Colt Mk Iv Series 80, 90 Pistols Instructions Manual

9.ALWAYSINSTRUCTCHILDRENTORESPECTFIREARMS.Ifyouteach
yourchildrentoshoot,teachthemorgetthemtrainedbyaqualifiedin-
structortotreatandusethepistolproperly,andalwayssupervisethem
closely.Alwaysstresssafetysothatyourchildrenwillnotfirethepistol
whenitisunsafetodoso.
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RANGECAUTIONS
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10.ALWAYSBESUREYOURBACKSTOPISADEQUATEtostopandcontain
bulletsbeforebeginningtargetpracticesothatyoudonothitanything
outsidetherangeshootingarea.THINK!WhatwillyouHITifyouMISSthe
target?...

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LOADINGCAUTIONSI
13.ALWAYSBESUREBARRELBORE,CHAMBERANDACTIONARECLEAN
ANDCLEAROFOBSTRUCTIONS.Cleanafouledpistolimmediatelysothat
itwillfunctioncorrectlyandsafely.
14.ALWAYSUSEONLYCLEAN,DRY,ORIGINALHIGHQUALITYCOMMER-
CIALLYMANUFACTUREDAMMUNITIONINGOODCONDITIONWHICHIS
APPROPRIATETOTHECALIBEROFYOURPISTOL.(SeeTableoninside
frontcover).Gunandammunitionmanufacturersdesigntheirproductswithin
exactingengineeringsafetylimits.Handloadsandremanufacturedammu-...

17.ALWAYSWEARANDENCOURAGEOTHERSTOWEAREARPROTEC-
TIONWHENSHOOTING,especiallyonarange.Withoutearprotection,the
noiseofevenoneshotfromyourpistol,andothergunsclosetoyou,could
leavearingingintheearsforsometimeafterfiring,whilethecumulative
longtermeffectcouldbepermanenthearingloss.
18.ALWAYSWEARANDENCOURAGEOTHERSTOWEARPROTECTIVE
SHOOTINGGLASSES.Flyingparticlescoulddamageeyesandcauseblind-
ness;butprotectiveshootingglassesshouldpreventsuchinjury.
19.ALWAYSKEEPTHESAFETYONWHENPISTOLISLOADEDANDCOCKED...

22.ALWAYSBEABSOLUTELYSUREOFYOURTARGETANDTHEAREA
BEHINDITBEFOREYOUSQUEEZETHETRIGGER.Abulletcouldtravel
throughorpastyourtargetupto1%miles...ifindoubt,dontshoot.THINK!
WhatwillyouHITifyouMISSthetarget?
23.NEVERSHOOTATAHARDSURFACESUCHASROCK,ORALIQUID
SURFACESUCHASWATER.Abulletmayricochetandtravelinanydirection
tostrikeyou,oranobjectyoucannotsee,causinginjury,death,ordamage
toproperty.
24.NEVERDISCHARGEAFIREARMNEARFLAMMABLEMATERIAL.Flame
andsparkseruptfromthefirearmwhendischarged.Theycouldstartafire...

positionotherthanforwardonanemptychamber,toeliminateriskofacci-
dentaldischarge.Whenhunting,holdyourpistolsothatyoucanalways
controlthedirectionofthemuzzle.
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MALFUNCTIONCAUTIONS
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28.FAILURETOFIRE:ALWAYSHOLDPISTOL,KEEPINGITPOINTED
TOWARDTHETARGETORASAFEOPENAREAANDWAIT30SECONDS
whenpistolfailstofire.Ifahangfire(slowignition)hasoccurred,roundwill
firewithin30seconds.Ifrounddoesnotfire,removemagazine,ejectround
andexamineprimer;iffiringpinindentonprimerislight,offcenter,ornon-...

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CLEANINGANDSTORAGECAUTIONS
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30.ALWAYSMAKESUREYOURPISTOLISNOTLOADEDBEFORE
CLEANING,STORING,TRAVELING,LAYINGITDOWN,ORHANDINGITTO
ANOTHERPERSON,sothatitcannotbefiredwhenitisunsafetodoso.
31.ALWAYSKEEPANDSTOREYOURPISTOLANDAMMUNITIONINSEPA.
RATELOCKEDRECEPTACLESOUTOFREACHANDSIGHTOFCHILDREN
ANDUNTRAINEDPEOPLE,tominimizetheriskofpistolandammunition
beingeasilyavailableforloadingandfiring.
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GUNABUSECAUTIONI
32.NEVERABUSEYOURPISTOLbyusingitforanypurposeotherthan
shooting....

SAFETYFEATURES
ColtMKIV/Series80and90semi-automaticpistolsincorporateseveralpositive
safetydeviceswhich,ifproperlyemployed,canminimizethedangerofacciden-
talfiring.Thesesafetydevicesaredescribedonthefollowingpages.
TriggerGuard
TheTriggerGuardisametallooparoundthetriggertoprotectitfromdamage
andtohelppreventaccidentaldischarge.
SlideLockSafety
TheSlideLockSafetyislocatedontheleftrearofthepistoljustbelowtheslide.
WithhammerfullycockedandSlideLockSafetyapplied,upperpartofSlide...

untilitfullyengagesslidelocknotch(SeeFigure2).WhentheSlideLock
Safetyisdown,thesearisfreetoreleasethehammertofirethepistolwhenit
isproperlygrippedandthetriggerissqueezed.
HAMMER
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FIGURE2-SLIDELOCKSAFETY
GripSafety
TheGripSafetyislocatedontheupperrearpartofthereceiver(SeeFigure1).
TheGripSafetyisautomaticallyappliedbyspringactiontopreventrearward
traveloftriggerunlesspistolgripisfirmlyandproperlygrasped.Thefrontofthe
GripSafety(insidethepistolframe)contactsrearoftriggertopreventits...

SafetyStoponHammer
TheSafetyStopisaflat,shelf-likesurfaceonthehammerwhichfunctionsas
anautomaticsafetydevice.Itwillengagethesearintheunlikelyeventof
primarysearnotchfailure.Thiswillpreventthehammerfromfallingfully
forwardunintentionallyandwillinsureagainstuncontrolledautomaticfire.It
alsopreventsthehammerfromstrikingthefiringpinshouldyourhandslipfrom
theslideorhammerwhilecockingthepistol,providedthehammerisrotated
pasttheSafetyStop.ItislocatedsuchthatwhenthesearengagestheSafety...

Disconnector
Thissafetydevicepreventsaroundbeingfiredbeforeitisinthechamberwith
slideandbarrellocked.WhenslideisnotfullyforwardtheDisconnectoris
depressed;itslowerpartdisengagesthesear,sothatthehammercannotbe
releasedifthetriggerissqueezed.However,whenslideandbarrelarelocked,
aspringpushestheDisconnectorupintoarecessintheslide;thislinkstrigger
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andsearsothatthepistolcanbefiredbysqueezingthetrigger.
LUCAUTION:NEVERATTEMPTTOCHECKORDEMONSTRATETHE
DISCONNECTORFUNCTIONWITHALOADEDPISTOL.Pushingonthe...