Ruger p90dc manual

For the P90DC pistol, place seven 7 or fewer. Insert the magazine into the frame, taking care that the magazine is locked in place by the magazine latch. Slamming the magazine into the frame forcibly is not necessary. Hold the pistol firmly in the shooting hand but do not touch the trigger.

Keep the pistol pointed in a safe direction. When released, the slide will fly forward to strip the top cartridge from the magazine and chamber it. Be careful! If the pistol is not to be fired immediately, keep it pointed in a safe direction and depress the decocking lever until the hammer drops. Subsequent shots are fired sin- gle-action until the magazine is empty, the hammer being cocked by the slide as it recoils from each shot. Note that the trigger pull is much lighter for these subsequent shots.

For greater accuracy and consistent trigger pull, the hammer may be manually cocked by the shooter before the first shot is fired. Keep your finger off the trigger while cocking the hammer! The hammer will be automatically cocked as described above for subsequent shots. The slide automatically opens and shuts quickly while firing. Keep face and hands away from rear. Hot brass is ejected quickly and can burn you. Immediately following the firing of a shot, and if a subsequent shot is not to be fired at once, depress the decocking lever until the hammer drops while the pistol is still pointing in a safe direction downrange.

When the last cartridge loaded into the pistol has been fired, the magazine follower presses the slide stop upward to engage the slide automatically holding the action open. If the slide is shut, the shooter should always assume that there is a cartridge in the chamber! Visually inspect the magazine and chamber.

Do not load the pistol until you are ready to use it, and unload it immediately when you have completed shooting. If dropped or struck, the pistol may fire. Keep chamber empty unless actually firing! Use decock lever to decock pistol before moving with pistol or when not actually firing. For maximum safety when carrying the pistol with a loaded magazine in place, the chamber should be empty, the slide should be closed, and the pistol should be decocked. Never carry it cocked!

If placed into a holster, check it to be sure that the slide is not retracted far enough to either chamber a cartridge from the magazine.

The shooter should always be alert to the possibility of accidental discharge. With the muzzle pointed in a safe direction, depress the cocking lever fully. Although this may appear startling, it is important to note that the firing pin is securely blocked by the lever, and the pistol will not fire when the lever is depressed.

Manually decocking the hammer with the thumb is neither necessary nor recommended. Always use the decocking lever. Remember that when you release the decocking lever, it will automatically return to the firing position, and the pistol can then fire when the trigger is pulled if a cartridge is in the chamber. In the event that the magazine is missing or for training purposes where it is desirable that only one cartridge be loaded and fired at a time for safety , the pistol can be fired with the magazine removed.

To do so, keep the pistol pointed in a safe direction, grasp the slide, and retract it fully to the rear. Next, push the slide stop upward so that the slide remains to the rear. Insert a single cartridge directly and fully into the chamber. Taking care to keep the pistol pointed in a safe direction, depress the slide stop.

This will cause the slide to move vigorously forward into the firing position. Finally, depress the decocking lever until the hammer drops -- now the pistol can be fired in the double-action mode.

Single-action firing is possible by manually cocking the hammer. Note that the slide will not automatically remain open if the pistol is fired without the magazine in place. The ejector must always be pivoted to its rearward upward position when firing the pistol without the magazine.

So that the pistol can be used as a single loader, it will fire whether or not a magazine is in the gun if a cartridge is chambered. Removing magazine does not unload pistol! To unload, first remove magazine, then pull slide to rear, eject chambered. Always point the pistol in a safe direction when loading or unloading. Failure to do so can result in the chamber being unintentionally loaded with a live cartridge!

The muzzle of the pistol must be pointing in a safe direction at all times, and fingers should be outside of the trigger guard. Decock the pistol by depressing the decocking lever until the hammer drops.

See Figure 1, p. Remove the magazine from the pistol by pushing in on the magazine latch. Hold the pistol firmly and grasp the slide. Retract the slide to its rearmost position briskly to extract and eject any chambered cartridge. Always double check visually that the chamber, breech-face, and the interior of the frame are clear of any live rounds.

When the slide is fully retracted, push upward on the slide stop, then allow the slide to move forward until it comes to rest with the rear projection of the slide stop resting in the notch on the lower left side of the slide.

Welcome to ManualMachine. We have sent a verification link to to complete your registration. Log In Sign Up. Forgot password? Enter your email address and check your inbox. Please check your email for further instructions. Enter a new password. Southport, Connecticut U. Rear sights can be clear any malfunction easily by hand. Cartridges can be loaded singly if desired. To decock the pistol, depress the decocking lever until the hammer drops. This action moves the firing pin forward into the slide.

This temporari- ly places the firing pin out of reach of the hammer stroke and locks the firing pin a neu- tral position, preventing it from moving toward the car- Frame is precision investment cast tridge. Recurved trigger guard bow accommodates non- shooting hand in two-hand hold. The ambidextrous magazine latch permits positive retention and quick removal of magazine.

Lanyard loop provides security for carrying in the field or police use. Like a double-action revolver, the pistol will fire whenever the trigger is pulled. If placed into a holster, check it to be sure that the slide is not retracted far enough to either chamber a cartridge from the magazine cock the pistol. The only absolutely safe pistol is one in which the slide is open, the chamber is empty, and there is no magazine in the gun. To unload, first remove magazine, then pull slide to rear, eject chambered cartridge, and visually inspect chamber to be sure it is empty.

They include the following features with which users should be thoroughly familiar:. Slide stop holds the slide open and is activated automatically when last shot is fired if magazine is in pistol , or can be manually operated.

Action: The action of the Ruger P95 decocker model pistols is of the type that utilizes a tilting barrel design in which the barrel and slide are locked together at the moment of firing. After firing, the barrel and slide recoil to the rear a short distance while still locked together. After this initial movement, the barrel is cammed downward from its locked position, permitting full recoil of the slide and the extraction and ejection of the spent cartridge case.

Upon return of the slide to its forward position by the recoil spring, the barrel is cammed back upward into its locked position in the slide. The user of this or any autoloading pistol must always remember that when fired, it automatically reloads and recocks itself, so that simply pulling the trigger will fire the pistol again. Therefore, an autoloading pistol user must be particularly conscious to always keep the pistol pointed in a safe direction. Slide Stop: When the last shot has been fired and the magazine is empty, the slide stop automatically holds the slide open.

When there is an empty magazine in the pistol and the slide is retracted manually, the slide stop will also automatically hold the slide open.

If a loaded magazine is inserted in the pistol when the slide is closed and the slide is then retracted fully, the slide stop will not automatically hold open the slide. The user can actuate the slide stop mechanism to hold the slide open at any time by retracting the slide and pushing the slide stop up. The slide stop can be released by drawing back slightly on the slide and depressing the slide stop thumbpiece. When the slide is released, it will move forward under pressure from the recoil spring.

The slide stop is held in place by a spring detent. Therefore, when there is a loaded magazine in place and the pistol is jarred, the slide can fly forward and chamber a cartridge. For this reason and as an essential safety practice, the user should always be careful to keep fingers away from the trigger and always keep the pistol pointed in a safe direction.

Magazines: The Ruger 9mm magazines are not interchangeable with Ruger pistol magazines of any other caliber even though they may appear similar and may hold other cartridges. Use of incorrect magazines in any pistol will result in malfunctions. All Ruger pistols and revolvers are originally sold in a lockable box, with a key-operated padlock.

While it can help provide secure storage for your unloaded firearm, any locking device can fail. The ultimate responsibility for secure storage must depend upon its owner and his or her individual circumstances. Always store firearms securely, unloaded, in a secure location, separate from their ammunition. The model you have selected is equipped with a special manual decocking lever that also allows you to decock uncock a cocked pistol without manipulating the trigger.

Conventional thumb decocking procedures are therefore not necessary and should not be employed with this pistol. To decock the pistol, point the pistol in a safe direction. Depress the decocking lever until the hammer drops. The decocking lever first moves the firing pin into the slide far enough so that the rear end of the firing pin cannot be struck by the hammer. Only then will continued depression of the decocking lever safely drop the hammer to an uncocked position see Figure 1.

To return the pistol to firing condition, simply release the decocking lever see Figure 2. It will spring upward to its original position. Additionally, the pistol has a separate internal firing pin block that will not allow the firing pin to move forward until the operator pulls the trigger.

Never carry or holster the pistol with the hammer cocked, as a relatively light pull of the trigger will fire the pistol. When not actually shooting, always immediately decock uncock the pistol by use of the decocking lever.

The decock lever will only attain this position when held down by the user. This decocks the pistol. The decock lever will automatically spring back to this firing position when released.

Discharging firearms in poorly ventilated areas, cleaning firearms, or handling ammunition may result in exposure to lead and other substances known to the state of California to cause birth defects, reproductive harm, and other serious physical injury.

Have adequate ventilation at all times. Wash hands thoroughly after exposure. Do not attempt to load any other 9mm cartridges examples: 9mm short [. Never attempt to use caliber. The Ruger P-Series pistols are compatible with all factory ammunition loaded to U. Industry Standards, including high-velocity and hollow-point loads, loaded in brass, aluminum, or steel cartridge cases.

Death, serious injury, and damage can result from the use of the wrong ammunition, bore obstructions, powder overloads, or incorrect cartridge components. Always wear shooting glasses and hearing protection. Practice this important aspect of safe gun handling with an unloaded pistol until you can perform each of the steps described below with skill and confidence. But before you do anything with the pistol, first read completely through this manual.

Keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction. Press the magazine latch forward and remove the magazine from the frame. NOTE: The magazine is designed to fall free of the frame of its own weight when unloaded and the pistol is held in the normal firing position, but you should always prevent possible damage to the magazine by not letting it drop to the ground unless rapid reloading is absolutely necessary.

Place ten 10 or fewer 9mm x 19 Parabellum cartridges into the magazine from the top. Insert the magazine into the frame, taking care that the magazine is locked in place by the magazine latch. Slamming the magazine into the frame forcibly is not necessary.

Hold the pistol firmly in the shooting hand but do not touch the trigger. Keep the pistol pointed in a safe direction. When released, the slide will fly forward to strip the top cartridge from the magazine and chamber it. Be careful! If the pistol is not to be fired immediately, keep it pointed in a safe direction and depress the decocking lever until the hammer drops.

Subsequent shots are fired single-.