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PISTOL CZ 99OWNERS MANUAL AND SAFETY INSTRUCTION

IMPORTANT!READ THE MANUAL

BEFORE USINGTHIS VEAPON

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ZASTAVA ARMS name on the weapon that you now own represents quality, reliability and gunsmith tradition since 1853. Your weapon was made in accordance with strict requirements and standards. Only materials of the highest quality have been used for this type of products and tested by our quality control. This owner’s manual is designed to assist you in learning how to use and care for your Zastava Arms ® firearm properly. We want you to enjoy and practice safe shooting with your ZASTAVA weapon. You may be an experienced shooter, already familiar with the procedures in this Instruction manual, but we urge you to read this entire Instruction manual carefully. You must follow the safety instructions for your safety and the safety of others.

Digital copy of this manual can be obtained from Zastava Arms USA website.

STATE-BY-STATE WARNINGS

Certain states require, by law, that their own specified warning notices, in

larger- -than- normal type be conspicuously included by the manufacturer,

distributor, or retail dealer with firearms sold in that state. Zastava Arms sells

its products in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Because

our products may be sold in these states, we include the following:

CALIFORNIA WARNING:

“Children are attracted to and can operate firearms that can cause severe

injuries or death. Prevent child accessby always keeping guns locked away

and unloaded when not in use. If you keep a loaded firearm where a child

obtains and improperly uses it, you may be fined or sent to prison.”

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ADVERTENCIA:

““A los niños atraen las armas de fuego y las pueden hacer funcionar.

Ellos pueden causarse lesions graves y la muerte. Evite que los niños

tengan accesso a las armas de fuego guardándolas siepre con llave y

descargadas cuando no las esté utilizando. Si usted tiene una arma de

fuego cargada en un lugar en que un niño tiene accesso a ella y la usa

indebidamente, le pueden dar una multa o enviarlo a la carcel.”

CONNECTICUT:

“UNLAWFUL STORAGE OF A LOADED FIREARM MAY RESULT IN

IMPRISONMENT OR FINE!”

FLORIDA:

“IT IS UNLAWFUL, AND PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT AND FINE,

FOR ANY ADULT TO STORE OR LEAVE A FIREARM IN ANY PLACE

WITHIN THE REACH OR EASY ACCESS OF A MINOR UNDER 18

YEARS OF AGE OR TO KNOWINGLY SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANS-

FER OWNERSHIP OR POSSESSION OF A FIREARM TO A MINOR OR A

PERSON OF UNSOUND MIND.”

MAINE:

“ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD IS A CRIME. IF YOU

LEAVE A FIREARM AND AMMUNITION WITHIN EASY ACCESS OF A

CHILD, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO FINE, IMPRISONMENT OR BOTH.

KEEP FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION SEPARATE.

KEEP FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION LOCKED UP.

USE TRIGGER LOCKS.”

MASSACHUSETS:

“WARNING FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL:This handgun is not equipped with a device that fully blocks use by unauthorized

users. More than 200,000 firearms like this one are stolen from their owners every

year in the United States. In addition, there are more than a thousand suicides each

year by younger children and teenagers who get access to firearms. Hundreds more

die from accidental discharge. It is likely that many more children sustain serious

wounds, or inflict such wounds accidentally on others. In order to limit the chanceof

such misuse, it

is imperative that you keep this weapon locked in a secure place and take other

steps necessary to limit the possibility of theft or accident.

Failure to take reasonable preventative steps may result in innocent lives being lost,

and in some circumstances may result in your liability for these deaths.”

“IT IS UNLAWFUL TO STORE OR KEEP A FIREARM, RIFLE, SHOTGUN

OR MACHINE GUN IN ANY PLACE UNLESS THAT WEAPON IS

EQUIPPED WITH A TAMPER RESISTANT SAFETY DEVICE OR IS

STORED OR KEPT IN A SECURELY LOCKED CONTAINER.”


MARYLAND:

“WARNING: Children can operate firearms which may cause death or

serious injury. It is a crime to store or leave a loaded firearm in any location

where an individual knew or should have known that an unsupervised minor

would gain access to the firearm. Store your firearm responsibly!”

NEW JERSEY:

“IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE TO LEAVE A LOADED FIREARM WITHIN

EASY ACCESS OF A MINOR.”

NEW YORK CITY, NY:

“THE USE OF A LOCKING DEVICE OR SAFETY LOCK IS ONLY ONE

ASPECT OF RESPONSIBLE FIREARMS STORAGE. FOR INCREASED

SAFETY, FIREARMS SHOULD BE STORED UNLOADED AND LOCKED IN

A LOCATION THAT IS BOTH SEPARATE FROM THEIR AMMUNITION AND

INACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN AND OTHER UNAUTHORIZED

PERSONS.”

NORTH CAROLINA:“Any person who resides in the same premises as a minor, owns or possesses a

firearm, and stores or leaves the firearm (i) in a condition that the firearm can be

discharged and (ii) in a manner that the person knew or should have known that an

unsupervised minor would be able to gain access to the firearm, is guilty of a Class 1

misdemeanor if a minor gains access to the firearm without the lawful permission of the

minor’s parents or a person having charge of the minor and the minor:

(1) Possesses it in violation of G.S. 14-269.2(b)

(2) Exhibits it in a public place in a careless, angry, or threatening manner;

(3) Causes personal injury or death with it not in self defense; or

(4) Uses it in the commission of a crime.!”

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TEXAS:“IT IS UNLAWFUL TO STORE, TRANSPORT, OR ABANDON AN UNSECURED

FIREARM IN A PLACE WHERE CHILDREN ARE LIKELY TO BE AND CAN OBTAIN

ACCESS TO THE FIREARM.”

WISCONSIN:“IF YOU LEAVE A LOADED FIREARM WITHIN THE REACH OR EASY ACCESS

OF ACHILD YOU MAY BE FINED OR IMPRISONED OR BOTH IF THE CHILD

IMPROPERLY DISCHARGES, POSSESSES, OR EXHIBITS THE FIREARM.”

Please check with your licensed retailer, state police, or local police for additional

warnings, which may be required by local law or regulation. Such regulations

change constantly, and local authorities are in the best position to advise you on

such legal matters.

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SECTION1 PRECAUTIONS

READCAREFULLYTHEFOLLOWINGPRECAUTIONSBEFORETAKINGTHISFIREARMOUTOFITSPACKAGE.Thisproductisclassifiedasafirearmordangerousweapon;itis,therefore,potentiallylethal!

WARNING: IFTHISFIREARMISCARELESSLYORIMPROPERLYHANDLED,UNINTENTIONALDISCHARGECOULDRESULTANDCOULDCAUSEINJURY,DEATH,ORDAMAGETOPROPERTY.

CAUTION:READCAREFULLYTHISINSTRUCTIONMANUALWHICHGIVESBASICADVICEONTHEPROPERHANDLINGANDFUNCTIONINGOFTHISFIREARMPRIORTOLOADINGANDFIRING.However,yoursafetyandsafetyoftheothers(includingyourfamily)dependsonyourcompliancewiththatadvice,andyouradoption,developmentandconstantemploymentofsafepractice.Ifunfamiliarwithfirearms,seekfurtheradvicethroughsafehandlingcoursesrunbyyourlocalgunclubsorsimilarqualifiedorganizations.

NOTICE-DISCLAIMEROFLIABILITY

Themanufacturershallnotberesponsibleforinjury,death,ordamagetoprop-ertyresultingfromeitherintentionaloraccidentaldischargeofthisfirearm,orfromitsfunctionwhenusedforpurposesorsubjectedtotreatmentforwhichitwasnotdesigned.Themanufactureralsowillnothonorclaims involvingthisfirearmwhich result fromcarelessor improperhandling,unauthorizedadjustment or parts replacement, corrosion, neglect, or the use of wrongcaliberammunition,ortheuseofammunitionotherthanoriginalhighqualitycommerciallymanufacturedammunitioningoodcondition,oranycombina-tion thereof.Besides, themanufacturerwill nothonorclaims involving thisfirearmforanyreasonorcausewhensuchclaimsaremadebythesecondorsubsequentowner.

IMPORTANT

Beforeitleftthefactorythisfirearmwastested,carefullyinspectedandpack-aged.Themanufacturercannotcontrolproducthandlingafterit leavesthefactory,therefore,pleaseexaminethisfirearmcarefullyatthetimeofpurchasetoinsurethatitisunloadedandundamaged.Thedealerwillbepleasedtoassistyouinmakingthisexaminationandendeavortoansweryourfurtherquestions.Thisinstructionmanualshouldalwaysaccompanythisfirearmandbetransferredwithituponchangeofownership.

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SECTION2 MAINFEATURES

9 mm Parabellum ZASTAVA 99 pistol is a semi automatic handgun whichoperatesonthebarrelshortrecoilprinciple.Lockingisachievedbyverticaloscillationofthebarrelwhichentersaholeintheslideandisheldtogetherwiththeslideatthefiringstage.Triggermechanismisdoubleaction(DA/SA).Magazineisdoublerowtypewithcapacityof15rounds.Operatingcontrolsofthepistolmakeitpossibletohandleitwitheitherrightorlefthand—ambidex-trous.Onesinglecontrolleverretainstheslideinrear—openposition,lowerstheslidefromrearintoforwardposition,anddecocksthehammer.Sightsaresquarewithtritiumtubesforaimingat lowvisibility. Itsspecificfeature isachamberedroundindicator,locatedontheslide,forvisualortactilecheck.

Fig.1RIGHTSIDEVIEW


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Caliber 9x19 parabelum,9x21,40S&WBarrellength 108 mm—chromeplatedLength 190 mmHeight 140 mmThickness 37 mmWeightwithoutmagazine 860 gWeightofemptymagazine 105 gWeightwithemptymagazine 965 gWeightwithloadedmagazine 1.145 gMagazinecapacity 15 rds(9x19and9x21)

11 rds(40S&W)Triggerpull:DA 5,5 daN

SA 2,0 daNTriggertravel:DA 14 mm

SA 5 mmSurfacefinishcolour atcustomer’srequest

Fig.2LEFTSIDEVIEW


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SECTION3 SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS

WewantyoutoenjoysafelyshootingwithyourZASTAVA99pistol.Youmaybeanexperiencedsafeshooteralreadyfamiliarwiththeproceduresinthisinstructionmanual,oryourmayneverhavehandledagunbefore.Eitherway,weurgeyoutoreadthisentireinstructionmanualcarefully.Youmustfollowthesafetyinstructionsforyoursafetyandthesafetyofothers.

WARNING: ALWAYS CARRYYOUR PISTOL EMPTY INORDER TO AVOID THE RISK OF ACCIDENTAL DIS-CHARGE.

SAFETYMEASURES

1. ALWAYSHANDLEYOURPISTOLASIFITWERELOADEDsothatyouneverfireitaccidentallywhenyouthinkitisunloaded.2. NEVERPOINTYOURPISTOLATANYTHINGYOUDONOTINTENDTOSHOOTsothatifitfiresaccidentally,injury,deathordamagetopropertywillbeprevented.3. NEVERTAKEANYONE’SWORDTHATAGUNISUNLOADED,checkitforyourselfwithfingersoffthetriggerandgunpointedinasafedirection,sothatyouneverfiregunaccidentallywhenyouthinkitisunloaded.4. ALWAYSKEEPANDCARRYYOURPISTOLEMPTY,WITHTHEHAMMERFORWARDEXCEPTWHENYOUINTENDTOSHOOTSOTHATTHEPISTOLCANNOTBEFIREDWHENYOUDONOTMEANTOFIREIT.5. NEVERDRINKALCOHOLICBEVERAGESORTAKEDRUGSBEFOREORDURINGSHOOTING,asyourvisionand judgmentcouldbeseriouslyimpairedmakingyourgunhandlingunsafe.6. ALWAYSSEEKADOCTOR’SADVICEIFYOUARETAKINGMEDICATION,tobesureyouarefittoshootandhandleyourpistolsafely.7. ALWAYSUSEONLYCLEAN,DRY,ORIGINALHIGHQUALITYCOMMER-CIALLYMANUFACTUREDAMMUNITIONINGOODCONDITIONWHICHISAPPROPRIATETOTHECALIBEROFYOURPISTOL.GUNANDAMMUNI-TIONMANUFACTURERSDESIGNTHEIRPRODUCTSWITHINEXACTINGENGINEERING SAFETY LIMITS. HANDLOADS ARE SOMETIMESOUTSIDETHOSELIMITSANDCANBEUNSAFE.8. ALWAYSBESUREBARRELBOREANDCHAMBERARECLEANANDCLEAROFOBSTRUCTIONS.Cleanafouledpistolimmediatelysothatitwillfunctioncorrectlyandsafely.


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9. ALWAYSWEARANDENCOURAGEOTHERSTOWEAREARPROTEC-TIONWHENSHOOTING,especiallyonarange.Withoutearprotectionthenoisefromyourpistolandothergunsclosetoyou,couldleavea»ringing«intheearsforsometimeafterfiring,whilethecumulativelongtermeffectcouldbepermanenthearingloss.10. ALWAYSWEARANDENCOURAGEOTHERSTOWEARPROTEC-TIVESHOOTINGGLASSES.11. ALWAYSPUTAKNOWLEDGEABLEANDRESPONSIBLEPERSONINCHARGETOMAINTAINSAFETYCONTROLWHENAGROUPISFIRINGONARANGE.Obeyhiscommandssothatdisciplineismaintainedtoreducethelikelihoodofaccidents.12. ALWAYSBESUREYOURBACKSTOPISADEQUATETOSTOPANDCONTAINBULLETSBEFOREBEGINNINGTARGETPRACTICESOTHATYOUDONOTHITANYTHINGOUTSIDETHERANGESHOOTINGAREA.13.ALWAYSBEABSOLUTELYSUREOFYOURTARGETANDTHEAREABE-HINDITBEFOREYOUSQUEEZETHETRIGGER.Abulletcouldtravelthroughorpastyourtargetupto2.500meters(1,5miles)...ifindoubt,donotshoot.14. NEVERSHOOTATAHARDSURFACESUCHASROCK,ORALIQUIDSURFACESUCHASWATER.Abulletmayricochetandtravelinanydirectiontostrikeyou,oranobjectyoucannotsee,causinginjury,deathordamagetoproperty.15. NEVERFIREYOURPISTOLNEARANANIMALUNLESSITISTRAINEDTOACCEPTTHENOISE;ananimal’sstartledreactioncouldinjureitorcauseanaccident.16. NEVERUSEYOURPISTOLIFITFAILSTOFUNCTIONPROPERLY,ANDNEVERFORCEAJAMMEDACTION,ASAROUNDMAYEXPLODECAUSINGSERIOUSINJURY,POSSIBLEDEATH,ORSEVEREDAMAGETOYOURPISTOL.17. ALWAYSHOLDTHEPISTOLBYTHEGRIP,ANDBOTHHANDSBELOWTHESLIDESINCETHEYCOULDBEBURNTBYHOTMETALORINJUREDBYTHESLIDEMOVINGFORWARD.18. NEVERSQUEEZETHETRIGGERORPUTYOURFINGERINTHETRIG-GERGUARDUNTILYOUAREAIMINGATATARGETANDREADYTOSHOOT.Thiswillpreventyoufiringthepistolwhenitispointinginanunsafedirection.19. INCASEOFMISFIRE:keepholdingthepistolpointedtowardthetargetorasafeopenareaandwait30secondswhenthepistolfailstofire.Ifahangfire(slowignition)hasoccurred,roundwillfirewithin30seconds.Ifrounddoesnotfire,removemagazine,ejectround,andexamineprimer;iffiringpinin-dentonprimerislight,offcenter,ornon-existent,havepistolexaminedbyacompetentgunsmith.Iffiringpinindentonprimerappearsnormal(in


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comparisonwithsimilarpreviouslyfiredrounds)assumefaultyammunition,segregatemisfiredroundfromotherliveammunitionandemptycases,reloadamdcarryonfiring.20. NEVERLEAVEYOURPISTOLCOCKEDREADYTOFIRE,SINCETHISPOSITION ISEXTREMELYDANGEROUSBECAUSEOFRISKOFACCI-DENTALDISCHARGECAUSINGSERIOUSINJURY,DEATHORDAMAGETOPROPERTY.21. ALWAYSCARRYYOURPISTOLEMPTYWITHMAGAZINEREMOVEDWHILEONARANGEUNTILPREPARINGTOFIRE,KEEPITPOINT-ING TOWARDS THE BACKSTOP WHENLOADING,FIRINGANDUNLOADING,TOELIMINATETHERISKOFINJURY,DEATHORDAMAGETOPROPERTY.22. NEVERLEAVEALOADEDPISTOLUNATTENDED.Someone,especiallyachildmayfireitandcauseinjury,deathordamagetoproperty.23. NEVERINDULGEIN“HORSEPLAY”WHILEHOLDINGYOURPISTOLASITMAYBEACCIDENTALLYDISCHARGED.24. ALWAYSINSTRUCTCHILDRENTORESPECTFIREARMS.Ifyouteachyourchildrentoshoot,teachthemtotreatandusethepistolproperly,andalwayssupervisethemclosely.Alwaysstresssafetysothatyourchildrenwillnotfirethepistolwhenitisunsafetodoso.25. NEVERWALK, CLIMB OR FOLLOW A COMPANIONWITHYOURPISTOL COCKEDREADYTOFIRE,OUTOF ITSHOLSTER,ORWITHHAMMER IN ANY POSITION OTHERTHAN FORWARD ON AN EMPTYCHAMBER,TOELIMINATERISKOFACCIDENTALDISCHARGE.Alwaysholdyourpistolsothatyoucancontrolthedirectionofthemuzzle.26. ALWAYSMAKESUREYOURPISTOLISNOTLOADEDBEFORECLEANING,STORINGORTRAVELLING,MAGAZINEREMOVEDFROMTHEPISTOL,BEFOREYOUSTOREITORTRANSFERITTOSOMEBODYELSESOTHATITCANNOTFIREACCIDENTALLY.27. ALWAYS KEEP AND STOREYOUR PISTOL AND AMMUNITION INSEPARATELOCKEDRECEPTACLESOUTOFREACHAND SIGHTOFCHILDRENANDUNTRAINEDPEOPLE,TOMINIMIZETHERISKOFPIS-TOLANDAMMUNITIONBEINGEASILYAVAILABLEFORLOADINGANDFIRING.


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SAFETYFEATURES

ZASTAVAdoubleaction,semi-automaticpistolsincorporateseveralpositivesafetydevices,which,ifproperlyemployed,canminimizethedangerofac-cidentalfiring.Thesesafetydevicesaredescribedonthefollowingpages.

TriggerGuard

TheTriggerGuardisametallooparoundthetriggertoprotectitfromdamageandtohelppreventaccidentaldischarge.

SafetyStoponHammer

TheSafetyStop isaflat,shelf-likesurfaceonthehammerwhichfunctionsasanautomaticfail-safedevice.Itwillengagethesearintheunlikelyeventofprimarysearnotchfailure.Thiswillpreventthehammerfromfallingfullyforwardunintentionallyandwillinsureagainstuncontrolledautomaticfire.Italsopreventsthehammerfromstrikingthefiringpinshouldyourhandslipfromtheslideorhammerwhilecockingthepistol,providedthehammerisrotatedpasttheSafetyStop.TheSafetyStopisnotamanualsafetyandshouldnotbeengagedbyhandotherthanbythedecockinglever.

DecockingLever

Correctuseofthedecockingleverminimizestheriskofaccidentaldischargethroughmishandlingbyallowingthehammertobedecockedwithouttouchingthetrigger.Thedecockingleverisambidextrous,andcanbeactivatedeitherbytheleftorrighthand—theshootinghand.Thedecockingleverdropsthehammerfromthecockedpositiontothesafetystoppositionwithoutthetriggerbeingsqueezed.Thus,thefiringpinremainslockedthroughoutthedecockingfunction.Withthehammercocked,andfingersclearofthetrigger,pushingthedecockingleverdownmomentarilydisengagesthesearandleavesthehookofthehammerrestingagainstthedecockinglever.Releasingthedecockingleverallowsthehammer tomoveforward,andthesear tomoveback intocontactwiththehammerbeforethedecockinglevertripsoutofengagementwiththehookofthehammer.Thehammerfallsforwardtobecaughtbythesearinthesafetystopposition.

CAUTION:ALWAYSPOINTPISTOL INASAFEDIRECTIONANDKEEPFINGERSCLEAROFTHETRIGGERWHENOPERATINGTHEDECOCKINGLEVERTOLOWERTHEHAMMER.Thiswillavoidaccidentalinjuryintheunlikelyeventofdischarge.


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DisconnectFunctionoftheTriggerLever

Thissafetydevicepreventsaroundbeingfiredbeforeit is inthechamberwiththeslideandthebarrellocked.Thedisconnectorispartofthetriggerlever.Whentheslideisnotfullyforwardthedisconnectorisdepressedbytheundersideoftheslide.Thiskeepsthecatchontheendofthetriggerleverfromengagingthesearsothatthehammercannotbereleasedifthetriggerissqueezed.

Fig.3DECOCKINGLEVER


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However,whentheslideandbarrelarelocked,arecessintheslideisalignedsothatthediconnectormovesupbyforceof thetrigger leverspring.Thisallowsthecatchontheendofthetriggerlevertoengagethesearsothatthepistolcanbefiredbysqueezingthetrigger.

CAUTION:NEVERATTEMPTTOCHECKORDEMONSTRATETHEDISCON-NECTORFUNCTIONWITHALOADEDPISTOL.Pushingon themuzzlewithyourhandoranyotherportionof thebody isextremelydangerousandcouldresultinaccidentaldischargecausinginjury,death,ordamagetoproperty.

InertiaFiringpin

TheFiringPin,whichisshorterthanitshousing,isheldtotherearbyaspringandcannotprotrudethroughfaceofslideunlessahammerblowovercomesthespringforceandtheinertiaofthepin.

FiringPinLock

TheFiringPinLockengagesthefiringpintopreventitsmovementuntilthetriggerissqueezed.Housedintheslide,theFiringPinLockisspringloadeddownintoengagementwiththefiringpintopreventitstrikingthecartridgeprimer.Squeezingthetriggermovesthetriggerleverforward.CatchonthetriggerleverrotatesalevertodisengagetheFiringPinLockbeforethesearreleasesthehammertostrikethefiringpinanddischargethepistol.Thissafetydeviceminimizestheriskofaccidentaldischargethroughmishandlingsuchaswhenaloadedpistolisdroppedorreceivesablowtothemuzzle.

IMPORTANT:Thesesafetydevicesaredesignedandinstalledinthispistoltopreventaccidentaldischarge.Ofcourse,thispistolisdesignedprimarilytodischargebullets,anditwilldothisefficientlywhenitisloadedandyousqueeze the trigger.Alwaysexpect thegun to firewhenyousqueeze thetrigger.


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SECTION4 FUNCTION

ZASTAVA99,doubleaction,semi-automaticpistol is ready tofirewhenaloadedmagazineisinsertedintothepistol,theslidepulledbacktocockthehammer,andreleasedtotravelforwardandfeedaroundfromthemagazineinto thechamber.Final forwardslidemovement locks thebarrelandslidetogetheranddeactivatesthedisconnectorfunctionofthetriggerlever.Thepistolmaynowbefired,singleaction,simplybysqueezingthetriggerlightlytoreleasethehammer.Or,ifthehammerisforward(decocked),thepistolmaybefiredjustbysqueezingthetriggerfirmlyindoubleaction.Squeezingthetriggermovesthetriggerleverforwardsothatthetriggerleverlugengagesthehookontheundersideofthehammer.Movementofthelugagainstthehammerhookcausesthehammertorotatetothecockedposition.Neartheendof triggermovement, thetrigger lever lugactsontheplunger levertounlockthefiringpin,whilealsopushingthesearclearofthehammer.Finaltrig-germovementcamsthetriggerleverlugoutofengagementwiththeham-merhooktoreleasethehammer.Thehammerpivotsforwardunderforceofthemainspringtostriketheprimerinthebaseofthecartridge.Theenergyimpartedtotheprimerignitestheprimercompoundwhichinturnignitesthemain powder charge which, in burning, rapidly generates extremely highgaspressuretodrivethebulletdownthebarrel.Riflinggroovesinthebarrelimpartstabilizingspintothebulletsothatitwillfollowanaccuratepathtothetarget.Forcerearwardontheslidebreechfacestartstheslideandbarrelontheirrearwardtravel;however,theslideunlocksfromthebarrelonlyaftergaspressureisreducedtoasafelevel.Rearwardslidetraveldepressesthetriggerlever,carriesthespentcartridgerearwardontheextractoruntilthebaseofthecartridgestrikestheejectorandispropelledthroughtheejectionport.Slidemovementcontinuesundermomentumtofullycockthehammer.Ifthelastroundinthemagazinehasbeenfired,themagazinefollowerwillactivatetheslidestoptoholdtheslidetotherear,butifaroundremainsinthemagazine,theslidewillmoveforwardtofeedandlockthenextroundinthechamber.Thetriggermustbereleasedandsqueezedagaintofirethenextround.Whenthetriggerissqueezed,thelugonthetriggerleveractsontheplungerlevertodisengagethefiringpinlock.Thelugonthetriggerleveralsoactsonthesearsuchthatfinaltriggermovementdisengagesthesearfromthehammertofirethepistolagain.Attheendofanyfiringcyclewhenthehammerremainscocked,thedecockinglevermaybeusedtodropthehammerforwardontothesafetystopwithoutsqueezingthetriggerandwithoutfiringanotherround.Thisleavesthepistolreadytofireagainindoubleaction.


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LOADING

ToLoadAMagazine:

1. CAUTION:READSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS(SECTION3).

2. Useonlyammunitionrecommendedinthisinstructionmanualassuitableforyourpistol.Examinetheammunition,particularlyonandaroundtheprimer.Lookfordents,scratches,andothersignsofdamage.Donotloaddamagedammunition.

3. Withopenenduppermost,graspmagazineinonehand.Placearoundonmagazinefollowerwithbasejustforwardofretaininglips(seeFigure).Pressrounddownandbackuntilbaseofroundtouchesrearflatedgeofmagazine.Placenextroundontopofpreviousroundandpressdownandback.Repeatuntil magazine is loaded, but do NOT exceed its capacity. For magazinecapacity,seeSection2—MainFeatures.

CAUTION:TOMINIMIZERISKOFUNINTENTIONALDISCHARGE,LOADLIVE AMMUNITION INTO PISTOL ONLYWHENYOU ARE ABOUTTOSHOOT.

Fig.4LOADINGMAGAZINE


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Fig.5MAGAZINEPARTIALLYINSERTED

ToLoadThePistol:

1. CAUTION:READSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS(SECTION3)—KEEPPISTOLPOINTINGINSAFEDIRECTIONANDDONOTTOUCHTHETRIGGER.

2. Removeemptymagazinefrompistolbyplacingyourhandundermagazinetopreventitfromfallingandpressingmagazinecatch(locatedonbothsidesofpistolbehindtriggerguard)toreleaseandejectmagazinefrommagazinewell.(SeeFigure).


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3. Holdpistolbystockwithonehandand,keepingotherhandclearofejec-tionport,graspserratedfingergripsonbothsidesofslide.PullslidebackslightlyandLOOKINCHAMBERTOENSUREITISEMPTY,allowslidetoreturnforward.(Ifslidewasfullytorearreleasecockedhammerbypushingdecockingleverdownwhilekeepingfingersclearoftrigger).4. Insertloadedmagazineintomagazinewellwithbulletspointingforward.Pushmagazinefullyhomeuntilmagazinecatchisheardto»click«lockingitinplace.IMPORTANT:Donotstrikebaseofmagazinetodriveithome—justpushitfirmlyintopistol.Otherwise,youcoulddamagemagazineandinjureyourhand.5. Whenyouarereadytoshoot,griptheslideasdescribedinStep3andpullitfirmtyrearwardtocockthehammer.Releasetheslidetofeedaroundfromthemagazineintothechamber.THEPISTOLISNOWLOADED,COCKEDANDREADYTOFIREINSINGLEACTIONBYSQUEEZINGTHETRIGGERLIGHTLY.6. Ifyoudonotfireimmediatelyinsingleaction,thenpressdownonthede-cockinglevertodropthehammerforwardforsafetyandtobereadytofireindoubleaction.THEPISTOLISNOWLOADED,DECOCKEDANDREADYTOFIREINDOUBLEACTIONBYSQUEEZINGTHETRIGGERFIRMLY.

CAUTION:NEVERLEAVEPISTOLCOCKEDANDREADYTOFIRE(asinStep5)asthisconditionisextremelydangerous;pistolcouldeasilybeac-cidentallydischarged,causinginjury,death,ordamagetoproperty.

CARRYINGMODES

Thispistolmaybecarried inanyoneof the followingmodesaccordingtoyourneeds:MODE1 — MAGAZINEEMPTY,CHAMBEREMPTY

— Pistolcannotbedischarged— Usemode1forstorage,transporting,

cleaning,repair,demonstratinganddrypractice.

MODE2 — MAGAZINELOADED,CHAMBEREMPTYHAMMERDOWN.

— Pistolcannotbefireduntiltheslideiscycledandthetriggerissqueezedlightlyinsingleaction.

— UseMode2whenCARRYINGTHEPISTOLREADYFORUSE.


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MODE3 — MAGAZINELOADED,CHAMBERLOADEDHAMMERDOWN(DECOCKED).

— Pistolcanbefiredwhentriggerissqueezedfirmlyindoubleaction.

— UseMode3whenCARRYINGTHEPISTOLFORIMMEDIATEUSE.

WARNING:WHENYOUSQUEEZETHETRIGGER,YOUMUSTEX-PECTTHEGUNTOFIRE,ANDYOUMUSTTAKEFULLRESPON-SIBILITYFORFIRING IT.YOURCARECANAVOIDACCIDENTALDISCHARGE,ANDYOUWILLTHEREBYAVOIDACCIDENTAL IN-JURYORDEATH.

UNLOADING

CAUTION:ALWAYSUNLOADYOURPISTOLIMMEDIATELYAFTERUSEAND BEFORE CLEANING AND STORAGETO MINIMIZETHE RISK OFACCIDENTALDISCHARGE.

ToUnload:

1. BesureyouarefamiliarwithSafetyInstructionsinSection3.Keeppistolpointinginasafedirection,donottouchtriggerandalwayskeephandsawayfrommuzzleandejectionport.2. Placehandundermagazinetopreventitfallingandpressmagazinecatchtoreleaseandejectmagazine.Note:Ifslideisfullyrearward,Step3doesnotapply.3. Usingserratedfingergripspullslidesharplyrearwardtoextractandejectaroundfromthechamber.Keepyourhandsclearoftheejectionporttoallowroundtoejectwithoutobstruction.ExaminepreviouslychamberedroundfordentsorotherdamageanddisposeofitasexplainedinParagraph7.4. CAUTION:LOOKINTHECHAMBERTOENSUREITISEMPTYANDSEETHATMAGAZINEHASBEENREMOVED.5. Keeppistolpointing inasafedirection,allowslide to return forwardonemptychamberandsqueezethetriggertoallowhammertofallforward.(Ifslideisheldtorearbytheslidestop,pullslidebackslightly,thenreleaseit.).Squeezingthetriggerinsteadofusingthedecockingleverinthisstepmakesdoublysurethatthechamberisempty.6. Removeremainingliveroundsbyslidingthemforwardoutofthemaga-zine.


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7. Collectundamagedliveammunitionforsafestorageandfutureuse.Collectspentcartridgecasesfordisposal.Segregatemisfiredanddamagedliveam-munitionfordisposalaccordingtoammunitionmanufacturer’sinstructions.

FIRING

Beforefiringyourpistol,practiceyourstance,aim,rhythmandbreathingforsteadyaim,withyourpistolUNLOADED.Practicefiringonarangebeforeusingyourpistolforanyothertypeofshoot-ing.

CAUTIONS:

1. ALWAYSWEARANDENCOURAGEOTHERSTOWEAREARPROTEC-TIONWHENSHOOTING,ESPECIALLYONARANGE.Withoutearprotection,thenoisefromyourpistolandothergunsclosetoyoucouldleavea»ringing«intheearsforsometimeafterfiring,whilethecumula-tivelongtermeffectcouldbepermanenthearingloss.

2. ALWAYSWEARANDENCOURAGEOTHERSTOWEARPROTECTIVESHOOTINGGLASSES.Flyingparticlescoulddamageeyesandcauseblind-ness,butprotectiveshootingglassesshouldpreventsuchinjury.NOTE:Ifhammerisforward(decocked),pistolmaybefireddoubleactionbysqueezingthetriggerfirmly.Itmayalsobefiredsingleactionbyfirstcock-ingthehammerfullyrearwardwithyourthumbbeforesqueezingthetriggerlightly.

ToFire:

1. Besureyouarefamiliarwith»SafetyInstructions”inSectionKEEPPISTOLPOINTINGINSAFEDIRECTION.2. Loadpistolaspreviouslydescribed. Fig.6AIMING


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3. Grasppistolbystockand,withindexfingerrestingalongtheoutsideoftriggerguard,takeaim.Aimbyaligningtargetwithfrontandrearsights.(SeeFigure).4. Note:Singleactiontriggerpullismuchlighterthandoubleactionpull.5. Keepingsteadyaim,placeindexfingerontriggerandsqueezegentlyuntilhammerfalls.Don’tjerkthetriggerasyouwilldisturbyouraimandspoilyouraccuracy.Tofirethesecondandsubsequentrounds,allthatisnecessaryistoreleasethetriggerandsqueezeitagainlightlyaftereveryshotuntilyouhavecompletedfiring.6. Thisisasemi-automaticpistolandisimmediatelyloadedandcockedreadytofireagaininsingleactionaftereachshotuntilthemagazineisempty.7. Releasetrigger,removeindexfingerfromtrigger.Pushdownonthedecock-ingleverandreleaseit.Thiswilldecockthehammerwithouthavingtosqueezethetrigger.However,ifyouhavefiredthelastroundfromthemagazine,theslidewillstaytotherear,readyformagazinestobechanged.CAUTION: IF PISTOL FAILSTO FIRE, HOLD IT, KEEPING IT POINTEDTOWARDTHETARGETORSAFEOPENAREAANDWAIT30SECONDS.Ifahangfire(slowignition)hasoccurred,roundwillfirewithin30seconds.Ifrounddoesnotfire,removemagazine,ejectroundandexamineprimer.Iffiringpinindentonprimerislight,offcenterornon-existent,havepistolex-aminedbyacompetentgunsmith.Iffiringpinonprimerappearsnormal(incomparisonwithsimilarpreviouslyfiredrounds)assumefaultyammunition,segregatemisfiredroundfromotherliveammunitionandemptycases;reloadandcarryonfiring.Note:Disposeofmisfiredroundsinaccordancewiththeammunitionmanu-facturer’sinstructions.8CAUTION:KEEPPISTOLPOINTINGINASAFEDIRECTION.Unloadaspreviouslydescribed.IMPORTANT:Ifyoucockyourpistolbutdonotfireit,usedecockinglevertolowerhammer.Ifyoulosetheopportunitytofire,unloadyourpistolasprevi-ouslydescribed.Remember, ifaround is in thechamberthere isariskofaccidentaldischarge.CAUTION:NEVERLEAVEPISTOLCOCKEDREADYTOFIREas thefirecondition is extremely dangerous, and pistol could easily be accidentallydischargedcausinginjury,death,ordamagetoproperty


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SECTION5 MAINTENANCE

Likeanyotherprecisionmechanism,yourpistolwillfunctionbetter,lastlonger,andremainsaferwhenitisproperlymaintained.FollowtheadviceinthisSec-tiontokeepyourpistolinpeakcompetitiveconditions.CAUTIONS:Beforestrippingandcleaningmakesurethat thepistol isnotloaded.WARNING:Donotstripyourpistolifyoususpectamajordefectandwhenadditionalexpertservicingandrepairsarenecessary.WHENTOCLEAN:Youshouldcleanyourpistolassoonafterfiringaspossiblesothatthejobwillbeeasierandtherewillbelessopportunityforcorrosiontostart.Whenyourpistolhasnotbeenfired,cleanitperiodically,everythreemonths,oronceamonthifstoringconditionsareunfavorable.HOWTOCLEAN:Thefollowingcleaningproceduremaybeusedbothperi-odicallyandafterfiring.MATERIALS:Cleaningrod,lubricationbrush,cottonflannelpatches(cuttofitsnuglyintothebore),lubricationoilandguncleaningsolutiontoeliminatepowderdeposits.NOTE:IfambienttemperatureisbelowO°C(32°F)avoidtheuseoflubricationoil;instead,applyadrylubricantsparingly.

CLEANINGPROCEDURE

1. CAUTION:Ensurethatthepistolisnotloaded.2. Stripforcleaningasdescribedinthisinstructionmanual.3. Thebrushdippedintoguncleaningsolutionpassthroughthebarrelseveraltimestoeliminatepowderdeposits.4. Withthesamebrushcleanthegroovesontheslide,frame,slideinteriorandtopsurfaceoftheinsertinframe.5. Attachcottonflannelpatchtoendofcleaningrodandpassitthroughthebarrelseveraltimestoeliminatedirtandpowderdeposits.Changethepatchesuntilthelastpatchcomesoutclean.6. With cotton flannel patches clean external surfaces of the barrel, slideinteriorandtoppartoftheframe.7. Aftercleaning,lubricatethebarrelandpartswithoil.


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STRIPPINGFORCLEANING

1. Toremovemagazinepressmagazinereleasebuttonwiththerightorlefthandthumb(seeFigure).Themagazinewillfalloutofthepistolafterreleasingsoitmustbeheldwiththeotherhandtoremoveitfromthepistol.

2. Pullslidebacktoretainitinrearpositionwithlefthandwhileholdingthegripwithrighthand.Whentheslideisbroughtintorearposition,withthethumbofthehandholdingthegriplifttheslidestop.Theslidewillnowremaininrearposition(seeFigure).3. Swivelbarrellinkby90°(downward—seeFigure)toreleasethebarrel,nowtheslidecanbeseparatedfromtheframe.

Fig.7TAKINGMAGAZINEOUT


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Fig.9SWIVELLINGBARRELLINK

Fig.8BRINGINGSLIDEINTOREARPOSITION


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4. Toseparateslide,barrelandrecoilspringfromtheframedepresstheslidestopwiththethumbofthehandholdingthegrip(seeFigure).Holdtheslideandthepartsinitandmovethemforwardtoseparatefromtheframe.

Fig.10SEPARATINGSLIDEFROMFRAME


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Fig.11FIELDSTRIPBREAKDOWN

ASSEMBLING

Assemblingistobedonebytheoppositesequence.


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SECTION 6 PARTS ILLUSTRATION AND LIST

For proper identification of parts this section gives parts illustration and list.


1. Front sight

2. Rear sight

3. Frame, insepar. ass.

4. Nut

5. Lever holder

6. L.H. lever

7. R.H. lever

8 L.H. lever spring

9 R.H. lever spring

10. Slide stop

11. Slide stop spring

12. Trigger lever, insepar.ass.

13. Lever spring

14. Trigger

15. Trigger axle

16. Insert

17. Sear

18. Sear spring

19. Sear axle

20. Limiting shaft

21. Firing lever

22. Hammer, insepar. ass

23. Hammer axle

24. Hammer spring

25. Spring guide

26. Hammer rest

27. Spring28. Axle

For cal. 40 S&W38. Slide49. Magazine body

39. Extractor 51. Follower

43. Barrel

29. Ejector30. Magazine catch31. Magazine release button32 Spring33. Axle34. Barrel link35. L.H. cover36. R.H. cover37. Screw38. Slide39. Extractor40. Firing pin41. Firing pin lock42. Lock spring43. Barrel44. Recoil spring guide

45. Securing pin46. Firing pin spring47. Recoil spring48. Magazine assy49. Magazine body50. Follower spring51. Follower52. Magazine bottom lock53. Magazine bottom54. Loaded chamber indicator55. Securing pin56. Spring57. Belt holder

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LIMITED PARTS REPLACEMENT WARRANTY

The enclosed firearm is warranted to be free of manufactur-ing defects for a period of one year from the original date of purchase from a

federally licensed firearms retailer. The warranty only applies to the first retail purchaser and is not transferable or assignable. Proof of purchase must be pre-sented at the time any warranty claim is made. This is a one year warranty limited to replacement of improperly manu-factured parts.

Any alternations, modifications, abuse, misuse or dis-charge of poor quality, corrosive or defective ammunition voids the warranty. If your

weapon needs servicing, ap-ply to one of the service shops authorized by your dealer. Do not send your weapon directly to the manufacturer!

REGISTER ONLINE TODAY!

To activate your warranty, please register your firearm at

www.zastavaarmsusa.com

right after purchase.

RETURN AUTHORIZATION

To obtain warranty service, please contact us at

[email protected] to get a return authorization. Please note

that a return authorization must be obtained prior to returning the

firearm.

ZASTAVA ARMS USA320 Howard Ave Des Plaines, IL 60018 USA

847-250-9727

[email protected] www.zastavaarmsusa.com


Des Plaines, IL 60018 USA 55 Bradrock Dr.

Manufactured by:

ZASTAVA ORUZJE AD

Kosovska 434 000 Kragujevac, Serbia

ph: +381 34 301 137fax: +381 34 335 349

www.zastava-arms.rs

Imported by:

ZASTAVA ARMS USA

320 Howard AveDes Plaines IL,

USAph: +1 847-250-9727

[email protected] www.zastavaarmsusa.com

Manufactured by:

ZASTAVA ORUZJE AD

Kosovska 434 000 Kragujevac, Serbia

ph: +381 34 301 137fax: +381 34 335 349

www.zastava-arms.rs

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