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of travel and shall be retained in both extreme positions by a spring
loaded detent. When the decocking/safety lever is in the down (safe)
position, the striker shall be rotated out of alignment with the
hammer and firing pin. The right decocking/safety lever shall be
securely retained by two spring pins.
h. Firing Pin Block: The firing pin block shall mechanically
block the firing pin from protruding through the breech face of the
slide. The firing pin block shall return to its lower (safe) position
under spring pressure even when the slide is held upside-down. The
firing pin block shall be disengaged from the firing pin only by
deliberate movement of the trigger toward its most rearward position.
i. Firing Pin and Firing Spring: The firing pin and the firing
pin spring shall be retained in the slide. T h e
firing
pin
spring
shall hold the firing pin to the rear of the face of the firing pin
hole in the slide before the hammer is released for firing and shall
retract the firing pin into the slide after firing. The firing pin
shall be blocked from forward movement until the trigger is pulled
rearward of its normal single action rest position.
Extractor:
The extractor shall move throughout its full range
j.
of travel without binding.
It shall be held in the closed position
by spring pressure. The extractor pin shall not protrude from either
the top or bottom of the slide.
k. Slide Stop: The slide stop shall move readily from one posi-
tion to the other and shall be held spring loaded toward the lower
position.
l.
Not used.
m. Trigger: With or without magazine assembled to the pistol,
the trigger shall move through its full range of travel under spring
action without binding and after partial or complete trigger pull
(single and double action), it shall return to its normal forward
position under spring action immediately upon release.
n. Hammer: The hammer shall move without binding throughout its
full range of travel under spring action in both single and double
action, and shall be securely engaged by the sear in the full cock
position when the pistol is function fired or manually operated.
o. Sear Spring:
The sear spring shall rotate the sear to engage
the hammer.
p. Trig ger Bar: The trigger bar shall disengage the sear from
the hammer when the trigger is pulled and shall be disengaged from
the sear by recoil of the slide when the pistol is function fired or
manually operated. The trigger bar shall also disengage from the
sear when the safety lever is pivoted to its full down position.
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