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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
extend,thenremoveitcompletely.
Toassemblethismagazine,placethespringcorrectlyoriented,i.e.withloop
uppermostpointingforwardintothemagazinebody,compressthespringand
insertathinrodasfordismantling.Placethefollowerinthemagazinetakeup
thespringtension,removethethinrodandallowthespringtoreassertits
influenceonthefollower.
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MAGAZINEFOLLOWER
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MAGAZINE
SPRING
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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.
Anillustrationandlistofpartnamesareincludedinthenextsectionofthis
instructionmanualtohelpyouidentifythepartyouneed,butitisimportantto
notethatallpartsarenotavailableforsale.Thosepartswhichareavailable
shouldbeinstalledbyColtsorbyacompetentgunsmith.Whenorderingparts,
pleasegivepartnameasgivenonthePartsList.Alsogivethecaliber,model
name,serialnumberandmetalfinishofyourpistol,i.e.,whetherblue,nickelor
stainlesssteel.
IMPORTANT:Ifyoumakeunauthorizedadjustmentsoruseunauthorizedparts,
Coltwillnotassumeresponsibilityforthefunctioningofthispistol.
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THISGUNISMANUFACTUREDTOPERFORMPROPERLYWITHTHE
ORIGINALPARTSASDESIGNED.ITISYOURDUTYTOMAKESUREANY
PARTSYOUBUYAREINSTALLEDCORRECTLYANDTHATNEITHER
REPLACEMENTSNORORIGINALSAREALTEREDORCHANGED.Thatis
whywesayreturnittoColt.YOURGUNISACOMPLEXTOOLWITHMANY
PARTSTHATMUSTRELATECORRECTLYTOOTHERPARTS.PUTTING
AGUNTOGETHERWRONGORWITHMODIFIEDPARTSCANRESULTINA
DAMAGEDGUN,DANGER,ANDINJURYORDEATHTOYOUANDOTHERS
THROUGHMALFUNCTION.ALWAYSLETAQUALIFIEDGUNSMITH
WORKONYOURGUNANDCHECKANYWORKYOUTHINKWASNOT
PERFORMEDBYAGUNSMITH.WeatColtthinkthisisasmallpricetopay
forfirearmssafety.
NOTE:VariousFederalandStatelawsandlocalordinancesgovernthetransfer
andtransportationoffirearms,sotaketheadviceoftheDealerinyourstateon
howtosendyourfirearmtoColt.Beforeshippingyourpistol,herearesome
hi.
importantpointstoremember:
ili1.CAUTION:MAKESURETHATTHEMAGAZINEANDPISTOLARENOT
LOADED.
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2.Writealetterexplainingtheproblemandyourrequirementsinasmuchdetail
aspossible.Includethemodelnameandserialnumberofyourpistoltogether
withyourreturnaddress,thenencloseitwiththeemptypistolintheColt
packagingcaseorawellpaddedpackage.
3.Donotsendpresentationboxes,accessoriesorammunition.
4.Coltsaddressforreceivingpackagesis:CMCI
TalcottRoad
WestHartford
CT06110
5.Donotindicatethecontents,orincludeCOLTintheaddressonthepack-
agesothataninquisitivethiefisnotattractedtoitbysuchinformation.
6.Insurethepackagecontentsagainstlossortheft.
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SECTION6PARTSIllUSTRATIONSANDLISTS
Thissectionisprovidedsothatyoumayidentifynamesofpartsforyourown
interest.However,foradjustment,repair,orsparepartsinformation,see
Section5,ServicingandRepair.
Seepages56and58forillustrations.
Seepages57and59fordescriptionofparts.
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MKIV/SERIES80
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)
..
29.MainSpringHousingP!n
30.MainSpringHousingPin
Retainer
31.PlungerLever
32.PlungerSpring
33.PlungerSpringF/P
34.PlungerTube
35.RearSight
36.Receiver
37.RecoilSpring
(2differentspringsfor
OFFICERSACPor
DELTAELITE)
38.RecoilSpringGuide
39.RecoilSpringPlug
40.SafetyLock
41.SafetyLockPlunger
42.Sear
43.SearPin
44.SearSpring
45.Slide
46.SlideStop
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47.SlideStopPlunger
48.StockSet
49.StockScrew(4)
50.StockScrewBushing(4)
51.TriggerAssembly
52.TriggerBarLever
A1.RearSightElevation
Screw
A2.RearSightDetent
Ball(2)
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A3.RearSightDetentSpring
A4.RearSightLeaf
A5.RearSightWindage
Screw
A6.RearSightWindage
Spring
A7.RearSightBlade
A8.RearSightElevation
ScrewPin
A9.RearSightLeafPi~
A10.RearSightElevation
Springs(2)
B1.MagazineBaseLock
B2.MagazineBase
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