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3. Load the magazines.

a. Hold the magazine in one hand. Place a cartridge on the follower in front of the lips with the other hand. Press down and slide the cartridge completely back under the lips (Figure 1).

Figure 1 Figure 2 b. Repeat the steps above until the magazine is fully loaded (15 cartridge).

NOTE: There are holes on the backside of the magazine to allow for visual counting of cartridges (Figure 1).

4. Load the weapon.

WARNING: The M9 pistol incorporates single and double action modes of fire. Anytime the trigger is pulled with the decocking/safety lever in the fire (up) position and a round is in the chamber, the pistol will fire from the hammer down, half cock or full cock positions.

NOTE: The decocking/safety lever must be placed in the down position, which indicates the pistol is in a safe condition before loading (CONDITION 4).

a. Insert the loaded magazine into the magazine well of the pistol until a click of the magazine catch is heard. This will ensure proper catch engagement (Figure 2).

b. With the pistol pointing in a safe direction, grasp the serrated portion of the slide and retract the slide to the rear. Releasing the slide will strip a cartridge from the magazine and chamber it. WARNING: The pistol is now in CONDITION 1.

Place the pistol in the holster.

NOTES: For double action firing, the hammer must be in the forward or half-cocked position. Squeezing the trigger will cock and release the hammer, firing the pistol.

After the first shot, the pistol will continually fire in the single action mode. When the hammer is in the down position, the single action-firing mode can be accomplished by manually cocking the hammer with the thumb.

When the last round in the magazine has been fired, the slide will remain to the rear.

NOTES: The proper grip provides maximum control of the pistol and a foundation for the movement of the trigger finger. The proper grip will also help control sight alignment. The pistol will not slip during recoil if the proper grip is obtained. Seabees must establish their grip immediately upon contact with the pistol. 1) Place the web of the shooting hand in firm contact with the backstrap of the pistol. 2) Place the hand high on the pistol grip.

3) Place the palm in firm contact with the side of the pistol frame.

4) Wrap the bottom three fingers of the shooting hand around the front of the pistol and firmly grasp the pistol.

5) Lay the thumb naturally along the side of the pistol and provide enough resistance to ensure a secure grip.

b. Draw the pistol from the holster.

1) Draw the pistol straight up until the muzzle clears the holster. (The upper arm should be level with the ground). The thumb should make contact with the pistol grip and the trigger finger should be straight along the receiver.

2) Rotate the muzzle towards the target. The non-shooting hand moves across the body and grasps the pistol grip.

CAUTION: Care must be taken while placing the non shooting hand on the pistol grip to ensure the hand does not pass in front of the muzzle.

3) Place the decocking/safety lever in the fire position (removing from a CONDITION 1 to ready to fire) as the arms are extended toward the target. Once the arms are fully extended and the pistol is level with the line-of-sight, the Seabee is in the ready position.

c. Fire the pistol

1) Aim center-mass of the target.

2) Continue firing until the target has been incapacitated.

d. Return the pistol to the tactical carry position once the threat has been eliminated. 1) Place the decocking/safety lever in the SAFE position. This will place the pistol in

CONDITION 1.

2) Lower your arms until the pistol is at a 45-degree angle to the body. 3) Holster the pistol.

NOTES: Holstering does not have to be a precise movement. However, safety is a critical factor.

Two hands on the weapon ensure positive control. a) Ensure the decocking/safety lever is in the SAFE position.

b) Bring the pistol back to a position directly above the holster while keeping the muzzle pointed in a safe direction.

c) Use your non-shooting hand to lift the flap of the holster. d) Rotate the muzzle of the pistol down.

e) Align the muzzle with the holster.

f) Push the pistol snugly into the holster and fasten the flap.

6. Perform immediate action to clear a stoppage in the service pistol.

NOTE: Immediate action is the prompt action taken by the Seabee to correct a stoppage. The procedure for applying immediate action should become instinctive to the Seabee without the Seabee attempting to discover the cause. It is important that the user apply immediate action instinctively to correct a stoppage. Weapon needs to be on SAFE when performing immediate/remedial action.

WARNING: During the firing sequence, if the weapon does not function, initiate immediate action procedure. If a spent case is ejected, immediately place the weapon on SAFE and inspect for a bullet in the bore.

TAP Tap the bottom of the magazine to ensure that it is fully seated in the magazine well.

RACK Pull the slide fully to the rear and release. BANG Sight and fire.

a. Perform remedial action when the slide is fully forward and the pistol fails to fire.

NOTE: Remedial action is the continued effort to make a weapon operational when immediate action fails.

1) Squeeze the trigger.

2) Replace the ammunition if the pistol still fails to fire.

3) Perform a detail inspection to determine the stoppage or malfunction if the pistol still fails to fire.

2) Place the decocking/safety lever in the SAFE (down) position. 3) With the other hand, attempt to push the slide fully forward 4) If the slide will not move forward, remove the magazine.

5) Grasp the slide and retract it to the rear, locking it back with the slide stop. 6) Inspect the chamber and bore and remove any obstructions.

7) Insert another loaded magazine into the pistol. 8) Release the slide, allowing it to go fully forward.

9) Place the decocking/safety lever in the FIRE (up) position, aim and attempt to fire. 10) Perform a detailed inspection to determine the stoppage or malfunction if the pistol still fails

to fire.

c. Evacuate the weapon to your unit armorer if the cause for stoppage cannot be determined.

7. Unload the M9 service pistol.

a. Place the decocking/safety lever in the SAFE (down) position. b. Depress the magazine release button and remove the magazine.

c. With the pistol pointed in the safe direction, grasp the slide serration and fully retract the slide to remove the chambered cartridge.

d. Lock the slide to the rear using the slide stop and visually inspect the chamber to ensure that it is empty.

e. Release the slide stop allowing the slide to move forward.

f. Rotate the decocking/safety lever to the SAFE (up) position. The pistol is now in CONDITION 4.

8. Unload the magazine.

a. With one hand, hold the magazine upright with the front end forward. With the thumb firmly pressed down on the cartridge rim, push forward. As the cartridge moves forward, tip it upward and out with the index finger.

b. Repeat the above step until the magazine is empty. REFERENCES:

FMFM 0-8, Basic Marksmanship