Smith & Wesson 99 Instructions Manual

•Be sure that all cylinders and actions of firearms are 
open, that chambers are clear of cartridges,
magazines are removed, and that firearms are 
pointing in a safe direction before anyone is allowed 
in front of the firing position.
•Be alert at all times. Never shoot if you are tired, 
cold or impaired in any way.
•Treat your firearm as if it were loaded at all times.
AMMUNITION
PREPARATION FOR FIRING  CONT’D.
A.GENERAL PRINCIPLES•A firearm and ammunition are a system and must work 
together. Their...

•Use only commercially manufactured ammunition with
internal ballistic pressures which are in strict accordance 
with the specifications of the Sporting Arms and 
Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI).
•Be certain all ammunition you use complies with the 
SAAMI specifications. If you are uncertain, contact your 
ammunition supplier for verification.
C.
MISFIRES
•If your firearm fails to fire when the trigger is pulled 
(misfires), keep the firearm pointed in a safe direction, 
remove your finger...

INSPECTING YOUR
PISTOL
When you inspect your pistol, you should first check for yourself
to insure that it is unloaded. To do this, grasp the pistol with your
finger off the trigger and outside the tr
igger guard, (Figure 5)
point the muzzle in a safe direction. Depress the magazine
release, and remove the magazine.
With the muzzle still pointing in a safe direction, grasp the
serrated sides of the slide from the rear with the thumb and
fingers and briskly draw the slide fully rearward in order to...

LOADING
•Do not load the pistol until you are ready to use it.
Keep your finger outside the trigger guard until you are ready
to fire.
WARNING: Once the magazine is removed from the
pistol and the trigger is fully released, subsequent
cycling of the trigger will not fire the pistol until the
magazine is fully reinserted. (This may not apply to certain
pistols that have been marked “CAUTION - CAPABLE OF
FIRING WITHOUT  MAGAZINE”)
WARNING: Some Smith & Wesson centerfire pistols
are designed to disengage...

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•Only use Smith & Wesson magazines specifically
manufactured for your particular model of pistol. Do not
interchange magazines from one model pistol into another 
model pistol.
•Smith & Wesson has provided you with a magazine 
designed to operate in your specific model of pistol. While 
your magazine may be able to be inserted into another 
model pistol, it will only function properly in the specific 
model for which it was designed.
•Follow instructions in this manual and any other specific...

FIRING
•Hold the pistol in your shooting hand with your finger outside 
the trigger guard. After verifying that the target and the area 
beyond are safe, align the sights on the target. When you 
are ready to shoot, place the pad of your index finger on the 
trigger.
•When the trigger is drawn fully to the rear, the striker is 
released, striking the cartridge primer and firing the cartridge.
•Upon firing, the slide moves rearward thereby extracting and 
ejecting the spent cartridge case. The slide then...

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COCKING INDICATOR
•When the striker is cocked, it protrudes out of the slide end 
cap and displays a red dot.
WARNING: Do not count on seeing the red dot.
Cleaning solvents or wear may darken or remove
the red color, or powder residue or dirt may cover
it up. If you do not see the red dot, don’t assume
the striker is decocked. Look at the striker or feel it with
your finger so you know if the striker is cocked.
TRIGGER - SW99NJ
SINGLE ACTION - Trigger Forward
•This operation mode features a cocked...

TRIGGER - SW99
The SW99 features one double action and two single action
modes for firing.
DOUBLE ACTION
•The Smith & Wesson traditional double action mode begins 
with the trigger in the forward position. The trigger is pulled 
through the full length of travel, cocking the striker and firing 
the pistol in one motion.
SINGLE ACTION - Trigger Forward
•The second operation mode features a cocked striker for a 
long, reduced weight single action trigger pull. The SW99 
will be in this mode after releasing...

DECOCKING THE
STRIKER - SW99
When the striker is cocked, the trigger is in single action mode.
To return the trigger to double action mode, press down on the
decocker. This will allow the striker to go forward without firing
the cartridge in the chamber.
WARNING: Keep your finger off the trigger and
out of the trigger guard during this process.
CLEARING MISFIRES
•If, during firing, a cartridge fails to fire, the chamber must be 
manually cleared. Wait ten seconds while keeping the muzzle 
pointed in a...

TARGETING AND
SIGHT ADJUSTMENT
•Your pistol has been targeted at the factory, however should 
you wish to further adjust the windage, simply move the sight 
in the direction you want the bullet to move on the target.
There are four different front sight heights available from our 
product service department.
•To move the rear sight, turn the screw on the right side of the 
rear sight. One click (1/4 turn) moves the bullet a little over 
1/16” at 25 yards. Turn the sight screw clockwise to move 
the point...