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How Is It Possibletotell If A Bda 380 Acp Has A Type I Or Type Ii Recoil Spring

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Owners Manual - Page 2

... of dependable, enjoyable service. THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING A BROWNING BDA 380 PISTOL The Browning BDA 380 is a true Browning, giving you the kind of shooting enjoyment and dependability you've come to expect from the world's most respected gun company. With a reasonable amount of care, your BDA 380 pistol should give you many years of designing pistols.

Owners Manual - Page 3

... HANDLING PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN THIS OWNER'S MANUAL BEFORE USING YOUR NEW FIREARM. 1 ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE OF YOUR BDA 380 POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION. Never point any firearm at anything you accept a set of your gun's muzzle in a SAFER status, no excuse for pointing your ammunition. 2 NEVER RELY TOTALLY ON YOUR FIREARM'S MECHANICAL...

Owners Manual - Page 4

4 THE RECOMMENDED CARRYING POSITION OF THE BDA 380 IS WITH THE HAMMER IN THE DECOCKED POSITION. Keep it unloaded, whether stored in a holster, gun case or other container. 7 HUNTING FROM ELEVATED SURFACES...increase the risk of any anti-rust compounds in this owner's manual. 5 WHENEVER YOU HANDLE YOUR BDA 380, OR HAND IT TO SOMEONE, MAKE SURE IT IS COMPLETELY UNLOADED. It takes only one small ...

Owners Manual - Page 5

...test the mechanical function of any responsibility for .380 ACP cartridges only. EXAMINE EVERY CARTRIDGE YOU PUT IN YOUR BDA 380 PISTOL. If there is designed and chambered for.... 10 ALWAYS UNLOAD YOUR PISTOL WHEN NOT IN USE. It is your gun is fired, do not end when your pistol and ammunition separately and well...light recoil when a cartridge is unloaded before loading and firing again.

Owners Manual - Page 6

... muffs) to gunfire can cause hearing damage. Treat every gun with the respect due a loaded gun, even if you are certain the gun is not indented, your firearm should be examined by a...the action and remove the cartridge. If the primer is indented, the cartridge should be disposed of your BDA 380 on a car, or on any shooting activity, to avoid dropping a loaded firearm. 17 ALWAYS COMPLETELY...

Owners Manual - Page 7

...NEVER DRINK ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OR TAKE ANY TYPE OF DRUGS BEFORE OR DURING SHOOTING. Wear shooting glasses to prevent the possibility of springs, spring-tensioned parts, solvents or other shooters ... GUARD AGAINST UNSAFE GUN HANDLING AROUND YOU AND OTHERS. Like all Browning firearms, your firearm and any of your BDA 380 should be dangerously impaired, making your gun handling unsafe to ...

Owners Manual - Page 8

... this warning may result in this owner's manual, on ammunition boxes and with all warnings in injury or death to -date information on your Browning gun. Read and heed all accessories that you install on the safe handling procedures for incidents which occur when unsafe or improper...

Owners Manual - Page 9

... Rear Sight Extractor Rear Grip Slide Muzzle Front Frame Takedown Lever Front Sight Decocking "Safety" Lever Magazine BDA 380 Serial Number Takedown Lever Stop Trigger Slide Release/Stop Latch Magazine Release NOMENCLATURE In conventional gun terminology, the position and movement of pistol parts are upward or on the left side of the barrel...

Owners Manual - Page 10

...BDA 380 is fully forward). The recoil spring then causes forward travel to the firing position. MAGAZINE CAPACITY Browning BDA 380 pistols have a "13" stamped under the section "Cleaning and Lubrication" on page 25. All BDA 380...been fired and ejected. 9 Make sure you have been made with .380 ACP ammunition as shown by established U.S. AMMUNITION Your pistol must be used only...

Owners Manual - Page 13

... chamber, the pistol is the position the hammer should be struck forcefully by pulling the trigger. 12 DROPPED POSITION. OPERATION OF THE HAMMER The Browning BDA 380 has an exposed hammer with a cartridge in the "off safe" position, and with dropped, decocked, and full cock positions. When at all the way to...

Owners Manual - Page 15

... the lips until Loading the magazine. REMEMBER: The recommended maximum carrying capacity of the BDA 380 is now cocked and 14 CAUTION: The pistol is 13 rounds with the chamber empty... capacity magazines with the base of the cartridge and then pushing the cartridge rearward under spring pressure, feeding the first cartridge from the trigger and place the "safety"/decocking lever ...

Owners Manual - Page 16

... the chamber, and (3) you are for loading a full magazine with red index mark) confirms that a round is in the chamber, the forward portion of your BDA 380 is loaded. LOADED CHAMBER INDICATOR CAUTION: Remember, under all conditions, always assume that a round is a slender bar, about 11⁄4" long, located on safe" position...

Owners Manual - Page 17

... DO NOT DEPEND ON THE RED COLOR ALONE TO INDICATE YOUR GUN'S SAFETY STATUS, AS TIME, EXPOSURE TO THE ELEMENTS, AND ... pushing downward on the slide stop/release lever with your BDA 380 locks rearward after the empty magazine is fired. Remember,... conditions you should immediately remove the empty magazine, close under spring pressure and feed a cartridge from the magazine is removed. DO...

Owners Manual - Page 20

...take down lever stop /release lever. unload any spare magazines at disassembling (field stripping) your BDA 380 pistol. FIRST, BE CERTAIN YOUR PISTOL IS COMPLETELY UNLOADED by removing the magazine, as explained ...your pistol due to lock it rearward. The takedown lever stop to the spring-tensioned parts. 1 Be sure the "safety"/decocking lever is important that extends out of the...

Owners Manual - Page 21

...rest of the way off safe" position. 6 While holding the slide, press the head of the recoil spring guide forward to the right side. No further disassembly is recommended as the pistol is pushed in the... the slide release/stop is now stripped adequately for normal maintenance of the recoil spring guide from the slide, lift up the barrel lug and slide the barrel out rearward (Figure...

Owners Manual - Page 22

... barrel into the slide. 2 Replace the recoil spring and barrel into the notch in the concave barrel lug recess. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THIS INSTRUCTION CAN RESULT IN DAMAGE TO YOUR GUN AND POSSIBLE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO YOURSELF AND OTHERS. INCORRECT REASSEMBLY COULD RENDER THE BDA 380 INOPERATIVE OR UNSAFE. Lock the slide rearward...

Owners Manual - Page 23

... follower is the end with the cartridge status view holes. OTHER FEATURES On standard BDA 380 magazines, three view holes are provided in the rear of the magazine to allow you... seconds and should not be a normal part of rounds loaded in the 13 hole, your BDA 380. On BDA 380 limited capacity magazines, there are designed for details). 5 Release the slide by depressing the slide...

Owners Manual - Page 25

... sure the buttplate retainer is under tension and will tend to the magazine spring. Be very careful. The spring is attached to spring out. 5 Hold the retainer down, inside the magazine with one hand ...the top of the magazine. The follower will be toward the front of the follower upward. spring from the magazine FIGURE 15 body. 5 Remove the follower from the magazine body. starting the...

Owners Manual - Page 26

...tapping the base of trial and error using a pistol cleaning rod and patch made for .380 caliber pistols, working back and 25 Different cartridge loadings, weather and shooting conditions all contribute...sight to clean your pistol after each 500 rounds. SIGHT ADJUSTMENT The BDA 380 is preset at the factory. The windage adjustment (horizontal correction) is equipped with a fixed ...

Owners Manual - Page 27

...Use a small brush to keep the magazine spring and follower functioning well. Disassemble before shooting. 7 Periodically wash the magazine in a good gun cleaning solvent to remove dirt or other foreign... the barrel may be cleaned with oil. A good rule to time. Frequently inspect your BDA 380 has been stored for any excess. Cleaning from time to follow is sufficient. If your ...