How to Reload a Pistol
Treat every firearm as if it is always loaded., If a semi-automatic pistol has been shot empty, the slide will usually lock back after the last shot., With the thumb of the firing hand, press the magazine release, which is usually a button or small...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Treat every firearm as if it is always loaded.
Keep your finger off the trigger unless you are ready to shoot.
Do not point a gun at anything you are not willing to shoot or destroy.
Keep the firearm pointed toward the target or a safe backstop at all times. -
Step 2: If a semi-automatic pistol has been shot empty
You will be able to see the empty chamber through the ejection port.
If the slide is not locked back a round may still be in the chamber ,,, (The side the bullets face.) Place your index finger at the top of the front edge.
This will help you guide the magazine. , (The hole at the bottom of the grip.) Then push it in firmly upward until you hear a click. , Failure to seat the magazine is a primary cause of malfunctions in semi-auto pistols. , The slide will snap forward, cambering a round from the loaded magazine.
Do not hold on to the slide as it moves forward, or attempt to ease it down. , -
Step 3: the slide will usually lock back after the last shot.
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Step 4: With the thumb of the firing hand
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Step 5: press the magazine release
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Step 6: which is usually a button or small lever on the grip just behind the trigger on the left hand side of the gun.
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Step 7: The magazine may drop out of the grip
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Step 8: or may require you to pull it free
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Step 9: depending on the model of the firearm.
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Step 10: Grab a loaded magazine by the narrow front edge.
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Step 11: Insert the magazine into the gun by first placing the back of the magazine against the back of the magazine well.
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Step 12: Pull downward on the magazine to ensure that it is fully seated.
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Step 13: Place your non-firing hand over the top of the slide
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Step 14: pull back sharply until it stops
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Step 15: and release.
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Step 16: The firearm is now loaded and ready to fire.
Detailed Guide
Keep your finger off the trigger unless you are ready to shoot.
Do not point a gun at anything you are not willing to shoot or destroy.
Keep the firearm pointed toward the target or a safe backstop at all times.
You will be able to see the empty chamber through the ejection port.
If the slide is not locked back a round may still be in the chamber ,,, (The side the bullets face.) Place your index finger at the top of the front edge.
This will help you guide the magazine. , (The hole at the bottom of the grip.) Then push it in firmly upward until you hear a click. , Failure to seat the magazine is a primary cause of malfunctions in semi-auto pistols. , The slide will snap forward, cambering a round from the loaded magazine.
Do not hold on to the slide as it moves forward, or attempt to ease it down. ,
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