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YOUR SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES
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YOUR SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES CONTINUED
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YOUR SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES CONTINUED
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YOUR SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES CONTINUED
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SAFE STORAGE ANDTRANSPORTATION
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SAFE STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION CONTINUED
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AMMUNITION
FIGURE 1
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AMMUNITION CONTINUED
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AMMUNITION CONTINUED
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MODEL AND FEATURESIDENTIFICATION
FIGURE 2
Trigger Guard Trigger
Grip
Magazine
MagazineRelease
Front Sight
Frame
Slide Slide Stop Notch
FIGURE 3
Rear Sight
RotatingTake DownLever
Muzzle
Take DownNotch
ManualThumb
Safety Lever(if equipped)
Slide Stop
FIGURE 4
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INSPECTING YOUR PISTOL
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FIGURE 6
FIGURE 8
FIGURE 7
FIGURE 5
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INSPECTING YOUR PISTOL CONTINUED
FIGURE 11a
NOFiring PinProtruding
FIGURE 11b
Firing PinProtruding
FIGURE 12
FIGURE 9
FIGURE 10
Safety Lever In FIRE Position
On Those Models So-Equipped
Safety Lever In SAFE Position
On Those Models So-Equipped
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LOADED CHAMBER INDICATOR
FIGURE 13a
FIGURE 13b
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PREPARATION FOR FIRING
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PREPARATION FOR FIRING CONTINUED
LOADING
FIGURE 14
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LOADING CONTINUED
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LOADING CONTINUED
FIRING
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FIRING CONTINUED
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CLEARING MISFIRES
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FIGURE 15
FIGURE 16
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UNLOADING
FIGURE 17
FIGURE 18
FIGURE 19
FIGURE 21
FIGURE 20
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FIELD STRIPPING /DISASSEMBLY
FIGURE 24
FIGURE 25
FIGURE 23
FIGURE 22
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FIELD STRIPPING / DISASSEMBLY CONTINUED
FIGURE 28
FIGURE 29
FIGURE 30
FIGURE 26
FIGURE 27
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FIELD STRIPPING / DISASSEMBLY CONTINUED
LUBRICATION
FIGURE 34
FIGURE 33
FIGURE 32
FIGURE 31
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FIELD STRIPPING / ASSEMBLY
FIGURE 40FIGURE 39
FIGURE 41
FIGURE 36FIGURE 35
FIGURE 38FIGURE 37
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FIELD STRIPPING / ASSEMBLY CONTINUED
FIGURE 43
FIGURE 44
FIGURE 45
FIGURE 46
FIGURE 42
Rear Frame Rails
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SIGHT ADJUSTMENT
MAGAZINE - M&P® SHIELD™ 45
FIGURE 47
FIGURE 48 FIGURE 49
FIGURE 50
6-round magazine
7-round magazine
Flush fit6-round
magazine inplace
Extended7-round
magazine inplace
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MAGAZINE - M&P® SHIELD™ 45 CONTINUED
FIGURE 52
FIGURE 54
FIGURE 51
Extendedmagazineloaded with7 rounds.
+1 hole shows7th round
Flush Fitmagazineloaded with 6 rounds.+1 hole shows spring
FIGURE 53
FloorplateCatch guides are nowvisible
Control spring
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MAGAZINE - M&P® SHIELD™ 45 CONTINUED
Floorplate CatchFor 7-Round Magazineis mounted on the spring
Floorplate for7-round magazine
Follower
FIGURE 56
Tube
Spring
FIGURE 57
Guides are along outsidesurface of magazine tube(on each side of tube).
7-Round Magazine
Floorplate CatchFor 6-Round Magazine
Floorplate for6-round magazine
Follower
FIGURE 55
Tube
Spring
6-Round Magazine
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MAGAZINE - M&P® SHIELD™ 9 & 40
FloorplateCatch
Floorplate
Follower FIGURE 60
Tube
Spring
FIGURE 58
FIGURE 59
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MANUAL THUMB SAFETY
FIGURE 61
Thumb Safety LeverIn the SAFE Position
FIGURE 62
Thumb Safety LeverIn the FIRE Position
On Those Models So-Equipped
On Those Models So-Equipped
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MAGAZINE SAFETY
Magazine Safety
On Those Models So-Equipped
NO Magazine Safety
FIGURE 63
FIGURE 64
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CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
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CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE CONTINUED
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CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE CONTINUED
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LIMITED WARRANTY
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LIMITED WARRANTY CONTINUED
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CONTACT AND SHIPPINGINFORMATION
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CONTACT AND SHIPPING CONTINUED
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CUSTOM SERVICE
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This handgun is not equipped with adevice that fully blocks use byunauthorized users. More than 200,000firearms like this one are stolen fromtheir owners every year in the UnitedStates. In addition, there are more than athousand suicides each year by youngerchildren and teenagers who get access tofirearms. Hundreds more die fromaccidental discharge. It is likely thatmany more children sustain seriouswounds or inflict such woundsaccidentally on others. In order to limitthe chance of such misuse, it isimperative that you keep this weaponlocked in a secure place and take othersteps necessary to limit the possibility oftheft or accident. Failure to takereasonable preventative steps may resultin innocent lives being lost, and in somecircumstances may result in your liabilityfor these deaths.
The certification below is required only for handguns sold in theUnited States with a barrel length shorter than 3”.Smith & Wesson Corp. hereby certifies average accuracy test resultsfor all new handguns with a barrel shorter than 3” as follows:
7 yards 14 yards 21 yards 1.7” 3.9” 6.3” This certification is based on tests conducted by Smith & WessonCorp. using a fixed handgun, rest and firing ammunition manufac-tured by a member of the Shooting Arms and AmmunitionManufacturers Institute (SAAMI) as defined in ANSI/SAAMI Z299.3-1993.
This certification represents actual tests based on several hand-guns, selected at random. Your particular handgun may have accu-racy better than the results stated in this certification.
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PORTED BARREL WARNINGS
FIGURE 1p
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PATENT INFORMATION
WARRANTY CENTERS
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