Para LDA Instructions Manual

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3. Insert an EMPTYmagazine (one with no cartridges in it)
into the frame of the pistol. Pull back on the slide, by
grasping the serrated sides of the slide from the rear, until
the Magazine Follower pushes the Slide Stop up into the
Slide Stop Notch on the slide (Figure 4). The slide is now
locked open in its rearward position and the hammer is
back with the cocking cam cocked.
4. Remove the empty magazine from your pistol by pressing
on the Magazine Catch button (Figure 4). NOTE: As the
magazine will...

NEVER LEAVE YOUR PISTOL IN THE COCKED
AND READY TO FIRE POSITION. 
THIS CONDITION IS EXTREMELY 
DANGEROUS.
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UNLOADING
Always unload your pistol immediately after use and before
cleaning and storage. BEFORE PROCEEDING MAKE SURE
YOU ARE WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND KEEP THE
PISTOL POINTED AWAY FROM YOUR FACE.
FOLLOW THIS UNLOADING SEQUENCE EXACTLY IN ORDER
TO AVOID THE POSSIBILITY OF THE CHAMBER BEING 
UNINTENTIONALLY LOADED WITH A LIVE CARTRIDGE.
1. WITH THE MUZZLE ALWAYS POINTED IN A SAFE 
DIRECTION,...

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4. With pistol still pointing in a safe direction, release the
slide and allow it to snap forward on the empty chamber
and then press the trigger and let the hammer cycle back
and forward. NOTE:If the slide is locked open to its rear-
ward position, pull the slide back slightly and then release it.
5. 
If the magazine contains any cartridges, hold it with the
bullet end of the cartridges pointing away from you and
press each cartridge forward and out of the magazine.
6. SEGREGATE MISFIRED AND DAMAGED...

THIS IS A SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL THAT
WHEN FIRED, AUTOMATICALLY RELOADS AND
RECOCKS ITSELF AND IS READY TO FIRE AGAIN
SIMPLY BY PRESSING THE TRIGGER.
4. Immediately following the firing of a shot, and if a 
subsequent shot is not to be fired at once, apply the
Slide Lock Safety by pushing it into the slide lock notch.
However, if the last round has already been fired from 
the magazine the slide will be locked to the rear with the
engagement of the Slide Stop and the Slide Lock Safety 
cannot be applied....

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DISASSEMBLY
Due to some differences in the various LDA models, it is 
necessary, for the purposes of these disassembly instructions,
that these specific pistols be identified separately for certain
steps in the procedure.
Carefully follow the steps that apply to your specific model
pistol for disassembly.
ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GLASSES AND KEEP
PISTOL POINTED AWAY FROM YOUR FACE, WHEN
PREPARING TO STRIP AND CLEAN YOUR PISTOL
TO AVOID INJURY TO THE EYES IN THE EVENT
THAT SOME COMPONENT MAY COME FLYING...

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STEP 3.
Using the barrel bushing
wrench provided press
down the recoil spring
plug (located below the
muzzle) while at the same
time, rotating the barrel
bushing clockwise for
about a quarter (1/4) turn
so as to free the plug and
recoil spring (Figure 6).
Continue to apply pressure on
the recoil spring plug to prevent
ejection of it and the spring.
Then gently and gradually
allow the spring and the recoil
spring plug to extend out of the
slide (Figure 7).
(C7.45 LDA ONLY)Using the
5/32 hex wrench...

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Figure 9
Figure 10
Figure 11
RECOIL
SPRING 
PLUG
RECOIL
SPRING 
PLUG
BARREL BUSHINGThen pull bushing out
with an upward motion
(Figure 9).
With a screwdriver push
the recoil spring plug in
and turn it about 1/2
turn in either direction
(Figure 10). As you con-
tinue to control the force
on the recoil spring,
carefully allow the plug
and spring to extend out
of the slide. Remove plug
from spring (Figure 11). 

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Figure 12
DISASSEMBLY NOTCH SLIDE STOP
SLIDE STOP
Figure 13 Disengage slide stop from the slide by removing slide stop
completely from the receiver (Figure 13).
BEFORE PROCEEDING MAKE SURE YOU ARE WEAR-
ING SAFETY GLASSES AND KEEP THE MUZZLE OF
THE PISTOL POINTED AWAY FROM YOUR FACE.
STEP 4.(ALL LDA PISTOLS EXCEPT C7.45 LDA/C6.45 LDA)
With the Grip Safety depressed, push the slide back to the
point that the slide stop lug is directly opposite the 
disassembly notch (Figure 12). Then push the rounded...

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STEP 4 Con’t. (C7.45 LDA/C6.45 LDA ONLY)With the pistol
unloaded and the muzzle pointing in a safe direction,
depress the grip safety while pushing the slide back to the
point that the slide stop lug is directly opposite the disassembly
notch (Figure 14). Then push the rounded end of the slide
stop pin, on the right side of the receiver, inward and
through the receiver and out the left side.
CAUTION: the recoil spring is partially compressed during
and after this step.
While holding the slide
firmly,...

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STEP 5. (ALL LDA PISTOLS)Push slide forward and remove
slide from the receiver.
(C7.45 LDA ONLY)Wrap hand
around the slide at the dustshield
area to control the recoil spring and
recoil spring guide head 
(Figure 16).
(C6.45 LDA ONLY) The recoil spring
is still partially compressed. Use care
to prevent it from becoming
disengaged from the slide.
STEP 6. (ALL PISTOLS EXCEPT C7.45 LDA AND C6.45
LDA)Lift recoil spring guide and pull it
toward the rear and out of the slide.
(C7.45 LDA ONLY)Lift the rear...