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thumb presses against the rounded surface of the slide stop; 

 thrust downward and to the left front with the right hand, 

 thus drawing back the slide, and at the same time press the 

 slide stop with the right thumb against the slide until it en- 

 gages ; resume raise pistol. 



Inspection pistol is never executed with a loaded pistol or 

 with a loaded magazine in the pistol. 



149. 1. Return, 2. PISTOL. 



(a) Being at raise pistol; lock the pistol, if not locked; 

 lower the pistol to the holster, reversing it, muzzle down, back 

 of the hand to the right ; raise the flap of the holster with the 

 right thumb ; insert the pistol in the holster and thrust it 

 home ; button the flap of the holster with the right hand. 



(b) Being at inspection pistol; (with a magazine in the 

 pistol) lower the pistol to the left hand and grasp the slide as 

 prescribed for inspection pistol without magazine (par. 148-&, 

 fig. 22) ; thrust downward and to the left front with the right 

 hand, thus relieving the pressure on the slide stop, and at the 

 same time disengage the slide stop with the right thumb ; 

 release the slide : reverse and lock the pistol ; place it in 

 holster as prescribed In (a). If there is no magazine In the 

 pistol, lower it to the bridle hand as in load (par. 151) ; draw 

 back the slide and release it ; lock the pistol and place it in 

 the holster. 



When the last shot is fired the slide stop engages auto- 

 matically. Return pistol is then executed as from inspection 

 pistol ( 6 ) . 



150. Being at raise pistol, to insert a magazine in the pistol : 

 1. Insert, 2. MAGAZINE, or 2. LOADED MAGAZINE. 



(a) When a magazine is in the pistol: Lower the pistol 

 into the left hand, rotating It so that the sights move to the 

 left ; grasp the slide with the left hand, back of the hand down, 

 barrel pointing downward to the left front, stock pointing 

 upward to the right front ; release the magazine catch with 

 the middle finger of the left hand ; withdraw the magazine 

 with the right hand ; insert the designated magazine and 

 resume raise pistol. If there be no empty space in the maga- 

 zine pocket when the magazine is withdrawn from the pistol, 

 the magazine may be held between the left thumb and the 

 stock of the pistol until the magazine has been taken from 



