User manual AMT 380 BACKUP

[. . . ] AMT Instruction Manual DOUBLE ACTION ONLY . 380 BACKUP THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL SHOULD ALWAYS ACCOMPANY THIS FIREARM AND BE TRANSFERRED WITH IT UPON CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP OR WHEN THE FIREARM IS LOANED OR PRESENTED TO ANOTHER PERSON. PLEASE WRITE TO ADDRESS BELOW FOR REPLACEMENT INSTRUCTION MANUAL. ARCADIA MACHINE & TOOL, INC. - 6226 Santos Diaz St. , Irwindale, CA 91702 THE BASIC RULES OF SAFE FIREARMS HANDLING LEARN THE MECHANICAL AND HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FiREARM YOU ARE USING. 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. [. . . ] This is as criminal and dangerous as drunk driving. SAFETY OPERATION . 380 DOUBLE ACTION ONLY (D. A. O. ) Model - This model fires every time the trigger is pulled. It takes approximately 8 pounds pressure to fire. When the trigger is pulled to the rear, the hammer goes back into a firing position and is released, firing the pistol. Never obstruct the travel position of the hammer. NEVER touch the trigger unless you want to fire the pistol. ALWAYS point this (or any other) pistol in a safe direction. It will fire both WITH and WITHOUT a magazine in place. Removing the magazine does NOT unload the chambered round! WARNINGS The user should never depend on the operation of a mechanism or any other device to justify careless handling or permitting the pistol to be pointed in an unsafe direction. This is an auto loading pistol and is immediately loaded and ready to fire again after each shot until all cartridges in the magazine AND CHAMBER have been fired. This pistol will fire both with and without the magazine in place. Removing the magazine does not unload the chamber. WearSafe Glasses and Ear Protection at all times when oting! 1 LOADING AND FIRING Before performing the following operations, read this manual completely. Prior to loading this pistol, make sure the chamber is empty and check the bore to make sure it is free from excessive oil and is unobstructed. Firing the pistol with any obstruction in the bore may cause serious injury to the shooter and/or bystanders and damage the pistol. WARNING: Cartridges must be fed from magazine, never load cartridges directly into chamber. 1 Be sure to use only clean factory ammunition. This pistol is not to be used with reloaded ammunition. To load magazine, place the rim of the cartridge on top of follower and depress, slip cartridge rim back under lips of magazine. Insert magazine into pistol with bullet rounds facing forward, push magazine all the way up until magazine latch locks magazine in. WARNING: Pistol is now ready to be charged (loaded). Point in a safe direction, KEEP FINGER OFF TRIGGER. Hold gun grip with your left hand; with your right hand, grip serrations on slide and pull slide all the way back. This brings the slide into rear motion and feeds the first cartridge out of the magazine and into the chamber. Your pistol is now charged (loaded) and ready to fire. [. . . ] The prices shown do not include labor, shipping and tax, if applicable. These parts will be replaced on an exchange basis only. The replaced parts will not be returned to you. Wear Safety Glasses and Ear Protection at all times when shooting! WARRANTY STATEMENT BASED ON MAGNUSON, MOSS WARRANTY ACT. AMToffers no expressed warranty on its product line. [. . . ]