Immediate action is the prompt action you take to reduce a stoppage. The procedure for immediate action should bean instinct when you are armed with the pistol. If a stoppage occurs, apply immediate action automatically in an effort to reduce the stoppage without attempting to discover the cause at that time.

If the slide is fully forward, the hammer falls but the pistol fails to fire, apply immediate action as follows:

1. Manually cock the hammer without opening the chamber and make one additional attempt to fire. If the pistol still fails to fire, wait 10 seconds; then come to the raised pistol position. Grasp the slide with the thumb and first finger of the left hand, keeping the thumb on the right side of the slide. Left-handed shooters should reverse hand and thumb directions for this procedure. Rapidly pull the slide rearward to its full extent. Rotate the pistol to the right allowing the unfired round to drop out, release the slide, and allow it to return to the forward position, cambering anew cartridge.

CAUTION

Keep the pistol pointed down range during this operation.

2. Aim and attempt to fire. If the slide is not fully forward, apply immediate action as follows: remove the trigger finger from the trigger guard; and with the nonfiring hand, attempt to push the slide fully forward.

If the slide will not move forward, proceed as follows:

1. Bring the weapon to the raised pistol position.

2. Remove the magazine.

3. Grasp the slide with the nonfiring hand, pull the slide to the rear, and lock it with the slide stop.

4. Inspect the chamber. Remove any obstructions.

5. Insert another loaded magazine into the pistol.

6. Release the slide.

7. Aim and attempt to fire.