Para P13 .45, P14 .45 Instructions Manual

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REASSEMBLY (continued)
STEP 1.Rotate barrel link forward and install the barrel
through the front of the slide.
STEP 2.To install the barrel bushing on the barrel, push
the barrel forward enough to allow you to slide the barrel
bushing onto it. Then push the bushing rearward until it
contacts the slide. Turn it clockwise to engage it in the slide.
STEP 3.Insert recoil guide by pushing it toward the front of
the slide (Figure 12).
Figure 12
SLIDE
RECOIL GUIDE
STEP 4. Slip recoil spring, closed end first, over the front of
the recoil spring guide, until the spring end makes contact
with the base of the guide.
STEP 5. Make sure the plunger lever is down (forward) at
the top of the receiver, and keep it down by tipping the
receiver forward. Wrap your fingers around the front of
the slide to hold the recoil spring assembly in position.
Now you can run the slide onto the receiver to the point
where you can see the barrel link through the slide stop
hole in the receiver. Insert the slide stop pin in and
through the receiver and barrel link. 
						

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STEP 6. Grip the frame with one hand and the slide
with the other (Figure 13). Now push the slide rearward
to properly align the disassembly notch. Snap the slide
stop pin into place by pressing up and against the
slide stop detent.
STEP 7. Push the slide
fully forward. Slip the
recoil plug over the end
of the recoil spring.
Using the barrel bushing
wrench apply and 
maintain pressure on the
plug, gently and gradually
push the spring and plug
into the slide far enough
so that you can rotate the
barrel bushing with the
wrench counter-clockwise
slightly and hold the plug
in place (Figure 14).Figure 13
DISASSEMBLY
NOTCH
FRAMESLIDE
Figure 14
SLIDE
STOP
BARREL
BUSHING 
						

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Figure 15 Now, place your
bushing wrench
over the bushing
and, while pressing
the wrench down
firmly to hold the
plug down, rotate
the bushing
counter-clockwise
until the plug can
snap into place
(Figure 15).
P14•45/P13•45/P12•45/P18•9 and P12•45 Limited ONLY
SIGHT ADJUSTMENT
The rear sight is adjustable for
windage only. Using a 5/64
hex wrench which has been
provided, loosen the hex set
screw located directly in front
of the rear sight notch. You
may now change windage by
moving the rear sight either
left or right in its dovetail.
Remember, always move your
rear sight in the direction you
want your bullet’s impact to go.
BARREL
BUSHING
WRENCHBARREL
BUSHINGRECOIL
SPRING
PLUG
Figure 16 
						

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P14•45 Limited/P16•40 Limited/P13•45 Limited ONLY
SIGHT ADJUSTMENT
First, loosen the locking set screw (Figure 17) on the right
side of the rear sight with the 1.5mm hex wrench which has
been provided. To adjust your rear sight for elevation, use the
largest blade of the screwdriver which has been provided. To
raise the sight and thus raise the impact point of the bullet,
turn the screw counter-clockwise. When
adjustment is complete, retighten locking set screw. To adjust
for windage, turn the screw on the right side of the rear sight
clockwise to move the bullet’s impact to the right; counter-
clockwise to move impact to the left.
NOTE: There
is no locking
set screw for
the windage
adjustment
screw.
ELEVATION LOCKING
SET SCREW
WINDAGE
ADJUSTMENT
SCREW
ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GLASSES AND KEEP
PISTOL POINTED AWAY FROM YOUR FACE, WHEN
PREPARING TO DISASSEMBLE YOUR PISTOL
TO AVOID INJURY TO THE EYES IN THE EVENT
THAT SOME COMPONENT MAY COME FLYING
LOOSE FROM YOUR GUN.
Figure 17 
						

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DISASSEMBLY
STEP 1.REMOVE THE MAGAZINE
and make sure THERE IS NO
ROUND IN THE CHAMBER.
STEP 2.Using the 5/32 hex wrench
which has been provided, unscrew
and remove the front section of the
two-piece recoil spring guide (Figure 18).
STEP 3.Pull back on the hammer spur to cock hammer.
STEP 4.Push the slide down and back to the point where
the slide stop lug is directly opposite the disassembly notch.
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 (Figure 19). Disengage slide stop from
the slide by removing slide stop from the receiver (Figure 20).
Figure 18
Figure 19Figure 20
5/32 HEX
WRENCH
SLIDE
STOPSLIDE
STOP PIN
P12•45/P12•45 Limited ONLY 
						

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STEP 6. Lift the rear of the recoil
spring and guide, then remove
towards rear of slide. Push front
of recoil plug towards rear of
slide, and remove (Figure 22).
STEP 7. To remove the barrel
bushing, turn the bushing
counter-clockwise as far as it
will go and pull it forward, and
out of the slide and off the barrel.
STEP 8. With barrel bushing removed, rotate barrel link
forward and remove the barrel through the front of the slide.
If your pistol requires further work it should be done at an
Authorized Service Center or at the factory.
DO NOT DISASSEMBLE YOUR PISTOL ANY FURTHER.
DO NOT REMOVE OR ALTER ANY PARTS,
ESPECIALLY SAFETY PARTS.
STEP 5.Wrap hand around slide at
recoil area to control recoil spring.
Push slide forward and remove
slide from receiver (Figure 21).
Figure 21
Figure 22
BEFORE PROCEEDING MAKE
SURE YOU ARE WEARING
SAFETY GLASSES AND
KEEP THE MUZZLE OF
THE PISTOL POINTED
AWAY FROM YOUR FACE. 
						

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P12•45/ P12•45 Limited ONLY
REASSEMBLY
STEP 1.Rotate barrel link forward and install the barrel
through the front of the slide.
STEP 2.Slip barrel bushing over
end of barrel, and push bushing
rearward as far as it will go. Turn
bushing clockwise to allow recoil
plug to be installed.
STEP 3.Insert recoil plug by
pushing it toward the front of
the slide (Figure 23).
STEP 4. Place the slide on a table or bench in an inverted
position (sights at bottom). Grasp the front end of slide
with your left thumb and index finger. With your right
hand, carefully compress the recoil spring assembly into
the recoil spring plug from the rear. Use your right thumb
and index finger to carefully compress the recoil spring
assembly toward the front until the guide plate can be
lowered in place just in front of the barrel lug. Make sure
barrel link is rotated back, then lower it in place. While
being careful not to allow the spring assembly to fly out,
slowly turn the slide over (recoil spring assembly at
bottom). Simultaneously wrap your left hand around
the front of the slide to keep the recoil spring assembly
from popping out.
STEP 5. Make sure the plunger lever is down (forward) at
the top of the receiver, and keep it down by tipping the
receiver forward. Wrap your fingers around the front end
of the slide to hold the recoil spring assembly in position.
Figure 23 
						

							Figure 25
DISASSEMBLY
NOTCH
SLIDE 
STOP PIN
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STEP 6. Align the hole in the
barrel link with the slide
stop pin hole. Insert the slide
stop pin partially through
the receiver. Then grip
the
frame with one hand and the
slide with the other. Now
push the slide rearward to
properly align the disassem-
bly notch. Snap the slide stop
pin into place by pressing up
and against the slide stop
detent (Figure 24).
An alternate method of grip-
ping the frame and the slide
with one hand to align the
disassembly notch and insert
the slide stop pin with the
other hand is shown below
(Figure 25).
Figure 24
SLIDE
STOP 
						

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STEP 7. Replace the front
section of the recoil guide
through the center of the
plug, and using the hex
wrench, screw the front
section firmly in place
(Figure 26).
Figure 26
5/32 HEX
WRENCH
CLEANING PISTOL
1. Disassemble (field-strip) the pistol to the extent
described on pages 22 through 32.
2. Clean your pistol by brushing the barrel bore and cham-
ber with a good powder-removing solvent and bore
brush. Wipe the areas clean with patches or a swab.
3. Using a small brush dipped in solvent, remove all
deposits from around the breech of the barrel, chamber,
extractor and adjacent areas which have been subjected
to powder residue. Wipe all surfaces clean with patch or
swab.
4. After cleaning the entire pistol, use a cloth to apply a
light coating of high quality gun oil by passing it once
through the barrel and all other surfaces.
NOTE: Excess accumulations of oil can interfere with the
safe and reliable function of the pistol. 
						

							CLEANING HIGH-CAPACITY MAGAZINE
This should be done whenever cleaning the pistol.
Slide magazine floor plate toward the front of the magazine,
taking care to avoid forcible ejection of the magazine spring
from the body. With the floor plate out of the way, remove
the spring and follower. Clean all components, taking care
to remove any powder deposits on the magazine retaining
lips and follower (Figure 27).
NOTE:Place spring correctly oriented with closed loop
uppermost pointing forward.
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ALWAYS PASS A DRY PATCH THROUGH THE 
BARREL TO REMOVE AS MUCH OIL AS POSSIBLE
PRIOR TO USING PISTOL. FIRING THE PISTOL
WITH OIL, GREASE OR ANY OTHER MATERIAL
EVEN PARTIALLY OBSTRUCTING THE BORE MAY
RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE PISTOL WHICH CAN
CAUSE INJURY, DEATH, OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
BEFORE PROCEEDING MAKE SURE YOU ARE 
WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND KEEP THE 
MAGAZINE POINTED AWAY FROM YOUR FACE.