Bev Fitchett's Guns Magazine

Decocking

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If you have loaded the pistol according to the above instructions, the hammer will be cocked and a cartridge will be in the chamber. The pistol is ready to fire immediately. Due to the light trigger pull and for reasons of safety, the pistol should be in this condition of readiness only immediately before you intend to commence firing. Should you, however, wish to carry the pistol ready to fire or otherwise have it fully loaded in a high state of readiness, it is necessary to decock the pistol as follows: 1. Apply the firing pin safety lever, so as to prevent any discharge.

2. Securely hold the hammer back with the thumb of the shooting hand.

3. With the hammer held back, pull the trigger and at the same time allow the hammer to move just a few millimeters forward.

4. Release the trigger and let the hammer continue down until it engages in the safety notch. This procedure is identical to that used when decocking a double-action revolver. The hammer is now decocked, it rests in the safety notch and the pistol may only be fired by pulling the trigger in the DA mode and by disengaging the firing pin safety. By simply cocking the hammer, the pistol may be fired in the SA mode if the firing pin safety has been disengaged.