Sterling Trucks UMP45 Automobile User Manual


 
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HANDLING & OPERATION OF THE UMP
Magazine Loader
The magazine loader aids in the filling of magazines.
Fig. 19 Magazine Loader
Filling the Magazine
• Grasp magazine.
• Slide individual cartridges under the magazine lips one by one (Fig. 20).
• Repeat this process until the required number of cartridges has been
inserted or the magazine is full.
Fig. 20 Filling the magazine
NOTE: Loading more than the prescribed number or rounds (i.e. 25
cartridges in a 25-round magazine) will prevent the magazine from
being inserted in the weapon with the bolt forward.
Filling the Magazine using the Magazine Loader
Place the magazine loader onto the magazine, depress and hold.
Slide individual cartridge (base first) under the magazine lips (Fig. 21).
Release the magazine loader, fully seat the cartridge.
Repeat this process until the required number of cartridges has been
filled in.
Fig. 20 Filling the magazine using a magazine loader