Ruger P97 Decocker Instructions Manual

							SERVICE AND PARTS POLICY
If you have any questions with regard to the performance of your RUGER®
P97DC pistol, please call (928) 778-6555 or write to our Product Service
Department in Prescott, Arizona, fully describing all circumstances and condi-
tions involved. If you should return your pistol to the factory for repair, or order
parts for it, please comply with the following suggestions for prompt service:
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SHIPPING FIREARMS FOR REPAIR
RUGER®P97DCpistols returned to the factory for services or repair should
be sent to: Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., Product Service Department, 200
Ruger Road, Prescott, AZ 86301-6181. Telephone: (928)778-6555.
Guns  should be sent prepaid. W
e will not accept collect shipments.
The Federal Gun Control Act as well as the laws of most States and localities, do
not prohibit an individual (who is not otherwise barred from purchasing or pos-
sessing a firearm) from shipping a firearm directly to the manufacturer for
repair. However, before you ship your pistol to us, be certain that your State or
locality does not have a law or regulation which will prohibit you from receiving
the pistol from us after it has been repaired. If such receiving is prohibited, then
please have a Federally Licensed firearms dealer ship the gun to us. If your pistol
is sent to us by a dealer, it will be returned to him after being repaired. If a hand-
gun (pistol or revolver) is shipped by an individual who does not hold a Federal
Firearms License, it must be shipped via U.P.S. (Next Day Air) Persons who do
not hold a Federal Firearms License are prohibited by Federal law from shipping
a handgun by Mail. Handguns mailed in violation of the law are impounded by
the Post Office.
Please do not include holster, custom grip panels, or accessories with a firearm
being shipped to the factory for service. DO NOT SEND GUN BOXES OR LITER-
ATURE THAT YOU CONSIDER TO BE COLLECTOR’S ITEMS – THESE ARE
INVARIABLY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED IN SHIPMENT.Always insure your
shipment.
WARNING—BEFORE SHIPPING ANY
FIREARM, BE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THAT
IT AND ITS MAGAZINE ARE UNLOADED. DO
NOT SHIP CARTRIDGES WITH A FIREARM.
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SIGHT ADJUSTMENT
The RUGER®P97DCpistols are equipped with a rear sight which is
adjustable for windage only. After the rear-sight lock screw has been loosened
(for those pistols equipped with a rear sight lock screw), the rear sight can be
drifted laterally in its dovetail on the top of the slide by tapping it with a wood-
en- or plastic-headed hammer or similar implement. Move the rear sight in the
direction you want the shot to move on the target. After the rear sight is adjust-
ed, tighten the rear-sight lock screw. The front sight is fixed. Both front and rear
sights are provided with white-dot inserts for rapid target acquisition and easy
alignment of the sights to obtain a correct sight picture. 
						

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ORDERING PARTS
Please contact the Arizona Parts Department for parts availability and current
prices. All parts orders for the RUGER®P97DCshould be sent to: Sturm,
Ruger & Company, Inc., Parts Department, 200 Ruger Road, Prescott AZ 86301-
6181, (928) 778-6555. We cannot comply with open account or C.O.D. requests.
Payment in the form of a check, money order, Visa or Mastercard must accompa-
ny your order. Credit Card orders must include the account number, expiration
date and whether it is a Visa or Mastercard account. Minimum parts order is $1.00
plus a $3.50 shipping and handling charge. Order parts by Part Number and Part
Name, include the entire serial number of the firearm for which the parts are
being ordered. There is a minimum net labor charge of $20.00 plus $20.00 ship-
ping and handling charge if the parts are factory fitted. All factory-fitted parts are
fitted on an exchange basis only. We will not return the replaced parts.
Because it is a serial numbered component, the Ruger autoloading pistol frame
(part number V00285) is defined as a “firearm” by Federal law and is not sold as a
separate component.
*Parts designated by an asterisk must be factory fitted. These parts are fitted on
an exchange basis only. We will not return the replaced parts. We will not return
any part that is broken, malfunctioning, badly worn or has been modified. See
“Warning - Parts Purchasers”, above.
CAUTION:A gun containing modified, broken, malfunctioning, 
or badly worn parts should not be fired!!
PARTS MUST FIT CORRECTLY
WARNING - PARTS PURHASERS!
It is the purchaser’s responsibility to be absolutely
certain that any parts ordered from the factory are
correctly fitted and installed. Firearms are complicated
mechanisms and IMPROPER FITTING OF PARTS MAY
RESULT IN A DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION, DAMAGE
TO THE FIREARM, AND SERIOUS INJURY TO THE
SHOOTER AND OTHER PERSONS.The purchaser and
installer of parts must accept full responsibility for the
correct adjustment and functioning of the pistol after
such installation. 
Enclose a letter which includes your name, address, telephone number, and
serial number and model of the firearm. Describe in detail the trouble you have
experienced with your firearm, or the work you wish to have done. Merely
stating that the firearm “needs repair” is inadequate information. Please enclose
copies of any previous correspondence.
Work performed will bear a net minimum labor charge of $20.00 plus a $20.00
shipping and handling charge. The charge for metal refinishing the RUGER
®
P97DC pistol (except the synthetic grip frame, which we cannot refinish) is
$50.00, plus a $20.00 shipping and handling charge. Custom gunsmithing ser-
vice or nonstandard alterations are NOT AVAILABLEfrom Ruger Product
Service Departments. 
						

							RUGER
®P97DC
PARTS LIST
Design, prices and specifications subject to change without notice.
SPECIFY MODEL WHEN ORDERING
(See Exploded View on Page 26.)
Part Name Part No. Model
* Barrel KV00626 All P97DC Models
* Blocker Lever KV02114 All P97DC Models
Cable Lock, 14”, For Ruger Pistols Only
PM094 All P97DC Models
Camblock/Recoil Spring Assembly KV07005-100 All P97DC Models
Case, Cable Lock Included, Not Illustrated PGC-CF All P97DC Models
Decocker Lever Assembly, Left V01522-100 P97DC - Blued Model
Decocker Lever Assembly, Left KV01522-100 P97DC - Stainless Model
Decocker Lever, Right V01555 P97DC - Blued Model
Decocker Lever, Right KV01555 P97DC - Stainless Model
Decocker Lever Spring V06480 All P97DC Models
Decocker Lever Spring Pin, Not Illustrated KV06460 All P97DC Models
Decocker Lever Spring Retainer V06520 P97DC - Blued Model
Decocker Lever Spring Retainer KV06520 P97DC - Stainless Model
Ejector V00911 All P97DC Models
Ejector Pivot Assembly KV26600 All P97DC Models
Ejector Spring V00902 All P97DC Models
* Extractor V01407 P97DC- Blued Model
* Extractor KV01407 P97DC - Stainless Model
Firing Pin KQ01109 All P97DC Models
* Firing Pin Block KQ05000 All P97DC Models
* Firing Pin Block Plunger KH05100 All P97DC Models
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Part Name Part No. Model
Firing Pin Block Spring KQ05600 All P97DC Models
* Firing Pin Spring KV01850 All P97DC Models
Front Sight, Must Be Drilled For Cross Pin V03203 All P97DC Models
Front Sight Cross Pin, 2 Req’d. V04700 All P97DC Models
* Hammer KV04005 All P97DC Models
* Hammer Assembly KV04005-100 All P97DC Models
Hammer Pivot Pin V02302 All P97DC Models
Hammer Spring V00400 All P97DC Models
Hammer Spring Seat V02403 All P97DC Models
Hammer Spring Seat Detent KV05301 All P97DC Models
Hammer Spring Seat Pin V02551 All P97DC Models
Hammer Strut V01601 All P97DC Models
Hammer Strut Pin, Not Illustrated KV05150 All P97DC Models
Magazine, Complete, 8-Shot Capacity P-16/8 All P97DC Models
Magazine Floor Plate, Not Illustrated Q01020 All P97DC Models
Magazine Follower, Not Illustrated KV02913 All P97DC Models
Magazine Latch, Right   See “Note”, belowV02605 P97DC - Blued Model
Magazine Latch, Right   See “Note”, belowKV02605 P97DC - Stainless Model
Magazine Latch Spring V02701 All P97DC Models
Magazine Loader, Not Illustrated QML All P97DC Models
Magazine Shell KV00508 All P97DC Models
Magazine Spring, Not Illustrated V03006 All P97DC Models
Magazine Spring Seat, Not Illustrated KQ03100 All P97DC Models
Rear Sight V03307 All P97DC Models
Rear Sight Lock Screw V08001 All P97DC Models
Recoil Spring V02819 All P97DC Models
* Sear KV02220 All P97DC Models
NOTE:The Ruger P97DC has a single-sided magazine release and cannot
be converted for amidextrous release. 
						

							Part Name Part No. Model
Sear Pivot Pin, 2 Req’d. KV04450 All P97DC Models
Sear Spring KV06421 All P97DC Models
* Slide V00123 P97DC - Blued Model
* Slide KV00123 P97DC - Stainless Model
Slide Stop Assembly V03715-100 P97DC - Blued Model
Slide Stop Assembly KV03715-100 P97DC - Stainless Model
Trigger KV03911 All P97DC Models
* Trigger Bar KV01715 All P97DC Models
Trigger Bar Spring V05402 All P97DC Models
* PARTS SO MARKED MUST BE FACTORY FITTED
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							RUGER®P97DC
EXPLODED VIEW
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							THE BASIC RULES OF SAFE FIREARMS HANDLING
We believe that Americans have a right to purchase and use firearms for lawful
purposes. The private ownership of firearms in America is traditional, but that
ownership imposes the responsibility on the gun owner to use his firearms in a 
way which will ensure his own safety and that of others. When firearms are used
in a safe and responsible manner, they are a great source of pleasure and satisfac-
tion, and represent a fundamental part of our personal liberty.
Firearms do not cause accidents! Firearms accidents are almost always found
to have been the result of carelessness, or ignorance on the part of the shooter
of the basic rules of safe gun handling.
The following rules must be observed by gun users at all times. Safe gun han-
dling is not just desirable, it is absolutely essential to your safety, the safety of
others, and the continuation of gun ownership and sport shooting as we know it
today.
1. LEARN THE MECHANICAL AND HANDLING
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FIREARM YOU ARE USING.
Not all firearms are the same. The
method of carrying and handling
firearms varies in accordance with
the mechanical provisions for 
avoiding accidental discharge and
the various proper procedures for
loading and unloading. No person
should handle any firearm without
first having thoroughly familiarized
himself with the particular type of
firearms he is using, and with safe gun
handling in general.
2. ALWAYS KEEP THE
MUZZLE POINTED IN A
SAFE DIRECTION.
Be sure of the bullet stop behind
your target, even when dry-firing.
Never let the muzzle of a firearm
point at any part of your body or at
another person. This is particularly
important when loading or unloading
a firearm. In the event of an 
accidental discharge, no injury can
occur as long as the muzzle is 
pointing in safe direction. A safe
direction means a direction which
will not permit a discharged bullet to
strike a person, or to strike an object
from which the bullet may ricochet.
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               RUGER®
INSTRUCTION MANUAL  READ THE INSTRUCTIONS
  AND WARNINGS IN THIS
  MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE
  USING THIS FIREARM.  
						

							A safe direction must take into account the fact that a bullet may penetrate a
wall, ceiling, floor, window, etc., and strike a person or damage property. Make
it a habit to know exactly where the muzzle of your gun is pointing whenever
you handle it, and be sure that you are always in control of the direction in
which the muzzle is pointing, even if you fall or stumble. Keep your finger off
the trigger until you are ready to shoot.
3. FIREARMS SHOULD BE UNLOADED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Firearms should be loaded only when
you are in the field or on the target
range or shooting area, ready to
shoot. Firearms and ammunition
should be securely locked in racks or
cabinets, safes, or by using the locking
device supplied with the firearm, when
not in use. Ammunition should be safe-
ly stored separate from firearms. Store
your firearms out of sight of visitors
and children. It is the gun owner’s
responsibility to be certain that
children and persons unfamiliar with
firearms cannot gain access to firearms,
ammunition, or components.
4. BE SURE THE BARREL IS CLEAR OF OBSTRUCTIONS
BEFORE SHOOTING.
Even a bit of mud, snow or excess
lubricating oil or grease in the bore
may cause the barrel to bulge, or
even burst on firing, and can cause
serious injury to the shooter and
bystanders. Be sure that you are using
ammunition of the proper caliber
and loading for the gun you are 
using. If the report or recoil on firing
seems weak, or doesn’t seem quite 
right, CEASE FIRING IMMEDIATELY,
unload your firearm, and check to be
sure that no obstruction has become
lodged in the barrel. Never try to
shoot an obstruction out!
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							5. BE SURE OF YOUR 
TARGET BEFORE YOU
SHOOT.
Don’t shoot unless you know exactly
where your bullet is going to strike.
Be sure of the bullet stop behind
your target, even when dry-firing with
an unloaded gun. If you are in the 
field hunting, do not fire at a
movement or noise. Take the time to 
be absolutely certain of your target
before you pull the trigger.
6. WEAR SHOOTING
GLASSES AND HEARING 
PROTECTORS WHEN YOU
SHOOT.
All shooters should wear protective
shooting glasses and adequate hearing
protection when shooting. Exposure
to shooting noise can damage hear-
ing, and adequate eye protection
when shooting is essential.
7. NEVER CLIMB A TREE OR
FENCE WITH A LOADED 
FIREARM.
Put the firearm down carefully 
before climbing a fence, and unload 
it before climbing or descending a
tree or jumping over a ditch or other
obstruction. Never pull or push a 
loaded firearm toward yourself or
another person. When in doubt, or
whenever you are about to do any-
thing awkward, unload your gun!
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							8. DON,
T SHOOT AT A
HARD SURFACE, OR AT
WATER.
Bullets can glance off many surfaces
like rocks or the surface of water and
travel in unpredictable directions
with considerable velocity.
9. NEVER TRANSPORT A
LOADED FIREARM.
Firearms should always be unloaded
before being moved or placed in a
vehicle. A suitable carrying case or 
scabbard should be used to carry an
unloaded firearm to and from the
shooting area.
10. AVOID ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES WHEN 
SHOOTING.
Don’t drink until the day’s shooting 
is over. Handling firearms while 
under the influence of alcohol in any
form, or medications that could affect
your judgment or co-ordination, con-
stitutes a criminal disregard
for the safety of others.
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