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BeforefiringyourColtpistol,practiceyourstance,aim,rhythmandbreathing
forsteadyaimwithyourpistolUNLOADED.
Practicefiringonarangebeforegoinghuntingorusingyourpistolforanyother
typeofshooting.
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1.ALWAYSWEARANDENCOURAGEOTHERSTOWEAREARPROTECTION
WHENSHOOTING,especiallyonarange.Withoutearprotection,thenoise
ofjustoneroundfromyourpistol,andothergunsclosetoyou,couldleave
aringinginyourearsforsometimeafterfiring,whilethecumulativelong
termeffectcouldbepermanenthearingloss....

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ToFire
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LU1.CAUTION:READSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS(Section3)-KEEPPISTOL
POINTINGINSAFEDIRECTIONANDDONOTTOUCHTHETRIGGER.
2.Loadpistolaspreviouslydescribed.
3.Grasppistolbystockand,withindex
fingerrestingalongtheoutsideoftrigger
guard,takeaim.Aimbyaligningtarget
withfrontandrearsights.(SeeFigure6)
Afteridentifyingyourtargetandseeing
thatitiscleartoshoot,focusonthefront
sight.Besureyouhaveasafebackstop.
THINK!WhatwillyouHITifyouMISS
thetarget?
4.ReleaseSlideLockSafetybypressing
itdownoutofengagementwithslide...

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willdisturbyouraimandspoilyouraccuracy.Tofirethesecondandsubsequent
rounds,allthatisnecessaryistoreleasethetriggerandsqueezeitagainafter
everyshotuntilyouhavecompletedfiring.
6.THISISASEMI-AUTOMATICPISTOLANDISIMMEDIATELYLOADEDAND
COCKEDREADYTOFIREAGAINAFTEREACHSHOTUNTILTHEMAGA-
ZINEISEMPTY.
NOTE:Thispistolcanbefiredwithoutamagazineinplace.
7.Releasetrigger,removeindexfingerfromtrigger,andapplySlideLock
Safetybypushingitupintotheslidelocknotch.However,ifyouhavefiredthe...

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NOTE:Disposeofmisfiredroundsinaccordancewiththeammunition
h..
manufacturersinstructions
ili8.CAUTION:KEEPPISTOLPOINTINGINASAFEDIRECTION.Unloadas
previouslydescribed.
IMPORTANT:Ifyoucockyourpistolbutdonotfireit,applySlideLockSafety
untilreadytofireIfyoulosetheopportunitytofire,unloadyourpistolas
previouslydescribed.Remember,ifaroundisinthechamberthereisariskof
accidentaldischarge.
&CAUTION:NEVERLEAVEPISTOLCOCKEDREADYTOFIREasthefire
conditionisextremelydangerous,andpistolcouldeasilybeaccidentally...

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SECTION5MAINTENANCE
Likeanyotherprecisionmechanism,yourpistolwillfunctionbetter,lastlonger,
andremainsaferwhenitisproperlymaintained.Followtheadviceinthis
sectiontokeepyourpistolinpeakcondition.Keepyourpistolcleanand
properlylubricatedtoprolongitsreliablelife.
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1.ENSURETHATMAGAZINEISREMOVEDANDTHEPISTOLISNOTLOADED
BEFORESTRIPPINGANDCLEANING,sothatpistolwillnotfire.
2.WEARSAFETYGLASSESincaseyoulosecontrolofsomespringloaded
componentsuchastherecoilspringorplugwhichcouldinjureyoureyes....

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STRIPPINGFORCLEANING
TherearesomedifferencesbetweentheOfficersACP,Compact,ColtDefender
andotherColtpistolswhichmakesitnecessarytoidentifythemseparatelyin
thefollowingprocedure.
A=GovernmentModel,DeltaElite,CombatElite,CombatTarget,Commander
ModelsandM1991A1modelsotherthanthoselistedasBorC.
B=OfficersACPandCompact.
C
=ColtDefender.
1.(A,B&C)EnsuremagazineisremovedandpistolisNOTloaded.Besure
youarefamiliarwiththeSafetyInstructionsinSection3.
BARRELBUSHING
[COU~WIS:~~~~IS
~~)
i
RECOILSPRINGPLUG
A&B...

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2.(A&B)Withmuzzlepointingupward,restpistolonheelofbuttandgrip
safetyonatableorbench.
A
2.(C)Gotostep4.
.
iliCAUTION:THESPRINGSARESTRONGANDCOULDFLYOUTANDINJURE
OREVENBLINDSOMEBODYiftheyarenothandledwithcare.
3.(A)PushslidebackaboutY.inch,pressdownonrecoilspringplug(located
justbelowmuzzle)andatsametimerotatebarrelbushingclockwiseaboutY.
turn,usingbarrelbushingwrenchifnecessary;thiswillfreeplugandrecoil
spring.Keeppressureonplugtopreventitbeingejectedbythespring,then...

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LOCKEDUNLOCKED
BARRELBUSHING

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RECOilSPRINGPLUG
MUSTBEFLUSHWITH
ORSTICKINGOUTONLY
SLIGHTLYBEYONDFACE
OFBARRELBUSHING
Jg!
BOTTOM
-
WHENLOCKED.
\0.
lUGONRECOilSPRING
PLUGMUSTBEFUllY
ENGAGEDINSLOTON
BOTTOMOFSLIDEWHENLOCKED.
RECOilSPRINGPLUG
PUSHEDINAND
TURNEDALMOST12
TURNTOlEFT(OR
RIGHT)INTO
UNLOCKEDPOSITION.
FIGURE8-0FFICERSACPRECOILSPRINGPLUGLOCKEDANDUNLOCKED
4.(A,B&C)Cockhammerbypullingbackonhammerspur.
5.(A,B&C)Pullslidetorearuntillugonslidestopisoppositedisassembly...

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8.(A&B)Liftrecoilspringsand
guideandpullthemrearwardout
ofslide.(SeeFigure10).
8.(C)Compressandremove
recoilspringassembly,then
separateouterspringfromit.Lift
outrecoilspringbushing;See
Figure11.
9.(A)Turnbarrelbushing
counterclockwise,pushbarrel
andbarrelbushingforwarduntil
bushingisclearofslide,then
removebushingfrombarrel.
9.(B)Noaction;proceedtostep10.(Barrelbushingwasremovedatstep3B).
10.(A,B&C)Pushlinkforwardandremovebarrelfromslide.
SAFETYDEPENDSONYOU
6.(A,B&C)Liftoutslidestop.
(SeeFigure9)....

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RECOILSPRINGBARRELLINKFORWARD
IMPORTANT:Donotstripyourpistolfurtherthanpreviouslydescribed.Donot
removeoralterparts,particularlysafetyparts.Ifadditionalmaintenanceis
required,seeServiceandRepairlaterinthisinstructionmanual.
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