SIG SAUER P229 - Manual (Page 31)

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7.0 Procedures in Case of Malfunction (“Jam”)
Follow the malfunction mitigation procedures if:
• You notice that a cartridge is difficult to chamber
• A cartridge does not go off
• The mechanism fails to extract a fired cartridge case
• You discover unburned grains of propellant powder spilled in the mechanism
• A shot sounds or feels weak or abnormal
WARNING – JAM
LIVE ROUND JAM MAY NOT EJECT.
Firearms work reliably if properly maintained. If there is a malfunction during
firing:
1. Keep the pistol pointed in a safe direction with your finger off the trigger.
2. Remove and secure the magazine.
3. Move the slide rearward and forward to clear any cartridge case in or near the
chamber. Visually and manually inspect the chamber.
4. If you suspect that a bullet is lodged in the bore, field strip your pistol and
check to see if the barrel is blocked. If there is a bullet lodged in the bore, return
the pistol to SIG SAUER (see section 11.3 “Shipping Firearms for Repair”).
WARNING – JAM
IF A BULLET IS IN THE BORE, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SHOOT IT OUT BY USING
ANOTHER CARTRIDGE, OR BY BLOWING IT OUT WITH A BLANK OR A CARTRIDGE
FROM WHICH THE BULLET HAS BEEN REMOVED. THIS CAN GENERATE EXCESSIVE
PRESSURE, DAMAGE THE FIREARM AND CAUSE SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY OR
DEATH.
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