Colt Mk Iv Series 80, 90 Pistols Instructions Manual

FiringPinLock
TheFiringPinLockengagesthefiringpintopreventitsmovementuntilthe
triggerissqueezed.Housedintheslide,theFiringPinLockisspringloaded
intoengagementwiththefiringpintopreventitstrikingthecartridgeprimer.
SqueezingthetriggerdisengagestheFiringPinLockbeforethesearreleases
thehammertostrikethefiringpinanddischargethepistol.Thissafetydevice
minimizestheriskofaccidentaldischargethroughmishandlingsuchaswhena
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loadedpistolisdroppedorreceivesablowtothemuzzle....

SECTION4
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FUNCTION
AColtMKIV/Series80and90semi-automaticpistolisreadytofirewhena
loadedmagazineisinsertedintothepistol,theslidepulledbacktocock
hammer,andreleasedtotravelforwardandfeedaroundfromthemagazine
intothechamber.Finalforwardslidemovementlocksbarrelandslidetogether
anddeactivatesdisconnector.
Whenthepistolisgrasped,thegripsafetyisreleasedsothattriggermaynow
besqueezed.Whenthetriggerissqueezedthetriggerbarleveractsonthe
plungerlevertodisengagethefiringpinlockjustbeforetheseardisengages...

pressureisreducedtoasafelevel.Rearwardslidetraveldepressesthe
disconnector,carriesspentcartridgerearwardonextractoruntilbaseofcar-
tridgeisstruckbyejectortopropelitthroughejectionport.
Slidemovementcontinuesundermomentumtofullycockthehammer.Iflast
roundhasbeenfired,themagazinefollowerwillactivatetheslidestoptohold
slidetorear,butifaroundremainsinmagazine,theslidewillmoveforwardto
feedandlockthenextroundinthechamber.Thetriggermustbereleasedand
squeezedagaintofirethenextround....

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&CAUTION:TOMINIMIZERISKOFUNINTENTIONALDISCHARGE,LOAD
LIVEAMMUNITIONINTOPISTOLONLYWHENYOUINTENDTOSHOOT,AND
THENKEEPANEMPTYCHAMBERUNDERTHEHAMMER.
&CAUTION:ALWAYSEXERCISEEXTREMECARETOKEEPMUZZLEPOINT-
INGINASAFEDIRECTION,WELLCLEAROFYOURBODY,particularlywhen
loadingandunloading.
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ToLoadAMagazineI
~1.CAUTION:READSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS(Section3).
2.Useonlyammunitionrecommendedinsidefrontcoverofthisinstruction
manualassuitableforyourpistol.Examinetheammunition,particularlyon...

magazine.Placenextroundontopofpreviousroundandpressdownand
back.Repeatuntilmagazineisloaded,butdoNOTexceeditscapacity.For
magazinecapacity,seeSection2-MainFeatures.
RETAINING
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FIGURE3-LOADINGMAGAZINE
&CAUTION:TOMINIMIZERISKOFUNINTENTIONALDISCHARGE,LOAD
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LIVEAMMUNITIONINTOPISTOLONLYWHENYOUAREABOUTTOSHOOT.
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ToLoadThePistolI
,ili1.CAUTION:READSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS(Section3)-KEEPPISTOL
POINTINGINSAFEDIRECTIONANDDONOTTOUCHTHETRIGGER.
SAFETYDEPENDSONYOU
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2.Removemagazinefrompistol.Place
yourhandundermagazinetopreventit
fromfalling.Pressmagazinecatch
(locatedonleftofpistolbehindtrigger
guard)todropthemagazineoutofthe
magazinewell.(SeeFigure4).
3.Holdpistolbystockwithonehand.
Keepotherhandclearofejectionport
andgraspserratedfingergripsonboth
sidesofslide.Pullslidebackslightly
andLOOKINCHAMBERTOENSURE
ITISEMPTY;allowslidetoreturn
forward.(Ifslidewasfullytorear,
releasecockedhammerbysqueezing
triggerafterensuringchamberis
empty)....

IMPORTANT:Donotstrikebaseofmagazinetodriveithome-justpushit
firmlyintopistol.Otherwise,youcoulddamagemagazineandinjureyourhand.
5.Whenyouarereadytoshoot.griptheslideasdescribedinStep3andpullit
fullyrearwardtocockthehammer.Releaseslidetofeedaroundfromthe
magazineintothechamber.THEPISTOLISNOWLOADED,COCKEDAND
READYTOFIRE.
6.Applyslidelocksafetybypushingituptopreventthehammerfallingforward
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iftriggerismoved.
.iliCAUTION:NEVERLEAVEPISTOLCOCKEDANDREADYTOFIRE(asin...

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NOTE:Thispistolmaybecarriedinanyoneofthefollowingthreemodes
accordingtoyourneeds:
Mode1:-MAGAZINEEMPTY,CHAMBEREMPTY.
-Pistolcannotbedischarged.
-UseMode1forstorage,transporting,cleaning,repair,
demonstratinganddrypractice.
Mode2:-MAGAZINELOADED,CHAMBEREMPTY,HAMMERDOWN.
-Pistolcannotbefireduntilslideiscycledandtriggerissqueezed.
-UseMode2whenCARRYINGTHEPISTOLREADYFORUSE.
Mode3:-MAGAZINELOADED,CHAMBERLOADED,HAMMER
COCKED,SAFETYON.
-Pistolcanbefiredwhenslidelocksafetyisoffandtrigger
issqueezed....

UNLOADING
CAUTION:ALWAYSUNLOADYOURPISTOLIMMEDIATELYAFTERUSE
ANDBEFORECLEANINGANDSTORAGEtominimizetheriskofaccidental
discharge.
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ToUnloadI
1.BesureyouarefamiliarwithSafetyInstructionsinSection3.Keeppistol
pointinginasafedirection,donottouchtriggerandalwayskeephands
awayfrommuzzleandejectionport.
2.Placehandundermagazinetopreventitfromfallingandpressmagazine
catchtoreleaseandejectmagazine.
NOTE:Ifslideisfullyrearward,Step3doesnotapply....

5.Keeppistolpointinginasafedirection,allowslidetoreturnforwardonempty
chamberandsqueezethetriggertoallowhammertofallforward.(Ifslideis
heldtorearbytheslidestop,pullslidebackslightly,thenreleaseit).
6.Removeremainingliveroundsbyslidingthemforwardoutofthemagazine.
7.Collectundamagedliveammunitionforsafestorageandfutureuse.Collect
spentcartridgecasesfordisposal.Segregatemisfiredanddamagedlive
ammunitionfordisposalaccordingtoammunitionmanufacturersinstructions.
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