Kimber Rimfire Pistols Operations Manual
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11 prevents the rearward movement of the trigger. To disengage, grip the pistol grip firmly. This will allow grip safety to move out of contact with rear of trigger, allowing the gun to fire. DISCONNECTOR The disconnector prevents the pistol from firing when the slide and barrel are not fully closed (in battery). If the slide is notfully forward, the disconnector is depressed and disengages the sear so that the hammer cannot drop if the trigger is pulled. With the slide fully forward and the barrel locked, a spring pushes thedisconnector into a recess in the bottom of the slide. The disconnector now engages the sear sothat the hammer can move forward when the trigger is pulled. HAMMER SAFETY STOP The hammer safety stop is a notch on the hammer which prevents it from falling fully forward in the event of primary sear failure. It also prevents the hammer from hitting the firing pin should your fingers slip from the slide or hammer while cocking the pistol, provided the hammer has been moved past the stop. The safety stop is not a manual safety! Do not under any circumstances use the safety stop as a "half cock" position. This misuse can result in damage to the sear, and/or unintentional discharge of the pistol. The safety
12 stop position is an automatically engaging safety feature and should never be engaged by hand! AMMUNITION 1. Use only high quality .22 ammunition. We do not suggest using sub-soonic ammunition. Don’t oil cartridges.Don’t spray aerosol type lubricants, preservatives, or cleaners directly onto cartridges or where excess spray may flow into contactwith cartridges. Lubricant or other foreign matter on cartridges can cause potentially dangerous ammunition malfunctions. Use only ammunition of the caliber for which your firearm is chambered. The proper caliber is permanently engraved on the barrel of your firearm; never attempt to use ammunition of any other caliber. 2. Always use ammunition that complies with the industry performance standards established by the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute, Inc. of the United States (SAAMI). For best results, we recommend quality Standard and Hi-Velocity ammunition. 3. Firearms may be severely damaged, and serious injury to the shooter or others may result from any condition causing excessive pressure inside the chamber or barrel during firing.
13 Excessive pressure can be caused by obstruction in the barrel, propellant powder overloads, or by the use of incorrect or defectively assembled cartridges. In addition, the use of a dirty, corroded or damaged cartridge can lead to a burst cartridge case and consequent damage to the firearm and personal injury from the sudden escape of high-pressure propellant gas within the firearm’s mechanism. 4. Immediately stop shooting and check the barrel for a possible obstruction whenever: - You have difficulty in, or feel unusual resistance in chambering a cartridge, or - A cartridge misfires (does not go off), or - The mechanism fails to extract a fired cartridge case, or - Unburned grains of propellant powder are discovered spilled in the mechanism, or - A shot sounds weak or abnormal. - In such cases it is possible that a bullet is lodged part way down the barrel. Firing a subsequent bullet into the obstructed barrel can damage the firearm and cause serious injury to the shooter or bystanders.
14 5. Bullets can become lodged in the barrel: - If the cartridge has been improperly loaded without propellant powder, or if the powder fails to ignite. (Ignition of the cartridge primer alone will push the bullet out of the cartridge case, but usually does not generate sufficient energy to expel the bullet completely from the barrel), or - If the bullet is not properly seated tightly in the cartridge case. When such a cartridge is extracted from the chamber without being fired, the bullet may be left behind in the bore at the point where the rifling begins. Subsequent chambering of another cartridge may push the first bullet further into the bore. 6. If there is any reason to suspect that a bullet is obstructing the barrel, immediately unload the firearm and look through the bore. It is not sufficient to merely look in the chamber. A bullet may be lodged some distance down the barrel where it cannot easily be seen. If a bullet is in the bore, do not attempt to shoot it out by using another cartridge, or by blowing it out with a blank or one from which the bullet has been removed. Such techniques can generate excessive pressure, damage the firearm and cause serious personal injury.
15 If the bullet can be easily removed with a wood or brass dowel, (using hand pressure only, never "hammer" a bullet lodged in the bore) clean any unburned powder grains from the bore, chamber and mechanism before resuming shooting. If the bullet can not be dislodged by using hand pressure, take the firearm to a gunsmith. 7. Dirt, corrosion, or other foreign matter on a cartridge can impede complete chambering and may cause the cartridge case to burst upon firing. The same is true of cartridges which are damaged or deformed. 8. Don’t oil cartridges, and be sure to wipe the chamber clean of any oil preservative before commencing to shoot. Oil interferes with the friction between cartridge case and chamber wall that is necessary for safe functioning, and subjects the firearm to stress similar to that imposed by excessive pressure. 9. Use lubricants liberally on the moving parts of your firearm. Avoid excessive spraying of any aerosol gun care product, especially where it may get on ammunition. All lubricants, and aerosol spray lubricants in particular, can penetrate cartridge primers and cause misfires. Some highly penetrative lubricants can also migrate inside cartridge cases and cause
16 deterioration of the propellant powder; on firing, the powder may not ignite. If only the primer ignites, there is a danger that the bullet may become lodged in the barrel. LOADING Keep muzzle pointed in safe direction and follow all safety procedures at all times. Practice these steps with an unloaded pistol or dummy ammo until you are completely familiar and comfortable with the procedures. Use live ammo only when you are prepared to shoot. Always use clean, dry, high quality ammunition (of the proper caliber) that meets industry performance standards. 1. To release the empty magazine from the frame, hold hand under magazine and push the magazine catch which is located on the left side of the frame behind the trigger. This will cause the magazine to fall free of the magazine well. 2. To load the magazine, place the round at the top (open end), push down and back making sure that the back of the cartridge is facing the rear of the magazine. Repeat this procedure until magazine is fully loaded.
17 3. Place the magazine in the magazine well in the frame, with the rounds facing forward, and push up until magazine is fully seated. A click will be heard when this is done properly as the magazine catch engages. 4. To chamber a round, hold the pistol in the shooting hand without touching the trigger. Make sure it is pointed in a safe direction.With the thumb and forefinger of the opposite hand, grab the serrations on both sides of the rear of the slide and pull it fully rearward,then release. RETAINING LIP MAGAZINE FOLLOWER FIGURE 3-LOADING MAGAZINE
18 Do not "ride" the slide down to the forward position. Fully release the slide allowing the recoil spring to move the slide unhindered. Keeping your hand on the slide may cause a misfeed, or stop the slide from fully closing. Racking the slide will cock the hammer, strip off the top round from the magazine and chamber it. The pistol is now fully loaded and ready to fire. Keep muzzle pointed in a safe direction and engage thumb safety until ready to shoot. Always unload pistol immediately after use and before storage. NOTE:Our 1911 style Rimfire handgun was designed to function best with Quality Standard Velocity or Hi-Velocity ammunition. When cartridges fail to feed, check the following: A. Substandard ammunition. B. Cartridge overall length too short or too long. C. Bullet nose too blunt. D. Slide is short stroking. Ammo charge is not to SAAMI specs for .22lLR.
19 UNLOADING 1. To unload, first remove magazine as in step 1 of previous section. 2. If all of the rounds from the magazine have been fired, slide will not automatically lock in the open position. Alway visually check to see that the chamber is clear. If magazine is not removed prior to this procedure, any rounds left in it will be chambered, which could lead to an unintentional discharge. The pistol will fire with a round chambered and the magazine removed. 3. Since the slide does not automatically lock in the rear-ward position as a result of firing the last round from the magazine, ypu must rack the slide completly to the rear and engage the slide stop manually by pushing upward into the slide stop knotch. Visually inspect the chamber to ensure that it is clear. 4.Point the pistol in a safe direction.Release slide forward onto the empty chamber by pulling slide fully rearward and releasing or by manually rotating the slide stopdownward past the slide stop notch. Ease the slide closed. Repeatedly allowing the slide to slam closed on an empty chamber will cause premature wear and loosening on a 1911 such as the Kimber.
20 5. Pull the trigger allowing the hammer to free fall forward on the empty chamber. Do not "ease" the hammer down by holding or blocking it. Doing so can mar the sear tip which will result in a substandard trigger pull. 6. To remove any remaining rounds from the magazine, push the cartridges forward until they clear the retaining lips. BREAK-IN PERIOD Before firing the pistol for the first time, Field Strip and clean the firearm following proper procedures. (see DISASSEMBLY, CLEANING and LUBRICATION and ASSEMBLY Instructions in this Manual)Kimbers firearms are quality custom pieces. Our firearms are hand fitted to tight tolerances. For proper Break-in of the firearm shoot 200-300 rounds of Quality Hi-Velocity .22 LR Ammunition, cleaning and lubricatingthe gun every 100-150 rounds. FIRING Always wear eye and hearing protection when shooting.. 1.Point muzzle in a safe direction. 2. Load pistol as previously directed. 3. Grip the frame firmly, depressing the grip safely.