Colt Mk Iv Series 80, 90 Pistols Instructions Manual

							
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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.
2.ALWAYSWEARANDENCOURAGEOTHERSTOWEARPROTECTIVE
SHOOTINGGLASSES.Flyingparticlescoulddamageeyesandcauseblind-
ness;butprotectiveshootingglassesshouldpreventsuchinjury.
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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
locknotch.
FRONTSIGHT
REAR
SIGHT
5.Keepingsteadyaim,placeindexfinger
ontriggerandsqueezegentlyuntil
FIGURE6-AIMING
hammerfalls.Dontjerkthetriggerasyou
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willdisturbyouraimandspoilyouraccuracy.Tofirethesecondandsubsequent
rounds,allthatisnecessaryistoreleasethetriggerandsqueezeitagainafter
everyshotuntilyouhavecompletedfiring.
6.THISISASEMI-AUTOMATICPISTOLANDISIMMEDIATELYLOADEDAND
COCKEDREADYTOFIREAGAINAFTEREACHSHOTUNTILTHEMAGA-
ZINEISEMPTY.
NOTE:Thispistolcanbefiredwithoutamagazineinplace.
7.Releasetrigger,removeindexfingerfromtrigger,andapplySlideLock
Safetybypushingitupintotheslidelocknotch.However,ifyouhavefiredthe
lastroundfromthemagazinetheslidewillstaytotherearandyouwillbe
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unabletoapplytheSlideLockSafety.
iliCAUTION:IFPISTOLFAILSTOFIRE,HOLDIT,KEEPINGITPOINTEDTO-
WARDTHETARGETORSAFEOPENAREAANDWAIT30SECONDS.Ifa
hangfire(slowignition)hasoccurred,roundwillfirewithin30seconds.If
rounddoesnotfire,removemagazine,ejectroundandexamineprimer.If
firingpinindentonprimerislight,offcenterornonexistent,havepistol
examinedbyacompetentgunsmithbeforefiringagain.Iffiringpinonprimer
appearsnormal(incomparisonwithsimilarpreviouslyfiredrounds)assume
faultyammunition;segregatemisfiredroundfromotherliveammunition
andemptycases;reloadandcarryonfiring.
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NOTE:Disposeofmisfiredroundsinaccordancewiththeammunition
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manufacturersinstructions
ili8.CAUTION:KEEPPISTOLPOINTINGINASAFEDIRECTION.Unloadas
previouslydescribed.
IMPORTANT:Ifyoucockyourpistolbutdonotfireit,applySlideLockSafety
untilreadytofireIfyoulosetheopportunitytofire,unloadyourpistolas
previouslydescribed.Remember,ifaroundisinthechamberthereisariskof
accidentaldischarge.
&CAUTION:NEVERLEAVEPISTOLCOCKEDREADYTOFIREasthefire
conditionisextremelydangerous,andpistolcouldeasilybeaccidentally
dischargedcausinginjury,death,ordamagetoproperty.
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SECTION5MAINTENANCE
Likeanyotherprecisionmechanism,yourpistolwillfunctionbetter,lastlonger,
andremainsaferwhenitisproperlymaintained.Followtheadviceinthis
sectiontokeepyourpistolinpeakcondition.Keepyourpistolcleanand
properlylubricatedtoprolongitsreliablelife.
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1.ENSURETHATMAGAZINEISREMOVEDANDTHEPISTOLISNOTLOADED
BEFORESTRIPPINGANDCLEANING,sothatpistolwillnotfire.
2.WEARSAFETYGLASSESincaseyoulosecontrolofsomespringloaded
componentsuchastherecoilspringorplugwhichcouldinjureyoureyes.
3.NEVERDRYFIRETHEPISTOLWHENTHESLIDEISREMOVEDFROM
THERECEIVER,anddonotalterpartsasthelevelofsafetycouldbereduced.
NOTE:Forceisunnecessaryandshouldneverbeusedtostriporassemble
yourpistol.
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STRIPPINGFORCLEANING
TherearesomedifferencesbetweentheOfficersACP,Compact,ColtDefender
andotherColtpistolswhichmakesitnecessarytoidentifythemseparatelyin
thefollowingprocedure.
A=GovernmentModel,DeltaElite,CombatElite,CombatTarget,Commander
ModelsandM1991A1modelsotherthanthoselistedasBorC.
B=OfficersACPandCompact.
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=ColtDefender.
1.(A,B&C)EnsuremagazineisremovedandpistolisNOTloaded.Besure
youarefamiliarwiththeSafetyInstructionsinSection3.
BARRELBUSHING
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RECOILSPRINGPLUG
A&B
FIGURE7-RELEASINGSPRINGTENSION
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(CLOCKWISE)
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2.(A&B)Withmuzzlepointingupward,restpistolonheelofbuttandgrip
safetyonatableorbench.
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2.(C)Gotostep4.
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iliCAUTION:THESPRINGSARESTRONGANDCOULDFLYOUTANDINJURE
OREVENBLINDSOMEBODYiftheyarenothandledwithcare.
3.(A)PushslidebackaboutY.inch,pressdownonrecoilspringplug(located
justbelowmuzzle)andatsametimerotatebarrelbushingclockwiseaboutY.
turn,usingbarrelbushingwrenchifnecessary;thiswillfreeplugandrecoil
spring.Keeppressureonplugtopreventitbeingejectedbythespring,then
allowplugandspringtograduallyextendoutoftheslide.(SeeFigure7).
Rotateplugcounterclockwiseandremovefromspring.
NOTE:Thereare2recoilspringsintheOfficersACP,CompactandDeltaElite,
onespringinsidetheother.
3.(B)Pressdownonrecoilspringplug(locatedjustbelowmuzzle)andatsame
timerotatebarrelbushingcounterclockwiseaboutY.turn(SeeFigure7);then
pullbushingforwardandout.Usingascrewdriver,pushtherecoilspringplugin
andturnitabout%turntoleltorright.(SeeFigure8).Controlthespringforce
asyoucarefullyallowtheplugandtworecoilspringstoextendoutoftheslide.
Removeplugfromsprings.(SeeFigure7).
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LOCKEDUNLOCKED
BARRELBUSHING

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RECOilSPRINGPLUG
MUSTBEFLUSHWITH
ORSTICKINGOUTONLY
SLIGHTLYBEYONDFACE
OFBARRELBUSHING
Jg!
BOTTOM
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WHENLOCKED.
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lUGONRECOilSPRING
PLUGMUSTBEFUllY
ENGAGEDINSLOTON
BOTTOMOFSLIDEWHENLOCKED.
RECOilSPRINGPLUG
PUSHEDINAND
TURNEDALMOST12
TURNTOlEFT(OR
RIGHT)INTO
UNLOCKEDPOSITION.
FIGURE8-0FFICERSACPRECOILSPRINGPLUGLOCKEDANDUNLOCKED
4.(A,B&C)Cockhammerbypullingbackonhammerspur.
5.(A,B&C)Pullslidetorearuntillugonslidestopisoppositedisassembly
notch(SeeFigure9)andpushroundedendofpinofslidestop(onrightof
receiver)inwardandthroughreceivertodisengageslidestopfromslide.
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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.
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6.(A,B&C)Liftoutslidestop.
(SeeFigure9).
7.(A,B&C)Pushslideforward
offthereceiver.
DISASSEMBLYNOTCH
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SLIDESTOP
FIGURE9-REMOVINGSLIDESTOP
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RECOILSPRINGBARRELLINKFORWARD
IMPORTANT:Donotstripyourpistolfurtherthanpreviouslydescribed.Donot
removeoralterparts,particularlysafetyparts.Ifadditionalmaintenanceis
required,seeServiceandRepairlaterinthisinstructionmanual.
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