Ruger P95DAO Double Action Only Instructions Manual

RUGER®
P95DAO
“DOUBLE ACTION ONLY” MODEL PISTOLS
INSTRUCTION
MANUAL 
FOR
BLUED &
STAINLESS
STEELCALIBER
9MM
THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL SHOULD ALWAYS ACCOMPANY THIS FIREARM AND BE TRANSFERRED WITH IT
UPON CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP, OR WHEN THE FIREARM IS LOANED OR PRESENTED TO ANOTHER PERSON
V & KV 12/96
R1
For Product Service on This Model Please Call:
(520) 778-6555 (See p. 20)
STURM, RUGER & Company, Inc.
Southport, Connecticut 06490 U.S.A.
*DO NOT USE THIS MANUAL FOR PISTOLS EQUIPPED WITH
MANUAL SAFETIES OR...

This Instruction Manual is designed to assist you in learning how to use and
care for your RUGER®P95“Double Action Only” Model Pistols properly.
Please contact us if you have any questions.
Only when you are certain you fully understand the Manual and can properly
carry out its instructions should you practice loading, unloading, etc. with live
ammunition. If you have any doubts about your ability to handle or use a par-
ticular type of gun safely, you should seek supervised instruction. Such person-...

WARNING - ALTERATIONS
WARNINGS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE ARE
FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES:
OTHER CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS APPEAR
THROUGHOUT THE MANUAL.
DO NOT ALTER ANY GUN
Alterations 4 Slide Retraction 12
Lead Exposure 6 Malfunctions 14
Ammunition 7 Disassembly 16
“Double Action Only” 8 Lubrication 19
Firing 9 Storage 20
Handling 10 Parts Purchasers 22
Unloading 11
FIREARMS ARE DANGEROUS WEAPONS-
READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS
IN THIS MANUAL THOROUGHLY AND CAREFULLY
BEFORE USING.
This product was designed...

NOMENCLATURE
Action:The action of the Ruger P95 “double action only” model pistols is of the
type that utilizes a tilting barrel design in which the barrel and slide are locked
together at the moment of firing. After firing, the barrel and slide recoil to the
rear a short distance while still locked together. After this initial movement, the
barrel is cammed downward from its locked position, permitting full recoil of
the slide and the extraction and ejection of the spent cartridge case. Upon
return of...

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Slide Stop:When the last shot has been fired and the magazine is empty, the
slide stop automatically holds the slide open. When there is an empty maga-
zine in the pistol and the slide is retracted manually, the slide stop will also
automatically hold the slide open. If a loaded magazine is inserted in the pistol
when the slide is closed and the slide is then retracted fully, the slide stop will
not automatically hold open the slide. The user can actuate the slide stop 
mechanism to hold the slide open...

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AMMUNITION
The RUGER®P95DAO pistols are chambered for the 9mm x 19 Parabellum
(9mm Luger) cartridge. Do not attempt to load any other 9mm cartridges
(examples: 9mm short [.380], 9mm Steyr, 9mm Bergmann, etc.) into the maga-
zine or chamber of the pistol. Never attempt to use caliber .40 S & W cartridges
in a 9mm pistol. The .40 S & W cartridges will jam the pistol.
The Ruger P-Series pistols are compatible with all factory ammunition loaded 
to U.S. Industry Standards, including high-velocity and...

CAUTION: When firing the double-action-only pistol,be sure that the 
trigger is released completely to its fully forward position before
attempting to pull the trigger for a subsequent shot. If the trigger finger is
allowed to interfere with the full recovery of the trigger (preventing it from
moving through about the last one-eighth inch of its forward movement),
pulling the trigger will not fire the pistol. The trigger must be fully
released
after each shot is fired. This characteristic is also found...

TO LOAD AND FIRE (WITH MAGAZINE)
Practice this important aspect of safe gun handling with an unloaded pistol
until you can perform each of the steps described below with skill and
confidence. But before you do anything with the pistol, first read completely
through this manual.
1.  Keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction. (See “The Basic Rules
of Safe Firearms Handling,” page 27.)
2.  Press the magazine latch forward and remove the magazine from the frame.
NOTE:The magazine is designed to fall free...

8.  Subsequent shots are all fired “double-action” until the magazine is empty,
the chamber being reloaded as the slide recoils from each shot. 
9.  In the event of a misfire, keep the pistol pointed in a safe direction,manually
retract the slide and eject the misfired cartridge. Then let the slide fly forward to
chamber another cartridge from the magazine. The pistol can then be fired by a
normal “double-action” trigger pull.
10.  Immediately following the firing of a shot, and if a subsequent shot is...

TO LOAD AND FIRE (WITHOUT MAGAZINE)
In the event that the magazine is missing or for training purposes (where it is
desirable that only one cartridge be loaded and fired at a time for safety), the
pistol can be fired with the magazine removed. To do so, keep the pistol pointed
in a safe direction,grasp the slide, and retract it fully to the rear. Next, push the
slide stop upward so that the slide remains to the rear. Insert a single cartridge
directly and fully into the chamber. Taking care to keep the...