Colt Mk Iv Series 80, 90 Pistols Instructions Manual

Toassemblethismagazine,insertthefollowerandspringthroughthebottom
ofthemagazine.Besurethatthetopcoilofthespringisinstalledtowardsthe
frontofthemagazine.Compressthespringandslidethebaselockunderthe
twotabsonthebottomofthemagazine.Depressthebaselockandslidethe
baseunderthetwotabsandtowardstherearofthemagazine.Carefullyalign
theprotrusiononthebaselockwiththeholeinthebaseuntilthebaselock
sticksoutthroughthehole.
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FIGURE16-MAGAZINEASSEMBLY
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MagazineForMostOtherCalibers
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(SeeFigure17)
Toremovethismagazinefollowerandspring,depressthemwithapieceof
wood(penorpencil)abouttwoinchesintothemagazineandinsertathinrod
(smallscrewdriver)throughthelowerofthefronttwoholesinthemagazine
body.Thiswillholdthespringundertension.
Turnthemagazineupsidedownandlightlytapitsothatthefollowerfallsaway
fromthespring;liftoutthefollowerfromthemagazinebody.Pushdownonthe
springtotakeupthespringtension,removethethinrodandallowthespringto...

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MAGAZINEFOLLOWER
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MAGAZINE
SPRING
FlGURE-17MAGAZINEASSEMBLYWITHOUTREMOVABLEBASE
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&CAUTION:ALWAYSUNLOADYOURPISTOLFORSTORAGEANDSTORE
AMMUNITIONSEPARATELY.Keepandstoreyourpistolandammunition
securelylockedandinseparatelocationsoutofreachandsightofchildren.
(Childrenarenaturallycuriousanddonotalwaysbelievetherealdanger
ofguns).
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NOTE:Removeyourpistolfromitsholsterattheendoftheday.Donotstore
yourpistolinanair-tightcontainer,anddonotsealorattempttosealthebarrel
toexcludedust,astheinternalsteelsurfaceismorelikelytocorrode.Usethe
Coltpackagingcase,withapadlockonittostoreyourEMPTYpistol.
I.

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Shouldyourpistolrequireadjustmentorrepair,makesureitisNOTLOADED
andsendittoColts.Forspareparts,seekadvicefromtheDealerwhoshould
haveup-to-dateinformationonhowbesttoobtaingenuineColtparts....

THISGUNISMANUFACTUREDTOPERFORMPROPERLYWITHTHE
ORIGINALPARTSASDESIGNED.ITISYOURDUTYTOMAKESUREANY
PARTSYOUBUYAREINSTALLEDCORRECTLYANDTHATNEITHER
REPLACEMENTSNORORIGINALSAREALTEREDORCHANGED.Thatis
whywesayreturnittoColt.YOURGUNISACOMPLEXTOOLWITHMANY
PARTSTHATMUSTRELATECORRECTLYTOOTHERPARTS.PUTTING
AGUNTOGETHERWRONGORWITHMODIFIEDPARTSCANRESULTINA
DAMAGEDGUN,DANGER,ANDINJURYORDEATHTOYOUANDOTHERS
THROUGHMALFUNCTION.ALWAYSLETAQUALIFIEDGUNSMITH
WORKONYOURGUNANDCHECKANYWORKYOUTHINKWASNOT...

2.Writealetterexplainingtheproblemandyourrequirementsinasmuchdetail
aspossible.Includethemodelnameandserialnumberofyourpistoltogether
withyourreturnaddress,thenencloseitwiththeemptypistolintheColt
packagingcaseorawellpaddedpackage.
3.Donotsendpresentationboxes,accessoriesorammunition.
4.Coltsaddressforreceivingpackagesis:CMCI
TalcottRoad
WestHartford
CT06110
5.Donotindicatethecontents,orincludeCOLTintheaddressonthepack-
agesothataninquisitivethiefisnotattractedtoitbysuchinformation....

SECTION6PARTSIllUSTRATIONSANDLISTS
Thissectionisprovidedsothatyoumayidentifynamesofpartsforyourown
interest.However,foradjustment,repair,orsparepartsinformation,see
Section5,ServicingandRepair.
Seepages56and58forillustrations.
Seepages57and59fordescriptionofparts.
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DESCRIPTION
1.Barrel
2.BarrelBushing
3.BarrelLink
4.BarrelLinkPin
5.Disconnector
6.Ejector
7.EjectorPin
8.Extractor
9.FiringPin
10.FiringPinPlunger
11.FiringPinSpring
12.FiringPinStop
13.FrontSight
14.GripSafety
15.Hammer
16.HammerPin
17.HammerStrut
18.HammerStrutPin
19.MagazineAssembly
20.MagazineCatch
21.MagazineCatchLock
22.MagazineCatchSpring
23.MagazineFollower
24.MagazineSpring
(seeinsert)
25.MainSpring
26.MainSpringCap
27.MainSpringCapPin
28.MainSpringHousing
(arched)
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