Ruger Carbines PS9 Instruction Manual
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INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR For Product Service on This Model Please Call: (520) 778-6555 (See p. 23) STURM, RUGER & Company, Inc. Southport, Connecticut 06490 U.S.A. THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL SHOULD ALWAYS ACCOMPANY THIS FIREARM AND BE TRANS- FERRED WITH IT UPON CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP, OR WHEN THE FIREARM IS LOANED OR PRE- SENTED TO ANOTHER PERSON. G 4/01 R2 READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS IN THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS FIREARM ! BLUED STEELCALIBERS 9MM &. 40 Auto RUGER ® CARBINE PC9, PC4, PC9GR &...
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2 This firearm was originally sold with a key-operated locking device. While it can help provide secure storage for your unloadedfirearm, any locking device can fail. All guns are designed to fire if they are loaded and the trigger is pulled. Therefore, never install the locking device inside the trigger guard or in any way that it can possibly pull the trigger!Do not leave the keys in the lock. The ultimate responsibility for secure storage of any firearm must depend upon its owner and his or her...
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FIREARMS SAFETY-YOUR RESPONSIBILITY SAFETY MUST BE THE FIRST AND CONSTANT CONSIDERATION OF EVERY PERSON WHO HANDLES FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION. This Instruction Manual is designed to assist you in learning how to use and care for your RUGER®CARBINEproperly. Please contact us if you have any questions about it. Only when you are certain you fully understand the Manual and can properly carry out its instructions should you practice loading, etc. with live ammunition. If you have any doubts about your ability...
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WARNING–ALTERATIONS This product was designed to func- tion properly in its original condi- tion. Alterations can make it unsafe. Do not alter any part or add or sub- stitute parts or accessories not made by Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc. DO NOT ALTER ANY GUN ! 4 ! FIREARMS ARE DANGEROUS WEAPONS– READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS IN THIS MANUAL THOROUGHLY AND CAREFULLY BEFORE USING. GENERAL INFORMATION AND MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS The RUGER®CARBINEis an autoloading rifle chambered for either the 9mm Luger...
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5 Because the bullet offers the least resistance, it moves out of the cartridge case and exits the muzzle. The bolt then moves rearward automatically, extracting and ejecting the fired cartridge case, and at the same time cocking the hammer and compressing the guide rod/recoil spring assembly, etc., as described above. Once the trigger is released, the rifle is ready to fire again. Each time the trigger is pulled and released, the same cycle is repeated until there are no more cartridges in the magazine...
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6 OPERATION OF SAFETY The RUGER®CARBINE has a cross-button safety which is located in the rear portion of the trigger guard (Figure 1, p. 5). The safety is “on” when it protrudes fully from the right side (the cocking handle side) of the trigger guard, as shown in Figure 1, p. 5. In this position, the gun cannot be fired from a normal pull on the trigger. The safety should always be in the “on” (safe) position except when the shooter is actually firing the gun. The safety should be moved to the “on”...
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7 THE SLIDE STOP The slide stop is located on the left side of the receiver (see Figure 1, p. 5). The slide stop is the manually operated means of retaining the slide in the rearward (open) position. When the slide of an empty rifle is held open, the rifle is in an inoperative safe condition for inspection of the chamber, cleaning, etc. To hold the slide open:Retract the cocking handle to its extreme rearward posi- tion and, while holding it there, press the slide stop upward. Release pressure on the...
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Discharging firearms in poorly ventilated areas, cleaning firearms, or handling ammunition may result in exposure to lead and other substances known to the state of California to cause birth defects, reproductive harm, and other serious physical injury. Have adequate ventilation at all times. Wash hands thoroughly after exposure. SHOOTING OR CLEANING GUNS MAY EXPOSE YOU TO LEAD 8 !WARNING – LEAD EXPOSURE !WARNING – AMMUNITION Death, serious injury, and damage can result from the use of wrong ammu-...
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9 TO LOAD AND FIRE (WITH MAGAZINE) Practice this important aspect of gun handling (with an unloaded rifle) until you can perform each of the steps – described below – with skill and confidence. But before you do anything with the rifle, please first read completely through this manual. Keep your finger of fthe trigger until you are ready to immediately shoot at a target! 1.Keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction. (See Rule 2, p. 31). 2.Put the safety “on”(fully protruding from the right side of the...
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10 !WARNING – FIRING 9.Immediately following the firing of a shot, if a subsequent shot is not to be fired at once, put the safety “ON” while the rifle is still pointing in a safe direction down range. The safety should be moved to the “on” position as soon as firing is completed, and it should be “on” at all times except when the rifle is on target and being fired. 10. If all cartridges are fired from the magazine, the slide remains open after the last shot has been fired. When firing is completed, if...