Para P13 .45, P14 .45 Instructions Manual

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20. ALWAYS HAVE THE SAFETY ON UNTIL YOU INTEND 
TO FIRE.
21. NEVER WALK OR CLIMB WITH A LOADED FIREARM. 
PISTOLS HAVE SHORT BARRELS AND THEREFORE
EXTREME CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN WHEN HANDLING
THEM BECAUSE THEIR ATTITUDE AND DIRECTION CAN
BE EASILY CHANGED. HOLD YOUR PISTOL SO THAT THE
MUZZLE IS CONTROLLABLE.
22. ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT YOUR PISTOL IS NOT
LOADED BEFORE CLEANING AND STORING IT.
23. NEVER DRY FIRE YOUR PISTOL WHEN YOU HAVE
REMOVED THE SLIDE FROM THE RECEIVER.
ALWAYS STORE GUNS AND AMMUNITION...

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With law enforcement officers and competitive shooters
in mind, Para-Ordnance’s P-Series pistols offer unique
features along with the durability and reliability of a
time-proven design.
The P-Series semi-automatic pistols are quite similar in
appearance while they all function in the same manner.
Among themselves, the pistols vary in caliber, size, weight,
barrel/barrel bushing configuration, surface finish, and 
in the type of metal used for their respective receivers
(steel or stainless steel).
While...

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Para-Ordnance P-Series semi-automatic pistols are equipped
with a number of safety devices (some are hand-operated
while others are passive) that are designed to minimize 
accidental discharges.
HAND-OPERATED SAFETIES
These safeties are activated manually.
SLIDE LOCK SAFETY
This safety device can only be activated when the hammer is
fully cocked with slide fully forward (Figure 1).
Figure 1
SAFETY FEATURES
NEVER RELY ON A SAFETY MECHANISM 
TO JUSTIFY CARELESS HANDLING OR 
POOR MAINTENANCE. 
ALWAYS...

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To engage the Slide Lock Safety you must, while pointing the
pistol in a safe direction with your finger away from the trigger,
pull the slide to its most rearward position and then let it
return all the way forward, freely and with all its force. This
will leave the hammer fully cocked. Then push the Slide Lock
Safety up until it fully engages the Slide Lock Notch (Figure 2).
At this point, the slide is prevented from moving rearward
and an internal cam surface engages the sear to prevent the
hammer...

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GRIP SAFETY
The Grip Safety (Figure 3) prevents the rearward travel of the
trigger, which is necessary to fire the pistol, unless the pistol is
firmly in hand with a positive grasp of the Grip Safety. When
ready to fire the pistol with a firm hold on the receiver, the
forward pressure that is applied to the Grip Safety disengages
this safety device and allows the trigger the necessary freedom
for rearward movement required to fire the pistol.
NEVER COMPROMISE SAFETY. NEVER ALTER 
OR MODIFY THIS PISTOL...

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PASSIVE SAFETIES
THESE SAFETIES ARE ACTIVATED AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT
MANUAL INTERVENTION. DO NOT BYPASS THEM OR 
RENDER THEM INOPERATIVE.
These mechanisms form parts of a safety system incorporated
into your Para-Ordnance pistol and they are designed and
installed for the prevention of accidental discharges that could
otherwise follow as the result of some commonplace occurrences.
NEVER RELY ON A SAFETY MECHANISM TO 
JUSTIFY CARELESS HANDLING OF YOUR PISTOL.
ALWAYS EXPECT THE GUN TO FIRE 
WHEN YOU...

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The action of the P-Series pistols is based on a tilting barrel
design that locks the barrel and slide together at the moment
of firing. After firing, the barrel and slide recoil to the rear for
a short distance still locked together. Following this initial
movement, the barrel tilts downward from its locked position,
permitting full recoil of the slide and the extraction and 
ejection of the spent cartridge cases.
FUNCTION
ALWAYS REMEMBER, THAT WHEN FIRED, 
A SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL RELOADS 
AND...

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2. STOP SHOOTING IMMEDIATELY if you encounter any
other mechanical malfunction while firing your pistol, e.g.,
cartridge has failed to extract, report on firing does not
sound right, powder gas is being “spit out,” cartridge
primer is punctured or cartridge case is bulged or 
punctured. HAVE THE FIREARM AND AMMUNITION
EXAMINED BY A COMPETENT GUNSMITH.
3. FAILURE TO FIRE: KEEP THE MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE
DIRECTION and hold it there for 30 seconds to determine 
if a HANGFIRE (slow ignition) has...

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Figure 4
DO NOT LOAD DAMAGED AMMUNITION.
ALWAYS LOAD YOUR MAGAZINE WITH CLEAN,
DRY, ORIGINAL HIGH QUALITY FACTORY
MADE AMMUNITION THAT IS IN GOOD 
CONDITION AND THE PROPER CALIBER 
FOR YOUR PISTOL (TABLE 1). 
PRACTICE WITH DUMMY CARTRIDGES.
SERRATED 
FINGER
GROOVES
MAGAZINE
CATCH
MAGAZINE
WELL MAGAZINE
FOLLOWER
MAGAZINE 

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2. Load magazine from the top open end, the front of the 
cartridge pointing away from you, with the type and 
quantity of ammunition for your pistol (Table 1). 
Press rounds down and back (Figure 5).
Figure 5
MAGAZINERETAINING LIPS