Smith & Wesson 22a 22s Instructions Manual
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11 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, causing personal injury to the shooter or those in the immediate vicinity. •Use only commercially manufactured ammunition with internal ballistic pressures which are in strict accordance with the specifications of the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI). If you are uncertain, contact your ammunition supplier for verification. C. MISFIRES •If your firearm fails to fire when the trigger is pulled (misfires), keep the firearm pointed in a safe direction, remove your finger from the trigger, and wait 10 seconds. Only after you have completed all of the above steps, remove the magazine or open the cylinder and remove the cartridge from the chamber and dispose of it properly. Keep your firearm pointed in a safe direction at all times. •If you have heard an unusual sound or felt an unusual recoil on firing, stop firing, wait 10 seconds, unload the firearm, and examine the barrel bore for obstructions. •Make sure your barrel is clear and free of obstructions. If you see an obstruction, return your firearm to Smith & Wesson or take it to a qualified gunsmith. Never fire a firearm with an obstructed barrel. D .AMMUNITION SPECIFICS •Use only ammunition specifically recommended by Smith & Wesson for your firearm. •Never mix ammunition. •Never use a cartridge not specifically designated for use in your firearm. Pressure from the wrong type of ammunition may be beyond the capability of your firearm and may damage or even rupture your firearm. •Whenever rimless pistol cartridges are used in the cylinder of a Smith & Wesson revolver, (except M547) full or half-moon clips MUST be used to both position and extract such cartridges. Failure to use ammunition clips with rimless cartridges may result in malfunction of the revolver. AMMUNITION CONT’D.
12 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 specified on your handgun may cause it to rupture and cause serious injury or death to you or others. •Always inspect your ammunition before using it. Never use dirty, corroded or damaged ammunition which can lead to a burst cartridge which may cause damage to the handgun and personal injury. E. AMMUNITION WARNINGS •“Plus-P” (+P) ammunition generates pressures in excess of the pressures associated with standard ammunition. Such pressures may affect the wear characteristics or exceed the margin of safety built into some revolvers and could therefore be DANGEROUS. This ammunition should not be used in Smith & Wesson medium (K frame) revolvers manufactured prior to 1958. Such pre-1958 medium (K-frame) revolvers can be identified by the absence of a model number stamped inside the yoke cut of the frame. (i.e., the area of the frame exposed when the cylinder is in the open position. •“Plus-P-Plus (+P+) ammunition is not recommended for use in Smith & Wesson firearms. The marking on the ammuni- tion merely designates that it exceeds established industry standards, but the designation does not represent defined pressure limits and therefore such ammunition may vary significantly as to the pressures generated. •“Plus-P-Plus (+P+) ammunition is not recommended for use in Smith & Wesson firearms. •In the Model 940 revolver, some brands of 9mm parabellum ammunition may cause difficulty in extracting spent cartridge cases from the cylinder. If this situation occurs, thoroughly clean the cylinder charge holes with solvent. If this condition persists, we recommend changing to another brand of 9mm parabellum ammunition. •Smith & Wesson has found wide variations in primer sensitivity between some brands and types of .22LR ammunition. Smith & Wesson recommends that before you put your .22LR handgun into regular use, that you fire several boxes of your brand of ammunition through it to determine reliability of ignition. If “failure to fire” occurs, try different types of brands of .22LR ammunition until a reliable loading is found.
13 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
14 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 the slide fully rearward in order to extract any cartridge from the barrel chamber and clear it from the pistol. Do not obstruct the ejec- tion port because doing so can interfere with ejection of a car- tridge and thereby creates the risk of exploding an uncham- bered cartridge and possible injury. Lock the slide in the open position, by allowing the slide to move slightly forward from the rearmost position while pressing upward on the slide stop. You are now able to safety check the mouth of the barrel chamber visually for any obstructions (Figure 4). At the same time, observe the breech face (Figure 5) to ensure that the firing pin is not protruding from the breech face. (Figures 5 & 6). Finally, ensure that the slide moves freely along the frame through its full length of travel (Figure 7). Always lock the slide in the “open” position as described above. You must follow this procedure every time your firearm is inspected, cleaned, handed to another person, transported or stored. FIGURE 4 FIGURE 3 FIGURE 5FIGURE 6 FIGURE 7 Firing Pin ProtrudingNO Firing Pin Protruding
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. Doing so could cause the handgun to fire. After inserting a magazine, always test to make sure it is locked in place by applying some removal pressure to the exposed portion of the magazine butt plate. Smith & Wesson Sport Series pistols manufactured prior to the addition of the magazine safety will fire with the magazine removed and are marked “CAUTION - CAPABLE OF FIRING WITHOUT MAGAZINE” If the magazine is removed with a round left in the chamber, be sure to holster or otherwise safely secure the pistol under your direct control while the magazine is being reloaded. •Only use Smith & Wesson magazines specifically manufactured for your particular model of pistol. Do not interchange magazines from one model pistol into another model pistol. •Smith & Wesson has provided you with a magazine designed to operate in your specific model of pistol. While your magazine may be able to be inserted into another model pistol, it will only function properly in the specific model for which it was designed. •Follow instructions in this manual and any other specific instructions which may be marked onto, or accompany, a magazine. Failure to use the particular type of Smith & Wesson magazine specified for your model and caliber of pistol may result in a malfunction. •Load the magazine by first pulling the follower down as you insert a cartridge rim (rear of cartridge) downward on the forward portion of the magazine follower (or downward on the case of the previously loaded cartridge) and sliding the cartridge fully under the lips of the magazine until the cartridge rim is against the rear wall of the magazine. (Fig. 8) Repeat the procedure for the number of cartridges you wish to load, up to the magazine capacity. Do not attempt to load your magazine with more than the specified number of cartridges because doing so can cause a feeding failure. •Place the manual safety in the safe (up) position. 15 FIGURE 8
•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 others. Hold the pistol in one hand while pointing it in a safe direc- tion and with your finger off the trigger and outside the trig- ger guard. Insert the loaded magazine into the magazine well (opening) with enough force to ensure that it is locked in place. WARNING: Do not use excessive upward force when inserting a loaded magazine into the pistol. Excessive upward force could cause the slide to move forward, chambering a round and making the pistol ready to fire. •To make sure that the magazine is fully and securely inserted, apply some removal pressure to the exposed portion of the magazine butt plate. •Press down on the slide stop to release the slide and allow it to carry fully forward. This strips a cartridge from the magazine and seats it in the chamber of the barrel. WARNING: If the cartridge fails to strip from the magazine or fully seat into the chamber, IMMEDIATELY stop the loading process and determine the cause and correct the problem before proceeding. WARNING: The pistol will fire if the manual safety is placed in the fire (down) position and the trigger is pulled. •Remember to keep your pistol pointed in a safe direction under all conditions and always keep your finger or any other object off the trigger and outside the trigger guard until you have made the commitment to fire the handgun. Never leave a loaded firearm unattended. LOADING CONT’D. 16
17 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 feeding the next cartridge from the magazine into the barrel chamber. •After firing you must allow the trigger to move forward fully before you can fire another shot. Failure to do so will prevent the lockwork from fully cycling and will prevent your being able to fire the next shot. Keep your finger off the trigger and outside the trigger guard until you are ready to fire again. This sequence can be repeated until the last round has been fired, at which time the magazine follower exerts upward pressure on the slide stop causing it to engage the slide and to hold it in the “open” position. WARNING: Upon firing the pistol or releasing the slide from the slide stop, the slide moves rearward or forward with significant force and speed. To avoid injury be sure no part of your body inter- feres with the slide movement or ejection of the fired case. CLEARING MISFIRES •If, during firing, a cartridge fails to fire, the chamber must be manually cleared. Wait ten seconds while keeping the pistol pointed in a safe direction. Verify that the manual safety is in the safe (up) position. Release and remove the magazine. Grasp the serrated sides of the slide from the rear and briskly pull the slide fully rearward to eject the misfired round. Keep your finger off of the trigger and out of the trigger guard. Do not obstruct the ejection port, and do not attempt to catch the round by placing your hand over the ejection port. (See figure 8) Also, remember that any time you release the slide while a magazine containing cartridges is in the pistol, you will have reloaded the chamber. WARNING: If your handgun gives any indication that it is not performing properly, or the operation of your handgun has changed “the way it feels or sounds”, STOP FIRING. Make sure the firearm is pointed in a safe direction, unload the firearm and have it inspected and test fired by a qualified gunsmith or a Smith & Wesson factory gunsmith.
18 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 any cartridge from the barrel chamber and clear it from the pistol. Do not obstruct the ejection port because doing so can interfere with ejection of a cartridge and thereby creates the risk of exploding an unchambered cartridge and possible injury (Figure 10. •Unload the magazine by holding it with the bullet end of the cartridge pointing away from you and pressing each cartridge forward and out of the magazine. FIGURE 9 FIGURE 10
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 still pointing in a safe direction, and with your finger off the trigger and outside the trigger guard, grasp the serrated sides of the slide from the rear with the thumb and fingers while holding the firearm in an upright position, and briskly draw the slide fully rearward in order to extract any cartridge from the barrel chamber and clear it from the pistol. Lock the slide into the open position by pressing the slide stop lever to the up position. •Make certain that the chamber is clear. (Figure 9) •While holding the pistol in the shooting hand, grasp the front of the barrel with the free hand and depress the take down button This may require significant pressure. •While firmly holding the take down button in, lift the barrel upward until the barrel stud clears the frame (Figure 11). WARNING: After completion of the next step, the slide, being under spring tension, could be inadvertently released from the frame and cause injury. WARNING: Do not lift barrel beyond the point necessary for barrel stud to clear the frame or damage may occur (Figure 12). FIGURE 11 FIGURE 12 19
•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 forward until it stops (Figure 15). •Carefully lift the rear of the slide while moving the slide forward and off of the frame (Figure 16). •Remove the recoil spring assembly from the slide and set aside (Figure 17). WARNING: The plastic recoil spacer MUST be attached before firing. (Figure 18). FIGURE 13 20 FIELD STRIPPING DISASSEMBLY CONT’D. FIGURE 14 FIGURE 15 FIGURE 16 FIGURE 17