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GENER.AL FEATURES
OVERALL LENGTH /10JA Inches with 6Y2 inch barrel
COMPLETE PISTOL WEIGHT WITH 6 Yz). BARREL
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STATEMENT

OF LIABILITY

W/J.RNING. ThIS pIStol IS ~rl8d as a daJ93f.OUS we.apon and $ surre!OOered by /Ai WJthrhe undefstandiog thallhe purchaser aSSllmC'S aD habdity resulLlng lrom unsafe handMng or any aCtion tha'i constrtutes a vciaLlOn of any appbcab4e laws or regule.b0n5- JAI shal not be haDie for personal insu'Y 01'loss o'f propertY'

or '.fe rnultJog 'rom the use Oftt'l1S pi$to~under any CIrcumstances. tneludlng Inlenbonal, reckless, negligent or acciOen1a! d'~. Furtber. IAI will no. be ~able Jor any atlSJaUOns to the plstcd or any partS tJ1.eteof IAi wdl not condone or authonze any changes 10 be made afle!r the plSlOI has left the faC1Ory. If your 'AI ptslOl IS In need 01 ser\'1Oe (){ adJUstlne-nl. folew the InslJ'Ucoons In lhiS manual under the sectIOn marted "SERV1CE". Pie.ase rood !he warnU1g9 tn lh~ manuaJ carefu~ly. Be 6ure yoo understand the functions of liltS !)(SID'bAlme loading and finng It Carefully read the 1AFETY" 58ClJOnoJ [his manual. PraclicB sa.fe handling of thIS pIStol untlt ,Ou are thoroughly famdlsr WFlhII

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SAFETY
At! II{) PIStols ate eQu'pped WItha sa1iety to proYIDe rn~lfT1urn seoonly agamst accdentaJ dISCharge However, al frr,earms muSl be used WlttlstrICt aneT1ton to Ihe basM: rules 01 flt'eaRnS satety These ruleS are tul'ldalnental to safe and responsible ftreanns ownership and \J86 Th6-)' are Simple and re11ect good common sense Tn-e lTIOIeyou hand1e firearms. Ihe more faltJ1ful you should be to these elementary rules 1. Before yotJ shoot. read ttus manual rompietety Be sure you understal1d [he opera1ion 01 tt\.e fireann you Intend to shoot Sludy 1M owner's manual carefuUy Rehearse the functIOning of tho saIely until you are Ihorooghry fam'r~l8( With it. Th-ere IS no excuse tor unsafe '.rearms handling If you are not f3.milaal wrth the basICS of firearms ancJ lhe handling thereof, conlaCt your local gun dealer, pobce department or Ule NRA lor aSS\Stance tn acQu~mg Ltlis tralung. 2. Always be sure that ltIe firearm IS unlOaded unlll th,e moment you WISh

10 $hoot il, wnether in *he field or On LM range. Upon compleUon ~-~~ shootmg 8Cb\'.y, unload lhe firearm oompIelBtyby emptying and/or rtlrnovI1g_1 Ihe maoaZine and Ihen visually In$p8CtlOg!he chamber to be a.r9 illS empty

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N,ovo'rpont th.e muzzle at anyU'1Ingyou do not inland w Shool AMaya

be in conlfOC 0' whe're the muzzle Is potn1:9d,even 11 you happen to fa" PoW'ltangth-e munle In a s.afe dH'CCttJn means a direclJOfl In whICh an
80tIChmtaJlydISCharged round won't strike the shootsrs or bysuandera. even In the evef1Ltha.t the bulle-t ucoohetes 01 passes Chrough a wal Of other basncads. ThIS also appties lOa delberate shCIi81game or larget. Be sure of rhe backstop oobre '.,.,g the shot
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SAFETY OPERATION
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LOADING AND FIRING

Bek>re performing the fot1ow)l\goper,a.IKmS.read thrs manuaJ complete'ly. Pnor to bading thtS ptstol. check the bore to be sure ills rree from excessive all and uoobstructed Firing (ha pistOl 'Mth any obstruc-Jon In Ole bore may CBUse serious .njury to !he shooter and damage the pisiOt

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1 Plaice Ihe thumb safety In ~e "SAfE" pos'II:JOn.When positIOned props'fIy. the RED DOT wll~NOT be visible (FIQ. 2)
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PlISttling if1e magavne 'atch to The n9~ wlil release the maga2J"! for '0 actrng 3 Carefu~ 'I toad the magalJne belf'lg sure {ha! aU canrldges lie e~n'Y and oara"e' EOthe magaz.IOa tu~ Be sure '0 useon~ CLEAN3t) Carbln(!Ammo Ammun1Ionearned In a ~Bl wli 5urety conect dirt 8.I"d',t'li rha! will Od to mal'func1JOnOfthe prs.:n:
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',..sert magazme miDPiStolbe.ing sure that magcWne latcn 8oct<s magazine

In place. Do not dove magavne If'!ptace forCibly a'S thtS may change ~he conrour 0' ahe reed lips 81'1dImpair teedng If U1e maga.z. ne ~ not kJdr ,n P'8es readjly r&fT1OYe ~lI1ernagaz-ne and be sure {l'1ata: cartrIdges are ~~ 'oned p,roperfy In the magazIne tube- Then rHnS6(f rn,agume. 5. Hotd ll'te P'SIO' .n the snoob'"9 hand bom~ sure thai 'fOY dO "ot touctt the tr9~ Wilt> your O'tfoter "a.,d pull tt'tC slr4e all the 'ha'l to the r8V aM
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6 Mowtr19t"'1}sa.8ty 10 the 'FIRE POS too. F.g 1 re~e,rs '''1';'PISTO'ready to be rrred. 5<Jueezlt1g the rr.gger r,re& the rOund In the chamber a4ter whICh
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Etj8C1eG and .BPo:hefround Ioaoed mto Ihe chamber tf)'~ do not ;OIend

to r,re the rtext shot rrrmed'alely return t"e saferi ro rtte SAFE po$,I.o" ul111.'you are re.adJ' to f.re agat". After "ring [he I.a.st shot Ihe shde &:top WIltho~d ttle sl'.de I" Ihe opel"' PO$ltIOf' EXAMINE THE CHAMBER AND BE SURE IT IS EMPTYI Att'l'aVS wear shooting glasses wrnm ftrlng Ute PIstol ',0 avOid POSSibIlity of mj1JfY from eJectedcases an<:.!part.tles of powder

CLEARING A JAM
tn rhe e'Yent that a cartndge does oaf feed .nlO the chamber
ijams). do OO! force the Slide Shut FoIloNtng ISthe proper ~re Or ciBanng ItIe jammed p Istot , Be sore that muzzle IS pointed .11a safe d.rectlol\ 2 Engage rhe safety 3 Careru I~ removo the magcmne. pun !he slrde to I'S raar-most position and lad< It opett by pushmg up on lh~ 51100s.top Do not !oot If'tto the ejectIOn port durmg tt1iSOpefatlOn If df1lW11'\g the sJJde ala! !h,e tt8y back does not puO the cartridge along WJ1hIt. jC may be necessary to use a smaU wood or plastIC dowel sharpened on one end

'0 gent,y remove the canndge from 'tie chamber and ejection port Do nor use a meaaJ tool 4. Carefulfy tnspect Ihe ptStOllo be sure that a cartndg,e did not beCome lodged n ~ magazme well of the gnp frame. & Remsen magazAn8and repeal the steps necessary lOload lhe chamber and t.re
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UNLOADING
carrl8d out e xact ,~ as described U)unload Uti}QlSto l If In8 last Sno1 I~ me magazIne has been ',red. the sl~e should be In the
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op8f'Iposrr,on. Engage tne S3~8tyFig 2 t~9f'Iremow rt-e magazine.Carefully nspecl Ute tT'\a~'n-e and the ct1amber LObe sure 'tolayare emp'y Pull the ~1(1'ean ane way ~ to dISengage Ihe s~lde ~op lh9n slOwly IeL retum 10 rtS forward posnlon POU1'the pIStOl., a sa's d'rec11on. and let I' ttamrner dow" tJf t"told"9 hammeI' woththumb 311dptl. rn-g'rigger ~1!f:Iease "ammet down un' It cont.aC"s safety tf alJ Ih9 CClrtridges U1the maga2lne have nol been "red and a round is In the chamber the fo'.'O'Nillg proceoure muS1be followed 10unload 'he PIstol. Fa .J'e to Jollowan,! procetJlJre may resul! m!he chamber be~ ~rtentty loaded Being sure that Lh~ ttkJu1e IS ~nted In a sa'ie dl"ect~"
Postl the sa'e'ty &0the 'SAFe' poSitl1()f'l 2 Remow'8 1he magazrt1e Because tt1e operatJon 01 thl~ P'sIOIIS bas8I1 upon recod ef'erg}f ',,~ct:-o",og
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3 Retract the sl,de fo{c;:,olfto eJC1ract the canndge fro'" the ohamber. and ejeCt r~out the e~tlOr po~ Draw'r19 'he sIade bad' slowtf may result In tht cartrldgelalhng In the magaZine ~eJl and beCOmIng lodged 10 the 'rame of the pJStol Whan yoo are certa!n thallhe chamber I'Sempty leMarthe sUde 10 t!s Iorward posItj()n POlnllne m",2Z)e m a "3o8Je drrectlOn. lowe' he h3mmef by holding [he MfT'1mef ",rtt1 'tllLlmb and PlJl1mg the (rigger men ease the hammer down unlill /I contaCtS the safely

T AKEDOWN FOR CLEANING

BefOre you start be abSolutety certarn thal the p~tOIlS unloaded. Never wor1c

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Remove magazme pull tt'e shde completety to ,he rear pos4AOf1 check ot\arrtber to be sure ~ ~ e "'P')' ""e 2 Pull $Ide to the rea.r approxrmalely one mch 'hen push Shd!9stop out aLhe 'efL Shde will then come forward off the frame ~UTIOH: 00 not ~l hammer tall Without sude In ptace 'hiS 'MIl cause 1

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3 To remove barrel from slide depress recGdlrod bushing to dear barrel "u$hlng then rotate DalTet OuSt1mg C(kJnter clockWIse "511 and It will corne out of the sftde The recoil spr'"9 IS under tensIOn so care should be taken "at 10lei bushing and spnng f\y out .t. After removal of racoli rod and rocoiJ spring barrel (;an be re~ed from bOttom of Slide a1 thIS pom' 5h(!e and barfel can be cleaned. never use any1hrog that may SCIOr8 Oi' s.cratCh bore or chamber area 00 NOT diSassemble the gnp frame If the components with", the gnp frame need

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RE..ASSEMBL Y
1 PuCbarreJ In!o sfide thru .he boltom of side, Inun reooU rod and spnng "lith reco~ rod bushing on '8CC~spnng compl8'SS SPMg unhl flush wrlh lront 01 slide. Then ,nstan batTel bushing unul fuUyagainst side. rotate to fodo:ed positIOn.

2. Cock hammel, then tnsta.U slide assembly 0010frame (Withsafety In tjfe pos'lJOn)align ho~e,n kame wilh barrel tang Then insen s'bde SlOp Afte~
,,"S1aD~ng s5de SlOp halfway, putl slide 10 the real posi1Jon apptoJamatety 1

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CLEANING
Flequency 01 deanlng depends upon the freqlle:ncy 0' use of the ptStI' Accumulation of powder louling In the breech aoo chamber ar,ea may enect the funCtiOning of Ihe ptSlOl c-ausmglammrng or mtSfJrmg If ellher Of these condItions develop. clean the PIStolbeklre assumilng Chac something ISwrong with it All areas 01 the bteech. slide, msgazjne, chamber and bore ~t\ou1d be scrubbed or Wipedclean with a cleantng pa1Chwetted wrth a powdef solveni Afte, aUareas have been lhorooghty cleaned. Wtp8aga:ff'IYil[han ()JJedcloth. Though this pIStolISmade at high-quahty 8ta.lnlessSleel. a leghlcoatutg of
surface rust may davek)p over a penod of "me. espec.any in areas of h'9h

humidity. ThtS ts a very thin surfac1 C03ltng and can be removed with a rusC pte...entive solvent and 8 clean clcuh

SIGHT ADJUSTMENTS
The adJUstate rear 61{1ht IS provtc:Jed. wrth eJeva'lOfl and wlodagt) adlUstmen~ The ad~tmenl screw should be turned 10 move 'm! sghl blado In the djret'tion that you wish tne bunsl 10 slIik.e For example turmng the windage adjUsunem SClfSW counl.9r clockwISe moves the s.g.hr bfade to the Jeft and Impact or (he bullet 10the ~ft.

SERVICE

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Prior (Dshlpmsnt, each AUTOMAG III plstQ;J is carefulty I1'Ispec~e~and tes; rl~ 10ensure then ISin proper operating condt~on. Shou1d 1Pu! 'Pt$!(J1 reQU..e adjuslment. re-palr " or f'8'hnishlng. we (e~mmend tnall:h'8 pj$ro ~ 'e~..rr18d dIrectly to the fa.cU)fySERVIC'E DEPT. There is no other waf to ~ S..'~ .,...... WOfk!J petfnrmed to a property eqUipped and Staffe-dfa,oj,(y Fa JI,'P'. _!.e the f:actol)' servICes could resufl In voidlllg your warrantyExcept for guns. Slillunder warranly. all waft WjllbeSt a net m'IIUmd111 t::"'a'l"qf!

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PARTS & ORDERING

~8 ordEtrSshoold be sent lOthe anenoon o. Ihe Parts Dept., Califom~a rEil!ents mclude 61h% sales tax. When ordenng pans, spec!1y ModeJ name, Part name and Part number Also Include the compfete 5ef1B' nlJmber of the firearm. PartS desigl\8ted by an I.) asterisk must be faclDry fitted The price shown does not rnelude labor and tax. d appLca,bJe Tht1$e parts will be r~ced on an excnange b1l5i-S only The r~1aced pans win not be r8'\1J med 10 you

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WARRANTY STATEMENT
BASED ON "'A GNUSON, M0S3 WA,RRAHTVACT.. Jill oft81J"8 no .~,.8Md wwranty on ft8 pf'Oduc1l1ne. 14.Jdon ,~ ItacblirllUon conoemtog,",pkd watr801}'. MI .hI QDntlnu<lto stand behind h.8 produCt8 .. If hili in tho p"'. lAl.ptOOOCb.o. be Mt'V1c:ed'Qlt. pelfkMl01 one ,.. from de-. of "'Wu 1W~""'.I0( defeCu. of maseti8t or worlt ~Ip. 8t no ch.8ge to !he purch.888r. Be to l'8.tHt

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