SIG SAUER P232 - Manual (Page 22)

P232 Operators Manual 20 OM-P232-USA VER 07.10.01
4.0. Firing
Keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction and your finger away
from the trigger when cocking any firearm.
Never fire any firearm with your finger, hand, face, or other part
of your body over or adjacent to the ejection port, or in any
position where you may be struck by reciprocating movement of
the breech. Both the ejection of empty cartridge cases and the
movement of the breech are part of the normal operating cycle of
firearms, and pose no safety hazard to the shooter if the firearm is
held in a normal grip and fired at arm’s length.
Never allow other persons to stand beside you where they might
be struck by an ejected cartridge case. The case is hot, and may
be ejected with sufficient force to cause a burn, cut, or injury to
an unprotected eye. Make certain there is a clear, unobstructed
path for safe ejection of the fired case. Remember, the case may
bounce off a hard object nearby and strike you or someone else.
If, while shooting, your firearm develops a mechanical
malfunction or binding, or “spits” powder/gas, or if a cartridge
primer is punctured, or a cartridge case is bulged or ruptured, or if
the report on firing does not sound quite right, STOP SHOOTING
IMMEDIATELY! It may be dangerous to continue. UNLOAD
THE FIREARM – DO NOT try “one more shot.” Take the
firearm and the ammunition to a gunsmith for examination.
While shooting any firearm, an unfired cartridge or fired cartridge
case may occasionally become jammed between the bolt and the
barrel. Clear the jam as follows, WHILE KEEPING THE
WARNING: DO NOT TOUCH THE TRIGGER
UNTIL YOU ARE ACTUALLY READY TO
FIRE THE PISTOL.
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