloor Plate
Pull-DownButton
Follower
FloorPlateRetainer
FIGURE 66 FIGURE 67
FIGURE 61
FIGURE 62
FIGURE 63
FIGURE 64 FIGURE 65
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REVERSIBLEMAGAZINE CATCH
FIG. 70
FIG. 68
SCREWDRIVER
FIG. 69
View From Top -Magazine Catch Spring Rod
In The Notch
View From Top -Magazine Catch Spring Rod
Out of Notch
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REVERSIBLE MAGAZINE CATCH CONTINUED
FIG. 72
FIG. 71
Magazine Catch Removed From Pistol- To Show Notch for Spring Rod
Put the side opposite the notch onthe side of the pistol you want the
release to function from.
FIG. 74
FIG. 73
View From Top -Magazine Catch Spring Rod
In The Notch
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CLEANING ANDMAINTENANCE
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CLEANING & MAINTENANCE CONTD
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CLEANING & MAINTENANCE CONTD
LIMITED WARRANTY
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LIMITED WARRANTY CONTD
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CONTACT & SHIPPINGINFORMATION
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CONTACT & SHIPPING CONTD
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CUSTOM SERVICE
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This handgun is not equipped with adevice that fully blocks use byunauthorized users. More than 200,000firearms like this one are stolen fromtheir owners every year in the UnitedStates. In addition, there are more thana thousand suicides each year byyounger children and teenagers who getaccess to firearms. Hundreds more diefrom accidental discharge. It is likelythat many more children sustain seriouswounds or inflict such woundsaccidentally on others. In order to limitthe chance of such misuse, it isimperative that you keep this weaponlocked in a secure place and take othersteps necessary to limit the possibilityof theft or accident. Failure to takereasonable preventative steps mayresult in innocent lives being lost, andin some circumstances may result inyour liability for these deaths.
The certification below is required only for handguns sold in theUnited States with a barrel length shorter than 3”.Smith & Wesson Corp. hereby certifies average accuracy test resultsfor all new handguns with a barrel shorter than 3” as follows:
7 yards 14 yards 21 yards1.7” 3.9” 6.3”
This certification is based on tests conducted by Smith & WessonCorp. using a fixed handgun, rest and firing ammunition manufac-tured by a member of the Shooting Arms and AmmunitionManufacturers Institute (SAAMI) as defined in ANSI/SAAMI Z299.3-1993.
This certification represents actual tests based on several handguns,selected at random. Your particular handgun may have accuracybetter than the results stated in this certification.
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PATENT INFORMATION
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WARRANTY CENTERS
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