SIG SAUER P556 - Manual (Page 34)

P556 Pistol Operators Manual
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1511582 VER 08.01.08
Never allow other persons to stand beside you where they might
be struck by an ejected cartridge case. The case is hot, and may
be ejected with sufficient force to cause a burn, cut or injury to
an unprotected eye. Make certain there is a clear, unobstructed
path for safe ejection of the fired case. Remember, the case may
bounce off a hard object nearby and strike you or someone else.
If, while shooting, your firearm develops a mechanical
malfunction or binding, or “spits” powder/gas, or if a cartridge
primer is punctured or a cartridge case is bulged or ruptured, or if
the report on firing does not sound quite right, STOP SHOOTING
IMMEDIATELY! It may be dangerous to continue. UNLOAD
THE FIREARM — do NOT try “one more shot”. Take the fire-
arm and the ammunition to a gunsmith for examination.
While shooting any firearm, an unfired cartridge or fired cartridge
case may occasionally become jammed between the bolt and the
barrel. Clear the jam as follows, WHILE KEEPING THE
MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION: Remove the
magazine, then pull back the bolt by way of the charging handle
and lock it to the rear by pushing up the slide catch. The jammed
cartridge or case now can be removed by shaking it out or picking
it out.