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9.ALWAYSINSTRUCTCHILDRENTORESPECTFIREARMS.Ifyouteach
yourchildrentoshoot,teachthemorgetthemtrainedbyaqualifiedin-
structortotreatandusethepistolproperly,andalwayssupervisethem
closely.Alwaysstresssafetysothatyourchildrenwillnotfirethepistol
whenitisunsafetodoso.
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10.ALWAYSBESUREYOURBACKSTOPISADEQUATEtostopandcontain
bulletsbeforebeginningtargetpracticesothatyoudonothitanything
outsidetherangeshootingarea.THINK!WhatwillyouHITifyouMISSthe
target?
11.ALWAYSPUTAKNOWLEDGEABLEANDRESPONSIBLEPERSONIN
CHARGETOMAINTAINSAFETYCONTROLWHENAGROUPISFIRINGON
ARANGE.Obeyhiscommandssothatdisciplineismaintainedtoreduce
thelikelihoodofaccidents.
12.ALWAYSCARRYYOURPISTOLEMPTYWITHSLIDELATCHEDOPEN
WHILEONARANGEuntilpreparingtofire,keepitpointingtowardsthe
backstopwhenloading,firingandunloading,toeliminatetheriskofinjury,
death,ordamagetoproperty.
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13.ALWAYSBESUREBARRELBORE,CHAMBERANDACTIONARECLEAN
ANDCLEAROFOBSTRUCTIONS.Cleanafouledpistolimmediatelysothat
itwillfunctioncorrectlyandsafely.
14.ALWAYSUSEONLYCLEAN,DRY,ORIGINALHIGHQUALITYCOMMER-
CIALLYMANUFACTUREDAMMUNITIONINGOODCONDITIONWHICHIS
APPROPRIATETOTHECALIBEROFYOURPISTOL.(SeeTableoninside
frontcover).Gunandammunitionmanufacturersdesigntheirproductswithin
exactingengineeringsafetylimits.Handloadsandremanufacturedammu-
nitionaresometimesoutsidethoselimitsandcanbesounsafeastoblow
upthechamber,slideandreceiverandcauseinjury,death,ordamageto
property.
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15.NEVERDRINKALCOHOLICBEVERAGESORTAKEDRUGSBEFORE
ORDURINGSHOOTING,asyourvision,coordinationandjudgmentcould
beseriouslyimpairedmakingyourgunhandlingunsafe.
16.ALWAYSSEEKADOCTORSADVICEIFYOUARETAKINGMEDICATION,
tobesureyouarefittoshootandhandleyourpistolsafely.
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17.ALWAYSWEARANDENCOURAGEOTHERSTOWEAREARPROTEC-
TIONWHENSHOOTING,especiallyonarange.Withoutearprotection,the
noiseofevenoneshotfromyourpistol,andothergunsclosetoyou,could
leavearingingintheearsforsometimeafterfiring,whilethecumulative
longtermeffectcouldbepermanenthearingloss.
18.ALWAYSWEARANDENCOURAGEOTHERSTOWEARPROTECTIVE
SHOOTINGGLASSES.Flyingparticlescoulddamageeyesandcauseblind-
ness;butprotectiveshootingglassesshouldpreventsuchinjury.
19.ALWAYSKEEPTHESAFETYONWHENPISTOLISLOADEDANDCOCKED
UNTILYOUAREREADYTOFIRE.Thiswillminimizeriskofanaccidental
discharge.
20.ALWAYSKEEPCLEARANDKEEPOTHERSCLEAROFTHEEJECTION
PORT.Spentcartridgesareejectedwithenoughforcetocauseinjury.The
ejectionportmustalsobeunobstructedbyyourhandtoinsuresafeejection
ofliverounds.Neverplacefingersinejectionport;theycouldbeburnedby
hotmetalorinjuredbytheslidemovingforward.
21.NEVERSQUEEZETHETRIGGERORPUTYOURFINGERINTHETRIGGER
GUARDUNTILYOUAREAIMINGATATARGETANDREADYTOSHOOT.
Thiswillpreventyoufiringthepistolwhenitispointinginanunsafedirection.
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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
orcauseflammableliquidsandgasestoexplode.
25.NEVERFIREYOURFIREARMNEARANANIMALunlessItistrainedto
acceptthenoise;ananimalsstartledreactioncouldinjureitorcausean
accident.
26.NEVERINDULGEINHORSEPLAYWHILEHOLDINGYOURPISTOLas
itmaybeaccidentallydischarged.
27.NEVERWALK,CLIMBORFOLLOWACOMPANIONWITHYOURPISTOL
COCKEDREADYTOFIRE,outofitsholster,orwiththehammerinany
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positionotherthanforwardonanemptychamber,toeliminateriskofacci-
dentaldischarge.Whenhunting,holdyourpistolsothatyoucanalways
controlthedirectionofthemuzzle.
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28.FAILURETOFIRE:ALWAYSHOLDPISTOL,KEEPINGITPOINTED
TOWARDTHETARGETORASAFEOPENAREAANDWAIT30SECONDS
whenpistolfailstofire.Ifahangfire(slowignition)hasoccurred,roundwill
firewithin30seconds.Ifrounddoesnotfire,removemagazine,ejectround
andexamineprimer;iffiringpinindentonprimerislight,offcenter,ornon-
existent,havepistolexaminedbyacompetentgunsmithbeforefiringagain.
Iffiringpinindentonprimerappearsnormal(incomparisonwithsimilar
previouslyfiredrounds)assumefaultyammunition;segregatemisfiredround
fromotherliveammunitionandemptycases,reloadandcarryonfiring.
NOTE:Disposeofmisfiredroundsinaccordancewithammunition
manufacturersinstructions.
29.NEVERUSEYOURPISTOLIFITFAILSTOFUNCTIONPROPERLY.AND
NEVERFORCEAJAMMEDACTION,asaroundmayexplodecausingserious
injury,possibledeath,orseveredamagetoyourpistol.
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30.ALWAYSMAKESUREYOURPISTOLISNOTLOADEDBEFORE
CLEANING,STORING,TRAVELING,LAYINGITDOWN,ORHANDINGITTO
ANOTHERPERSON,sothatitcannotbefiredwhenitisunsafetodoso.
31.ALWAYSKEEPANDSTOREYOURPISTOLANDAMMUNITIONINSEPA.
RATELOCKEDRECEPTACLESOUTOFREACHANDSIGHTOFCHILDREN
ANDUNTRAINEDPEOPLE,tominimizetheriskofpistolandammunition
beingeasilyavailableforloadingandfiring.
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32.NEVERABUSEYOURPISTOLbyusingitforanypurposeotherthan
shooting.
33.NEVERDRYFIRETHEPISTOLWHENTHESLIDEISREMOVEDFROM
THERECEIVER,anddonotalterpartsasthelevelofsafetycouldbereduced,
NOTE:PleasenotethatwehavechosentousethewordSQUEEZEinthis
instructionmanualinsteadofPULLorPRESSwhentriggermovementis
described;thisissimplytoremindyouoftheneedforagentlesqueezingaction
toachieveaccuracy.
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SAFETYFEATURES
ColtMKIV/Series80and90semi-automaticpistolsincorporateseveralpositive
safetydeviceswhich,ifproperlyemployed,canminimizethedangerofacciden-
talfiring.Thesesafetydevicesaredescribedonthefollowingpages.
TriggerGuard
TheTriggerGuardisametallooparoundthetriggertoprotectitfromdamage
andtohelppreventaccidentaldischarge.
SlideLockSafety
TheSlideLockSafetyislocatedontheleftrearofthepistoljustbelowtheslide.
WithhammerfullycockedandSlideLockSafetyapplied,upperpartofSlide
LockSafetyengagesslidelocknotchtopreventrearwardmovementofslide,
whileaninternalcamsurfaceengagestheseartopreventforwardhammer
movementwhentriggerissqueezed.Thissafetydevicecanbeappliedonly
whentheslideisfullyforwardandhammerisfullycocked.
ToapplySlideLockSafety,pointpistolinsafedirection,keepfingersoutside
triggerguard,pullslidefullytorearandallowittoreturnsharplyforward,
leavingthehammerinfullycockedposition.PressuponSlideLockSafety
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untilitfullyengagesslidelocknotch(SeeFigure2).WhentheSlideLock
Safetyisdown,thesearisfreetoreleasethehammertofirethepistolwhenit
isproperlygrippedandthetriggerissqueezed.
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FIGURE2-SLIDELOCKSAFETY
GripSafety
TheGripSafetyislocatedontheupperrearpartofthereceiver(SeeFigure1).
TheGripSafetyisautomaticallyappliedbyspringactiontopreventrearward
traveloftriggerunlesspistolgripisfirmlyandproperlygrasped.Thefrontofthe
GripSafety(insidethepistolframe)contactsrearoftriggertopreventits
rearwardmovement.Whenthepistolgripispositivelygrasped,theGripSafety
isrotatedoutofcontactwithrearoftriggertoallowtriggermovement.
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SafetyStoponHammer
TheSafetyStopisaflat,shelf-likesurfaceonthehammerwhichfunctionsas
anautomaticsafetydevice.Itwillengagethesearintheunlikelyeventof
primarysearnotchfailure.Thiswillpreventthehammerfromfallingfully
forwardunintentionallyandwillinsureagainstuncontrolledautomaticfire.It
alsopreventsthehammerfromstrikingthefiringpinshouldyourhandslipfrom
theslideorhammerwhilecockingthepistol,providedthehammerisrotated
pasttheSafetyStop.ItislocatedsuchthatwhenthesearengagestheSafety
Stop,thesearcanbedisengagedbysqueezingthetriggertoallowthehammer
tofallforward.Thehammerwillfallwhenyousqueezethetrigger.Itfalls
becausethesearslidesovertheflatpartofthesafetystoptoreleasethe
hammer.Thisisintentionalbutwillnotallowthepistoltofire.Itwillnotfire
becausethehammerisalreadyalmostfullyforwardwhenitisreleasedfrom
thesear.TheSafetyStopisnotamanualsafetyandshouldnotbeengaged
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byhand.
iliCAUTION:CONTROLHAMMERWITHYOURTHUMBANDALWAYSPOINT
PISTOLINASAFEDIRECTIONWHENSQUEEZINGTHETRIGGERTOLOWER
THEHAMMER.Thiswillavoidaccidentalinjuryintheunlikelyeventofpistol
discharge,butloweringthehammerinthiswayshouldbedoneonlywhen
thechamberisempty.
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Disconnector
Thissafetydevicepreventsaroundbeingfiredbeforeitisinthechamberwith
slideandbarrellocked.WhenslideisnotfullyforwardtheDisconnectoris
depressed;itslowerpartdisengagesthesear,sothatthehammercannotbe
releasedifthetriggerissqueezed.However,whenslideandbarrelarelocked,
aspringpushestheDisconnectorupintoarecessintheslide;thislinkstrigger
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andsearsothatthepistolcanbefiredbysqueezingthetrigger.
LUCAUTION:NEVERATTEMPTTOCHECKORDEMONSTRATETHE
DISCONNECTORFUNCTIONWITHALOADEDPISTOL.Pushingonthe
muzzlewithyourhandoranyotherportionofthebodyisextremelydanger-
ousandcouldresultinaccidentaldischargecausinginjury,death,ordamage
toproperty.
InertiaFiringPin
TheFiringPin,whichisshorterthanitshousing,isheldtotherearbyaspring
andcannotprotrudethroughfaceofslideunlessahammerblowovercomesthe
springforceandtheinertiaofthepin.
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