Smith & Wesson 22a 22s Instructions Manual

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B.HANDLOADED OR RELOADED AMMUNITION
!!  WARNING  !!
Never use non-standard, reloaded or “handloaded”
ammunition which has not been subjected to internal 
ballistic pressure testing. Reloaded or handloaded
ammunition, may have many manufacturing and quality 
variables (such as the type and amount of gun powder).
Any ammunition that is improperly manufactured, even 
in the slightest degree, may fail to fire or may generate 
excessive internal pressures which can damage or 
even rupture the firearm,...

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AMMUNITION  CONT’D.
•Additional ammunition calibers can be fired from the
following list of select calibers.
Caliber on Barrel
Can also Fire  .45 Colt .45 Schofield, .45 S&W, 
.45 Auto Rim
.45 S&W .45 Schofield
.44 Magnum  .44 Special  
.357 Magnum  .38 Special, .38 Special +P  
.22LR   .22L, .22 Short, .22CB, .22BB 
(in revolvers only) 
10mm  .40 S&W  (in revolvers only)
•In some cases, a round of ammunition not specified on your 
handgun may fit into the chamber or cylinder. Firing 
ammunition not...

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MODEL NUMBER
IDENTIFICATION
MODEL NUMBER & SERIAL NUMBER
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2a
Trigger Guard
Trigger
Grip
Magazine
Well
Magazine
Release
Front Sight
Frame
Slide
Slide Stop 
Rear Sight
Take Down
Button BarrelManual 
Safety
Accessory
Sight Mount 

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INSPECTING
YOUR PISTOL
PRIOR TO FIRING
When you inspect your pistol, you should first check for yourself
to ensure that it is unloaded. To do this, grasp the pistol with
your finger off the trigger and outside the tr
igger guard, point the
pistol in a safe direction, depress the magazine release, and
remove the magazine (Figure 3). With the pistol still pointing in
a safe direction, grasp the
serrated sides of the slide from
the rear with the thumb and
fingers as shown in Figure 4,
and briskly draw...

LOADING
•Do not load the pistol until you are ready to use it.
•Keep your finger off the trigger and outside the trigger guard 
until you are ready to fire.
WARNING: In 2001, a magazine safety was added to
all Sport Series Pistols. Pistols with a magazine
safety are designed to disengage the trigger linkage,
and thereby prevent the trigger from firing the pistol
when the magazine is removed from the pistol. Never place
your finger on the trigger or in the trigger guard while you
remove the magazine....

•Inspect your pistol to ensure that the chamber is empty and 
the firing pin is not protruding beyond the breech face as 
previously described in the “Inspecting Your Pistol” section.
WARNING: Verify that the firing pin is not protruding
from the breech face.
WARNING: Never attempt to load the pistol by
inserting a round into the open ejection port.
WARNING: Always load a round into the chamber by
feeding it from the magazine. Failure to follow this
warning can result in severe injury or death to you or...

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FIRING
•Keep the pistol pointed in a safe direction and your finger 
outside the trigger guard until you are ready to fire. Place 
the manual safety in the fire (down) position. While 
holding the grip firmly, pull the trigger fully to the rear. As the 
trigger is drawn fully to the rear, the hammer is released, 
striking the firing pin which strikes the cartridge primer.
Upon firing the slide moves rearward thereby extracting and 
ejecting the spent cartridge case. The slide then returns 
forward...

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UNLOADING
•Point the muzzle in a safe direction. Make sure your finger is 
off the trigger and out of the trigger guard. Verify that the 
manual safety is in the safe (up) position. Depress the 
magazine release, and remove the magazine (Figure 9).
With the muzzle still pointing in a safe direction, and with your 
finger off the trigger and outside the trigger guard, grasp the 
sides of the slide from the rear with the thumb and fingers, 
and briskly draw the slide fully rearward in order to extract...

FIELD STRIPPING
DISASSEMBLY
WARNING: Always follow the field stripping instruc-
tions exactly. Never do anything beyond what you
are specifically instructed to do in this manual.
Never alter or modify the parts in your pistol.
WARNING: Safety glasses should be worn during
this process.
•Point the pistol in a safe direction. Make sure your finger is 
off the trigger, and the trigger is in the at rest or forward 
position. Depress the magazine release, and remove the 
magazine. (Figure 8)  With the barrel...

•Release the take down button. Place the index finger of your 
shooting hand on the slide.
•Gently move the barrel rearward, freeing the rear sight bridge 
hook from the frame.
•As the barrel is lifted from the frame continue to capture the 
slide assembly with the index finger of your shooting 
hand.(Figure 13)
•  Lift barrel off of the frame assembly and set it aside.
(Figure 14)
•Grasp the slide with the free hand. Release the slide stop 
and while applying downward pressure, allow the slide 
to move...