Colt Mk Iv Series 80, 90 Pistols Instructions Manual

MKIV/SERIES80AND90PISTOLS:
GOVERNMENTMODEL
TM
M1991A1.MODELSCOMBATTARGETTM
COMBATCOMMANDER.COMMANDER.(LIGHTWEIGHT)
COMBATELITE.DELTAELITE.OFFICERSACpeCOLTDEFENDERTM

Copyright@1996ColtsManufacturingCompany,Inc.AllRightsReserved.
Thisinstructionmanualshouldalwaysaccompanythispistol.
Whenyoulend,giveorsellthisfirearm,besurethismanualgoeswithit. 

FRONTSIGHTSLIDE
EJECTIONPORT
IOTHERSIDEI
\
REARSIGH~
FIRINGPINLOCK
(WITHINSLID£!
BARREL
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H~ER
SLIDELOCK
SAFETYNOTCHBARREL
BUSHING
SLIDELOCK
SAFETY
SLIOEST08
NOTCH
DISAS$EMBLY
NOTCH
/
SLIDEITOf
TRIGGERGUARD
FIGURE1-COLTGOVERNMENTTRIGGER
MODELMKIV/SERIES80
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,0
*
RECEIVER
~CAUTION:ALWAYSKEEPANDCARRYYOURPISTOLEMPTY,WITHTHEHAM-
MERFORWARDEXCEPTWHENYOUINTENDTOSHOOT,sothatyourpistol
A
cannotbefiredwhenyoudonotmeantofireit.
iliCAUTION:USEONLYCLEAN,DRYORIGINALHIGHQUALITYCOMMERCIALLY...

SECTION1PRECAUTIONS
READANDUNDERSTANDALLTHEFOLLOWINGPRECAUTIONSBEFORE
REMOVINGTHISFIREARMFROMITSPACKAGE.
ThisColtproductisclassifiedbytheAlcohol,TobaccoandFirearmsDivision
oftheInternalRevenueService,U.S.TreasuryDepartment,asafirearmor
dangerousweapon;itis,therefore,potentiallylethal!
&WARNING:IFTHISFIREARMISCARELESSLYORIMPROPERLYHANDLED
UNINTENTIONALDISCHARGECOULDRESULTANDCOULDCAUSEINJURY,
DEATH,ORDAMAGETOPROPERTY.
&CAUTION:CAREFULLYREADTHISINSTRUCTIONMANUALWHICHGIVES...

NOTICE
Coltshallnotberesponsibleforinjury,death,ordamagetopropertyresulting
fromeitherintentionaloraccidentaldischargeofthisfirearm,orfromits
functionwhenusedforpurposesorsubjectedtotreatmentforwhichitwasnot
designed.Coltwillnothonorclaimsinvolvingthisfirearmwhichresultfrom
carelessorimproperhandling,unauthorizedadjustmentorpartsreplacement,
corrosion,neglect,ortheuseofwrongcaliberammunition,ortheuseof
ammunitionotherthanoriginalhighqualitycommerciallymanufactured...

LISTOFSECTIONS
SECTIONTITLE
1PRECAUTIONS
2M~inFeatures
3SafetyInstructions:
Cautions
SafetyFeatures:
TriggerGuard
SlideLockSafety
GripSafety
SafetyStoponHammer
Disconnector
InertiaFiringPin
FiringPinLock
4Function:
AmmunitionSelection
Loading
ToLoadaMagazine
ToLoadthePistol
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SECTIONTITLE
CarryingModes
Unloading
ToUnload
ColtAccroAdjustable
RearSight28
Firing29
ToFire30
5Maintenance:33
StrippingforCleaning34
AssemblingafterCleaning39...

SECTION
2.
.
MAINFEATURES
TheGovernmentModelMKIVSeries80retainsaqualityofendurance
acknowledgedsince1911.Manualandautomaticsafetydevices,includingthe
Series80FiringPinLock,canbedependedontoserveyoureliablyandsafely
providedyouhandlethepistolproperly.TheDeltaEliteandCombatEliteare
thesamesize,andhavemostofthefeaturesoftheGovernmentModel.
TheCombatCommanderandCommanderModel(Lightweight)semi-automatic
pistolsareidenticalinappearanceandfunction.TheydifferfromtheGovern-...

ColtMKIV/Series80Semi-AutomaticPistols
BarrelMagazine
PistolTypeLengthFinishesCapacitySights
GovernmentModel
38Superor
9mmLuger5Co~Blue9rounds
f
..
notchrear.
Fixedbladefront.
Sightradius5;-
45ACP5-ColtBlue,8rounds
StainlessSteel,
Nickelor
SatinNickel
CombatElrte5Blueslide8rounds
f~-.45ACPw/stainlessreceiveradjustablerear.
38Super
Fixedbladefront.
9roundsSightradius61,
40S&W9rounds
CombatTarget5-MatteBlue8roundsAsabove.
45ACPMatteStainless
DeltaElite5Blue8roundsFIXedsquarenotch
10mmhighprofilerear....

BarrelMagazine
PistolTypeLengthFinishesCapacitySights
CombatCommander4Y..ColtBlue,8rounds3dotfixed
45ACPStainlessSteelfrontandrear.
orSatinNickelSightradius5,4
CommanderModel
(Lightweight)
47445ACPColtBlue8roundsAsabove.
OfficersACP3%Co~Blue6roundsAsabovebut
45ACPorStainlessSteelwithsightradius5Y.
OfficersACP3/.Co~Blue6roundsAsabove.
(Lightweight)
45ACP
M1991A15Parkerized7roundsFixedsquare
45ACPMatteBluenotchrear.
Fixedramped
bladefront.
Sightradius6Y2
MI991AI4Y.(Parkerized7roundsAsabovebut...

SECTION3SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
WewantyoutoenjoyshootingyourColtpistol,butwewantyoutoenjoyit
safely.Youmaybeanexperiencedsafeshooteralreadyfamiliarwiththe
proceduresinthisinstructionmanual,oryoumayneverhavehandledagun
before.EitherwayweurgeyoutoREADTHISENTIREINSTRUCTION
MANUALCAREFUllY.YOUMUSTFOllOWTHESAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
FORYOURSAFETYANDTHESAFETYOFOTHERS.
&WARNING:Whenyousqueezethetrigger,youmustexpecttheguntofire,
andyoumusttakefullresponsibilityforfiringit.Yourcarecanavoid...

3.NEVERTAKEANYONESWORDTHATAGUNISUNLOADED:checkfor
yourselfwithfingersoffthetriggerandgunpointedinasafedirection,so
thatyouneverfirethegunaccidentallywhenyouthinkitisunloaded.
4.ALWAYSMAKESUREYOURPISTOLISNOTLOADEDANDSLIDEIS
LATCHEDOPENBEFORELAYINGITDOWN,ORHANDINGITTOANOTHER
PERSON,sothatitcannotbefiredwhenitisunsafetodoso.
5.ALWAYSKEEPANDCARRYYOURPISTOLEMPTY,WITHTHEHAMMER
FORWARDexceptwhenyouintendtoshoot,sothatyourpistolcannotbe
firedwhenyoudonotmeantofireit....