SIG SAUER 1911 - Manual (Page 7)

• Place your hand under the magazine to prevent it from falling and press the
magazine catch to release and eject the magazine.
• If all of the rounds of a magazine have been fired, the slide will automatically
lock in the open position.
• If the slide has not automatically locked back, manually pull back the slide
and lock it with the slide catch lever. Make sure the last round in the chamber
has been extracted and ejected.
• Visually and physically check the chamber and the magazine well to make sure
the pistol has been unloaded (see Figure 4).
• Now ease the slide forward on an empty chamber. Repeatedly allowing the
slide to slam closed on an empty chamber will cause premature wear to the
trigger action and should be avoided.
• Point the muzzle in a safe direction.
• Squeeze the trigger and allow the hammer to fall.
• Unload the magazine.
The pistol is now unloaded and decocked
3.8 STORAGE AND TRANSPORTING
When storing and transporting your pistol, keep it unloaded, under lock and
key, separated from ammunition and out of the reach of children and other
inexperienced or unauthorized persons.
When transporting your pistol, know and comply with all laws governing the
transportation of firearms in your locality.
Figure 4: Visual check of the camber
a bullet is lodged in the bore or a discharge sounded or felt weak or abnormal.
• Never attempt to dislodge a blockage by firing another round.
Discharge Procedure:
• Aim the pistol at a safe target.
• Disengage the thumb safety
• Place your finger on the trigger and pull back the trigger to discharge a round.
• Keep the pistol aimed at the target and fire further rounds as required.
• When your have finished firing, TAKE YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER,
remove the magazine and unload the pistol (see sect 3.7, pgs 10-11).
• If the pistol has been fired until the magazine is empty, the slide will lock in
the open position. If firing is to continue, reload the pistol.
3.6 RELOADING DURING SHOOTING
When the magazine is empty, the slide catch lever holds the slide open.
• TAKE YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER.
• Press the magazine catch to remove the empty magazine.
• Remove the empty magazine.
• Insert a full magazine and ensure that it engages.
• Thumb down the slide catch lever or fully draw back the slide and allow it to
fly forward.
• The pistol is again loaded and ready to fire.
3.7 UNLOADING THE PISTOL
Never let the pistol out of your hands before you have verified that it is
unloaded. Always keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction and keep your
fingers outside the trigger guard. Keep hands away from the muzzle and
ejection port.
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WARNING
AFTER EACH DISCHARGE, THE PISTOL IS IN THE COCKED AND
READY TO FIRE CONDITION. IF YOU WISH TO INTERRUPT THE
SHOOTING SESSION, YOU MUST UNLOAD THE PISTOL.
WARNING
THE PISTOL CAN BE FIRED EVEN WHEN THE MAGAZINE IS
REMOVED IF A CARTRIDGE IS IN THE CHAMBER AND THE TRIG-
GER IS PULLED. WHEN UNLOADING, ALWAYS REMOVE THE MAGA-
ZINE FIRST THEN VISUALLY CHECK THE CHAMBER TO MAKE SURE
IT IS EMPTY.