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FiringPinLock
TheFiringPinLockengagesthefiringpintopreventitsmovementuntilthe
triggerissqueezed.Housedintheslide,theFiringPinLockisspringloaded
intoengagementwiththefiringpintopreventitstrikingthecartridgeprimer.
SqueezingthetriggerdisengagestheFiringPinLockbeforethesearreleases
thehammertostrikethefiringpinanddischargethepistol.Thissafetydevice
minimizestheriskofaccidentaldischargethroughmishandlingsuchaswhena
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loadedpistolisdroppedorreceivesablowtothemuzzle.
iliCAUTION:DONOTCARRYYOURPISTOLWITHTHEHAMMERDOWNON
ALIVECARTRIDGE.Todosomeansyoumustlowerthehammer.Tolower
thehammeryoumustsqueezethetrigger.Whenyousqueezethetrigger
youdisengagethefiringpinlock.Thisisnotasafecondition.Instead,we
urgeyoutofollowtheinstructionsinthismanual.Whenyoudo,youcan
enjoythesafeuseofyourpistol.
IMPORTANT:Thesesafetydevicesaredesignedandinstalledinthispistolto
preventaccidentaldischarge.Ofcourse,thisColtpistolisdesignedprimarily
todischargebullets,anditwilldothisefficientlywhenitisloadedandyou
squeezethetrigger.Alwaysexpecttheguntofirewhenyousqueezethe
trigger.
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SECTION4
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FUNCTION
AColtMKIV/Series80and90semi-automaticpistolisreadytofirewhena
loadedmagazineisinsertedintothepistol,theslidepulledbacktocock
hammer,andreleasedtotravelforwardandfeedaroundfromthemagazine
intothechamber.Finalforwardslidemovementlocksbarrelandslidetogether
anddeactivatesdisconnector.
Whenthepistolisgrasped,thegripsafetyisreleasedsothattriggermaynow
besqueezed.Whenthetriggerissqueezedthetriggerbarleveractsonthe
plungerlevertodisengagethefiringpinlockjustbeforetheseardisengages
fromthehammer.Thehammerpivotsforwardundertheforceofthemainspring
tostriketherearofthefiringpin.Thefiringpinisdrivenforwardtostrikeprimer
inbaseofcartridge.
Theenergyimpartedtotheprimerignitesit;theprimerinturnignitesthe
mainpowderchargewhich,inburning,rapidlygeneratesextremelyhighgas
pressuretodrivethebulletdownthebarrel.Riflinggroovesinthebarrel
impartstabilizingspintothebulletsothatitwillfollowamoreaccuratepathto
thetargetwhenitleavesthemuzzle.
Forcerearwardontheslidebreechfacestartsslideandbarrelontheir
rearwardtravel;however,theslideunlocksfromthebarrelonlyaftergas
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pressureisreducedtoasafelevel.Rearwardslidetraveldepressesthe
disconnector,carriesspentcartridgerearwardonextractoruntilbaseofcar-
tridgeisstruckbyejectortopropelitthroughejectionport.
Slidemovementcontinuesundermomentumtofullycockthehammer.Iflast
roundhasbeenfired,themagazinefollowerwillactivatetheslidestoptohold
slidetorear,butifaroundremainsinmagazine,theslidewillmoveforwardto
feedandlockthenextroundinthechamber.Thetriggermustbereleasedand
squeezedagaintofirethenextround.
Coltfirearmsaredesignedtofunctionwithavarietyofbrandsandtypesof
factory-manufacturedammunitionintheappropriatecaliber;butnotall
ammunitionproducesthesameresult.Coltrecommendsthatafteryouread
andunderstandthismanual,yougototherangeandfiredifferentammunition
whichisappropriatetothecaliberofyourfirearm.Onceyoufindthe
ammunitionwhichfunctionsbest,keepusingit.Everytimebeforeloading
yourpistol,examinetheammunition,particularlyonandaroundthe
primer.Lookfordents,scratchesandothersignsofdamage.Donotload
damagedammunition.
NOTE:Extensiveuseof+Pammunitionwillacceleratewearinyourpistol.
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emmImJI

&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
andaroundtheprimer.Lookfordents,scratches,andothersignsof
damage.Donotloaddamagedammunition.
3.Withopenenduppermost,graspmagazineinonehand.Placearoundon
magazinefollowerwithbasejustforwardofretaininglips(seefigure3).
Pressrounddownandbackuntilbaseofroundtouchesrearflatedgeof
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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.
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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).
4.Insertloadedmagazineintomaga-
zinewellwithbulletspointingforward.
Pushmagazinefullyhomeuntil
magazinecatchisheardtoclick
lockingitinplace.
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FINGERGRIPS
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MAGAZINE
FIGURE4-MAGAZINEPARTIALLYINSERTED
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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
Step5)asthisconditionisextremelydangerous;pistolcouldeasilybe
accidentallydischarged,causinginjury,death,ordamagetoproperty.
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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.
-UseMode3whenyouMUSTBEPREPAREDtousethepistol
IMMEDIATELYwithoutwarning.
&WARNING:Whenyousqueezethetrigger,youmustexpecttheguntofire,
andyoumusttakefullresponsibilityforfiringit.Yourcarecanavoid
accidentaldischarge,andyouwilltherebyavoidaccidentaliJ)juryanddeath.
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UNLOADING
CAUTION:ALWAYSUNLOADYOURPISTOLIMMEDIATELYAFTERUSE
ANDBEFORECLEANINGANDSTORAGEtominimizetheriskofaccidental
discharge.
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ToUnloadI
1.BesureyouarefamiliarwithSafetyInstructionsinSection3.Keeppistol
pointinginasafedirection,donottouchtriggerandalwayskeephands
awayfrommuzzleandejectionport.
2.Placehandundermagazinetopreventitfromfallingandpressmagazine
catchtoreleaseandejectmagazine.
NOTE:Ifslideisfullyrearward,Step3doesnotapply.
3.Usingserratedfingergripspullslidesharplyrearwardtoextractandejecta
roundfromthechamber.Keepyourhandsclearoftheejectionporttoallow
roundtoejectwithoutobstruction.Examinepreviouslychamberedroundfor
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dentsorotherdamage;ifdamaged,disposeofitasexplainedinParagraph7.
ili4.CAUTION:KEEPPISTOLPOINTINGINASAFEDIRECTIONWHILE
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YOULOOKINTHECHAMBERTOENSUREITISEMPTYANDSEETHAT
MAGAZINEHASBEENREMOVED.
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5.Keeppistolpointinginasafedirection,allowslidetoreturnforwardonempty
chamberandsqueezethetriggertoallowhammertofallforward.(Ifslideis
heldtorearbytheslidestop,pullslidebackslightly,thenreleaseit).
6.Removeremainingliveroundsbyslidingthemforwardoutofthemagazine.
7.Collectundamagedliveammunitionforsafestorageandfutureuse.Collect
spentcartridgecasesfordisposal.Segregatemisfiredanddamagedlive
ammunitionfordisposalaccordingtoammunitionmanufacturersinstructions.
ColtAccroAdjustableRearSight
Directionalarrowsalongsidethewindageandelevationscrewstellyouhowto
makeadjustmentsintheproperdirection.Adjustmentsforotherthanwindage
andelevationshouldnotbemadebyinexperiencedshooters.
Withatargetat50yards,adjustingthewindageELEVATIONSCREW
screwoneclicktotheright(clockwise)will
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movethesighttotheLEFTandthepointof
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bulletimpact1inchtotheLEFT.Oneclickof
theelevationscrewtotheright(clockwise)
willmovethesightDOWNandpointofbulletREARSIGHT
impactofbulletimpact3/4inchDOWN.
LEAF
WINDAGESCREW
FIGURE5-COLTACCROREARSIGHT
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