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Full text of ' COLT J4unt3tnan AUTOMATIC PISTOL INSTRUCTIONS FOR ASSEMBLY— DISASSEMBLY CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS ASSEMBLY - DISASSEMBLY - CLEANING ACTION. The action of this pistol is automatic only in the sense that after firing, the spent shell is extracted from the chamber and a fresh cartridge is stripped from the magazine and fed into the chamber. The trigger must be pulled to fire each shot. The disconnecting mech- anism which prevents full automatic action as in a machine gun also prevents firing the pistol if the slide is not fully closed.
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The safety lock, when pushed up, locks the slide from moving back and the sear from moving out from under the hammer when the trigger is pulled. This prever.ts the arm from being fired until the safety lock is depressed into the unlocked position.
LOADING THE PISTOL. To load the pistol, pull back the slide with the empty magazine in the gun. The slide stop will hold the slide in the 'open' position.
I have another older Colt automatic pistol manufactured in 1955, not a Woodsman or Targetsman, that does lock back upon firing the last cartridge and I did not think the Targetsman was older than that. Description: Colt Huntsman 22LR Pistol. 6' barrel, blade front sight, dovetailed rear sight, blued finish with checkered walnut grips. This pistol is in 99% original condition and looks to have seen little, if any use. Body heat movie youtube. The blued finish and wood grips are excellent as is the bore and action.