SIG SAUER P522 Pistol - Manual (Page 18)

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when it counts ™
immediately following the firing of a shot, if a subsequent shot is not fired at once, put the
safety lever in the “S” (Safe) position and point the pistol in a safe direction. The safety
should be moved to the “S” (Safe) position as soon as firing is completed, and it should be
“on” at all times except when the pistol is targeted and being fired.
Keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction and your finger away from the trigger when
cocking any firearm.
never carry or leave unattended any firearm which is cocked and ready to fire! When
cocked, it could fire from slight pressure on the trigger. an accidental discharge could easily
result if you fall or drop the firearm, or if the firearm is struck or disturbed by someone or
something.
never fire any firearm with your finger, hand, face, or other part of your body over or
adjacent to the ejection port, or in any position where you may be struck by reciprocating
movement of the breech. Both the ejection of empty cartridge cases and the movement of
the breech are part of the normal operating cycle of firearms, and pose no safety hazard to
the shooter if the firearm is held in a normal grip and fired at arm’s length.
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,
waRning
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
firearm 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 hold it to the rear. The jammed cartridge or case now can be removed by shaking it out
or picking it out.
waRning – fiRing
The bolt automatically opens and shuts quickly while
firing. Keep face and hands away from it. Hot brass and
powder gas is ejected quickly and can burn you. The
pistol should be fired from the right shoulder. always wear
shooting glasses and hearing protectors.
bolt oPens fast – hot bRass eJected
waRning – handling
if dropped or struck with the safety “off,” the pistol may
fire. Keep chamber empty unless actually firing! Keep
safety in the “S” (Safe) position unless actually firing!
any gun may fiRe if dRoPPed