Zenith Firearms GIRSAN Compact MC Owner's manual

Brand: Zenith Firearms

Model: GIRSAN Compact MC

Type: Owner's manual

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Zenith Firearms GIRSAN Compact MC is a semi-automatic pistol chambered in 9mm Parabellum, featuring a 4.33-inch cold forged steel barrel and a 15+1 round capacity. It has a safety lever, firing pin safety block, hammer safety, and chamber loaded indicator for enhanced safety. With an effective range of 262 feet (±33 feet), it is suitable for self-defense, target shooting, and recreational activities. Its compact size and lightweight design make it easy to carry and maneuver. The fixed sights provide accurate aiming, with an optional adjustable sight available for customization.

USER MANUAL

Girsan Pistols

Zenith Firearms

10950 Rockfish Valley Highway, Suite C, Afton, VA 22920

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• Compact MC (9 x19 Single/Double Action)

• MC39 (9 x19 Single/Double Action)

• Regard MC (9 x19 Single/Double Action)

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ZenithFirearms,anAmericanimporterofhighqualityrearmsandaccessories,isa

prouddistributorofGİRSANrearms.GİRSANistheproducerofYavuz16pistols

whichareusedbyTurkey’sforemostcivilianandofcialestablishments.

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WARNING

Pleaseread

this user manual

carefullybeforeusing

therearm.

WARNING

Do not use this

rearmuntilyoufully

understandallofthe

safetyinstructionsand

handlingprocedures.

NOTE

Shouldyourequire

further information, please

call a Zenith Firearms

representative

at434.202.7790.

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INDEX

 1. GENERALWARNINGS........................................................................................4

 2. SAFETYGUIDELINES.........................................................................................4

 3. PRODUCTPRESENTATIONANDSPECIFICATIONS........................................8

 4. MAINCOMPONENTS..........................................................................................9

 5. TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS.........................................................................10

 6. OPERATINGSYSTEM....................................................................................... 11

 7. HOWTOUSETHEPISTOL...............................................................................12

 8. MAINTENANCEANDCLEANING......................................................................17

 9. REVERSINGTHEMAGAZINERELEASE.........................................................21

10. TROUBLESHOOTING........................................................................................22

11. EXPLODEDDRAWINGSANDPARTLIST........................................................23

12. WARRANTYCERTIFICATE...............................................................................26

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1. GENERAL WARNINGS

• Readthisusermanualcarefullybeforeusingtheproduct.

• Donotuseanyrearmbeforereadingthesafetyrulesandmaintenance

instructions.

• Obeythelawsinyourcountryreferringtorearmspurchasing,carryinganduse.

Allrearmsaredangerous.ZenithFirearmsandGİRSANarenotresponsibleforany

damagethatresultsfromtheimproperuseofyourrearm.

2. ESSENTIAL FIREARM SAFETY GUIDELINES

TheserearmsafetyguidelineshavebeenpreparedbyZenithFirearms,basedupon

currentlyavailableinformation.Theyareprovidedtoyouasacourtesyandinthe

interestoffurtheringsafety.Theseguidelinesarenotcomprehensive,nordothey

modifyorreplacerules,recommendations,standards,orregulationsmadebylegal

authoritiesormanufacturers.

Asaresponsiblerearmssupplier,Zenithbelievesthatnoissueismoreimportant

thanrearmsafety.Weurgeyoutolearnandpracticethefollowingguidelinesandto

makethemyourhabitwhenhandlingrearms.Thiswillhelpensuresafehandlingof

yourrearm(s)andhelppreventaccidents.Wealsoencourageyoutocompletean

approvedrearmssafety-trainingcourse.

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THE 3 CARDINAL FIREARMS SAFETY RULES

1. Alwayshandlearearmasifitisloaded

Evenifyoudeterminethatarearmisunloaded,always,always,alwayshandleit

likeitISloaded.Whenyouhandlearearm,therstthingyoushoulddo(withthe

rearmpointedinasafedirection),isopentheactiontoidentifywhethertherearm

isloaded.Ifyoudonotknowhowtoopentheaction,donothandletherearm.And

remember,removingamagazinealonedoesnotmakearearmunloaded,asthere

maybearoundinthechamber.

2. Alwayskeepyourngeroutofthetriggerguardandoffthetriggeruntilyouare

readytoshootyourtarget

Donotplaceyourngerinsidethetriggerguarduntilyouhaveplacedarearm’s

sightsonyourtargetandhavedecidedtore.Thebestplacetorestyourngerinthe

meantimeisabovethetriggerguardalongtheframe.Bywaitinguntilyouareaimed

atyourtarget,ifthetriggerweretobepressed,youwillguaranteethatashotwill

travelsafelyinthedirectionofyourintendedtarget.

3. Alwayskeeparearmpointedinasafedirection,beforeandbeyondyourtarget

Itisimportanttoidentifyyouractualtarget,butitisjustasimportanttoknowwhatlies

pastandbeforeyourtarget.Asafedirectionisanydirectionwhereanunintentional

dischargeormisswillnotcauseinjuryordamage.Indeterminingasafedirection,

rememberthataroundcanricochetoffanobjectlikeaoor,waterorwall,orgo

throughwalls,oors,ceilings,andwindows.Whetherinahouseoroutdoors,the

safestdirectionisthemuzzleangleddowntowardtheoor.Andneverpointator

crossthemuzzleofarearm(loadedorunloaded)atanypartofanyperson’sbody—

the laser rule!

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ADDITIONAL FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION RULES

ALWAYS KEEP CHILDREN AND OTHERS SAFE BY STORING FIREARMS SECURE AND

AWAY FROM UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS

Youshouldalwaysstorerearmsandammunitionoutofthesightandreachof

childrenandanyoneelsewhoisnotanintendeduserornotphysicallyormentally

capableofhandlingandusingthemproperlyandsafely.Storerearmsinasafe

storageplace–ideally,oneyoucanlock.

CAREFULLY READ THE ENTIRE INSTRUCTION MANUAL THAT COMES WITH YOUR

FIREARM

Youshouldonlyusearearmifyoufullyunderstandhowtosafelyoperateit.All

rearmscomewithaninstructionmanualcreatedbythemanufacturer.Iftherearm

doesnotcomewithaninstructionmanual,contactthemanufacturerdirectlyand

requestone.

ALWAYS DETERMINE THAT THE FIREARM IS SAFE TO OPERATE

Beforeshooting,makesuretherearmisingoodworkingorder,thatthebarrel

isclear,andthattherearmissafetooperate.Thisisespeciallyimportantwhen

handlingarearmthathasbeenstoredorunusedforalongperiodoftime.

ALWAYS USE CORRECT AMMUNITION

Neveruseimproperorincorrectammunition.Onlyuseammunitionthatis

recommendedbytherearmmanufacturerthecaliberofyourrearm.Mostrearms

havethecaliberengravedorstampedonthebarrel.Yourammunitionshouldhavethe

exactsamecaliber.Ifyouusetheincorrectammunition,itcandestroyarearmand

causeseriousinjury.Additionally,itvoidsyourwarranty.

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WHENCLEANINGAFIREARM,MAKESUREITISNOTLOADED

Oneofthemostcommonstatementsfollowinganaccidentaldischargeis:“Iwas

cleaningtherearmanditwentoff!”Whenyoucleanarearm,makesureitisnot

loaded.Youshouldkeeptheammunitioninanotherroomuntilyouhavenished

cleaningtherearmandarereadytoreload.

NEVER USE FIREARMS WHILE USING DRUGS OR ALCOHOL

Whenyouhandlerearms,yourjudgmentmustNOTbeimpaired.YoushouldNEVER

handlerearmswhileundertheinuenceofalcohol,illegaldrugsorwhileusinglegal

prescriptionmedicationthatcanmakeyoutiredoraffectyoursenses,reexes,or

judgment.

USE EYE AND EAR PROTECTION

Alwayswearpropereyeandearprotectionwhileshootingrearms;earprotectionwill

helppreventhearinglossfromtheextremedecibellevelofgunre,andeyeprotection

willhelppreventejectiongases,ricochetedobjects,casings,oranyforeignobjects

fromdamagingyoureyes.Besmart,besafe.

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3. PRODUCT PRESENTATION AND SPECIFICATIONS

Yourpistolcomeswiththeaccessorieslistedbelow:

• Pistol

•3magazines

•Usermanual

•Cleaningandoilingsupplies

•Pistollock

GENERAL SPECS OF THE PISTOL

TherearedifferencesamongtheGİRSANpistols,butthisseriesalluseasimilar

operatingsystem.

LockingSystem:MostGİRSANpistolsaresemi-automaticrearmsoperatingonthe

shortrecoilprinciple.Thisactionisprovidedbytheslidemovingtotherearandthe

barrelmovingdownonceunlocked.Theothersystemutilizedistherecoiloperated

systemwherethebarrelisxedandtheslidemovesrearwardoncethebarrel

pressuredrops.

LoadedChamberIndicator:Whenaroundischambered,theextractorhead

protrudesfurtherfromtheslidebreechandexposesaredwarningtab.Inthedark,

thisprotrusioncanalsobefeltbytouch.Thismakesitunnecessarytopullbackthe

slidetoverifyifthechamberisloaded.

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4. MAIN COMPONENTS



Slide



Forgedsteelbarrel



Barrellockingblockplunger



Recoilspringguide



Recoilspring



Frame(gripandtriggergroup)













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MODELS REGARD MC COMPACT MC MC39

Caliber 9mmx19Parabellum 9mmx19Parabellum 9mmx19Parabellum

OperatingSystem semi-automatic semi-automatic semi-automatic

Length 8.54inches 7.89inches 7.90inches

Height 5.39inches 5.39inches 5.39inches

Width 1.30inches 1.30inches 1.30inches

Weight(withoutmagazine) 30.8ounces 29.3ounces 27.5ounces

Capacity 15+1 15+1 15+1

FullMagazineWeight 9.9ounces 9.9ounces 9.9ounces

BarrelLength 4.92inches 4.33inches 4.33inches

BarrelProductionMethod coldforgedsteel coldforgedsteel coldforgedsteel

BarrelLife 30,000rounds 30,000rounds 30,000rounds

SightSystem

xedsights

(optional

adjustablesight)

xedsights

(optional

adjustablesight)

xedsights

(optional

adjustablesight)

SightRadius 6.10inches 5.71inches 5.71inches

SafetySystem

safetylever,

ring

pinsafetyblock,

hammer safety,

chamber

loadedindicator

safetylever,

ring

pinsafetyblock,

hammer safety,

chamber

loadedindicator

safetylever,

ring

pinsafetyblock,

hammer safety,

chamber

loadedindicator

EffectiveRange 295feet(±33feet) 262feet(±33feet) 262feet(±33feet)

MuzzleVelocity 1,191FPS 1,191FPS 1,191FPS

TriggerSystem singleaction/doubleaction singleaction/doubleaction singleaction/doubleaction

5. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

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6. OPERATING SYSTEM

GİRSANpistolsaresemi-automaticrearmsoperatingontheshort recoil principle

usingafallingblocklockingsystem.Uponring,thepressuredevelopedbycombustion

gasinthechamberrecoilstheslideandbarrelassemblytogether.Afterashortdistance,

thelockingblockfallsandreleasestheslide,lettingitrecoilwhilethebarrelstops

againsttheframe.Duringthisrearwardmovement,theslideextractsandejectsthered

cartridgecase,cocksthehammerandcompressestherecoilspring.Undertheforce

oftherecoilspring,theslidethenmovesforward,feedingthenextcartridgefromthe

magazineintothechamberandcausingthebarrel-slidetolock.Theslidestaysopen

afterthelastcartridgeinthemagazinehasbeenredandejected.

Intherecoil operating system,theslidenevertrulylocks,butitsmassholdsitin

placewhilering.Theenergyoftheroundforcestheslidetotherear.Onceitisback,it

operatesthesameasabove.

WARNING

Donotapplyforcetothepistolwithanyobjectwhilehandling,cocking,disassemblingor

cleaningthepistol.

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7. HOW TO USE THE PISTOL

WARNING

Keepyourngeroutsidethetriggerguardandoffthetriggeruntilyouintendtore.

BEFORE SHOOTING

• Withthesafetyon,thepistol

cannotre.Setthesafetylever“on”

(Picture1)andinthispositionthe

reddotontheslideiscompletely

hidden.

• Priortouse,besurethatthe

chamberisemptyandthebarrel

isfreefromanyobstructions

(Picture2).

• Ifyoudonotintendtorethe

pistol,keepyourngersoffthe

trigger.Alwayschecktheloaded

chamberindicator(Picture3)toseeifitisloadedor

unloaded(ifapplicable).Ifredisvisible,therearmisnotsafe.

FUNCTION CHECKS

• Besurethatthepistolisunloadedandthemagazineisemptybeforestartingany

functionchecks(Pictures2,3,4).

Picture1

Picture 2

Picture 3

Picture 4

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SLIDE AND BODY FRAME CHECKS

• Releasethemagazinebypressing

themagazinereleasebutton

(Picture5).Pulltheslidealltheway

totherear(Picture6).

• Whiledrawingtheslideback,make

suretheslidemoveseasilyonthe

bodyframeandcocksthehammer.

Ifthehammeriscockedwhenyouretracttheslide,pullthetriggerandcheckto

ensurethehammerdecocksproperly.

• Afterinsertinganemptymagazine,repeatthesameaction.Theslidewillstay

lockedandopenintherearposition(Picture7).

Picture 5

Picture6

Picture7

TRIGGER AND SAFETY LEVER CONTROLS

• Aftercockingthehammer,pullthetriggertocheckifthe

hammerfallsmakinganaudibleclick(Picture8).

• Thesafetyleveralsoactsasadecockinglever.The

safety/decockingleverdropsthehammersafely,but

blocksthehammerfromstrikingtheringpin,and

disconnectsthelinkbetweenthetriggerandthesear.

• Withthesafetyleveron,checkiftheaboveaction

occurs.

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PREPARING TO SHOOT

• Alwayspointthepistolinasafedirection.

• Makesurethatthepistolisinsafemode(ifapplicable).

• Makesurethereisnoobstructioninthebarrel.

• Checkifthepistolisoperatingproperly.

• Ensurethemagazineisttingcorrectly.

LOADING THE MAGAZINE

•Holdthemagazineinanuprightposition.

•Pushthecartridgedownwardsandtotherearofthemagazine.

•Fullyloadthemagazine.

WARNING

Youcancheckthenumberofcartridgesinthemagazinefromthevisibleholeson

therearofthemagazine.Loadingmorethanmagazinecapacitycandamageyour

magazine.

LOADING THE PISTOL

• Pointthepistolinasafedirection.

• Puttheloadedmagazineintothepistolandensurethemagazinereleasecatches.

• Pulltheslidebacktotheendandreleaseitfreely.

• Nowthepistolisloadedandreadytore.Thechamberloadedindicatorshowsthat

thepistolisloaded.

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WARNING

Pistolisloadedandreadytobered.Keepyourngeroutofthetriggerguardandoff

thetriggeruntilyouintendtore.

NOTE:GİRSANpistolshavearingpinblocksafety,thissystemwillnotallowthe

ringpintostriketheprimeronthecartridgeunlessthetriggerispulled.

TARGETING

Thesightalignmentiscreatedbyarrangingthefrontandrearsightsonthesameline.

Ensurethereisequalspacingoneithersideofthefrontsightwhenviewedthrough

therearsightandthatthetwosightsarelevel.

WARNING

Aftertherstshot,thepistolisautomaticallyloadedandthehammeriscocked,the

pistolisreadytoberedagain.Ifyoudonotintendtoreagain,keepyourngeroff

thetriggerandsetthesafety/decockingleveronsafe.

SHOOTING IN SINGLE ACTION MODE

• Pointthepistolatthetarget.

• Rotatethesafety/decockinglever

upwardwithyourthumb.

• Whenyouarereadytore,cock

thehammer(Picture9)andpullthe

triggertore(Picture10).

• Alternatemethod:Withngeroff

trigger,useoffhandthumbtocockhammer.

Picture9

Picture10

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WARNING

Donotutilizeagripthatplacesyournon-shootinghandinbackoftheslide.The

slide’smovementwillcauseinjuryandamalfunction.

SHOOTING IN DOUBLE ACTION MODE

• Pointthepistolatthetarget.

• Rotatethesafety/decockingleverupwardwithyourthumb.

Ifthehammerisdecocked(Picture11),pullingthetrigger

completestherstactionofcockingthehammercompletely

andthesecondactionoflettingthehammerdropandstrike

theringpin.Thisiswhatismeantbyadoubleaction

triggersystem.

• Aftertherstshot,thepistolressequentialroundsin

singleactionmode.Thelongerandheavydoubleaction

triggerpullisconsideredasafetyfeaturebecauseitalso

helpsreducethelikelihoodofanunintentionaldischarge.

• Afterthelastroundinthemagazineisred,theslide

remainsopenandlockedtotherear(Picture12).To

continuering,removetheemptymagazineandinserta

loadedmagazine.

• Presstheslidereleaselever,orpulltheslidetotherear

andreleasetheslidetoloadthechamber(Picture13).

Picture11

Picture12

Picture13

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UNLOADING THE PISTOL

• Thepistolcanstillbeloadedevenwhenthemagazineisremoved.

• Pointthebarrelofthepistolinasafedirection.

• Pressthemagazinereleasebuttontotakethemagazineout.

• Pulltheslidebacktoremovethecartridgefromthechamber.

• Releasetheslidebacktothefront,afterensuringthatthechamberisempty

(visuallyandphysicallyensurethereisnotacartridgeinthechamber).

UNLOADING THE MAGAZINE

• Pushthecartridgeforwarduntilreleasingfromthemagazine.

• Continuethisuntilextractingallthecartridgesfromthemagazine.

WARNING

Useonlyoriginalfactoryammunitionandmakesurethatthecaliberoftheammunition

andthepistolisthesame.Useofreloadedammunitionvoidswarranty.

8. MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING

• Makesurethatthepistolisunloadedbeforestartingmaintenance.

• Ifthepistolisnotunloaded,followunloadinginstructions(seeUnloading the Pistol,

above).

• Cleaningthepistolshouldbedoneaftereveryshooting.Thecleaningkitprovided

withthepistolincludestwocleaningbrushes,oneramrod,andoil.Itisappropriate

tosubstituteothercleaningproductsinplaceofoil.

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DISASSEMBLY OF THE PISTOL

Makesurethatthepistolisunloadedbeforedisassemblyofthepistol.

• Takethemagazineoutbypressingthemagazinereleasebutton.

• Pressthedisassemblylatchreleasebuttonwhichprotrudes

fromtherightsideofthepistolwiththeindexnger

(Picture14).

• Whileyouarepressingthebutton,rotatethedisassembly

latchontheleftsideoftheframewiththethumb90°

clockwise(Picture15).Movetheslideforwardwiththe

barrel,lockingblock,recoilspring

andrecoilspringguiderod(Picture

16).

• Whileslightlypressingtherecoil

springandspringguide,move

forward,liftandtakeouttherecoil

springandguidefromtheslide

(Picture17).Becareful,therecoil

springandguideareundertension.

Pressbarrellockingblockplunger

andtakeoutthebarrelwithlocking

blockfromtheslide(Picture18).

Picture14

Picture18

Picture15

Picture16

Picture17

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CLEANING THE PISTOL

Cleaningandoilingthebarrel:

• Sprayalittlegunoilonthebrush.

• Insertthebrushintothebarrelfrom

breachorchamberedend

(Picture19).

• Brushtheinsideofthebarrelby

pushingforwardandbackwards.

• Wipetheinsideofthebarrelwitha

cleananddrypatchuntilthepatch

comesoutclean(Picture20).

• Cleanthebarrellockingblockwith

thebrushsprayedwithprotectiveoil

(Pictures21and22).Ifnecessary,

you can apply oil lightly to the

outsideofthebarrelbypassing

acleancottonpatchsoakedin

protectiveoilthroughit(Picture23).

Cleaningtheslideandoiling:

• Cleantheslidewiththeoiledbrush

(Picture24).

• Lightlyoiltheslide.

• Agoodmethodistoallowadropofoiltoowdownthe

sliderailsbygravity(Picture25).

Note: Other rearms cleaners can be used in place of oil.

Picture19

Picture20

Picture21

Picture 22

Picture 23

Picture 24

Picture 25

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WARNING

Donotoiltheringpinholewhilecleaning.

Cleanandoiltherecoilspringandrecoilrod:

• Lightlyoiltherecoilspringandrecoilrod(Picture26).

Cleanandoiltheframe:

• Cleanallsurfacescarefully(Picture27).

• Putalightcoatofoilontherailsandtriggerbar–sear

connection(Picture28).

Cleanandoilthemagazine:

• Makesurethemagazineisempty.

• Pullthemagazinebutt-platedownandremoveitutilizing

thetoolprovidedtounlocktheoorplate.

• Removedebrisinsidethemagazinewiththebrush.

• Cleantheinsideandoutsideofthemagazine.

• Assemblethemagazinebyapplyingthereversemethodof

disassembly.

ASSEMBLY OF THE PISTOL

• Putthebarrelinsidetheslide.

• Puttherecoilspringintheslidegroupandmakesuretherecoilrodisttedtothe

barrelnotchcorrectly.

• Puttheslidegroupintherailsontheframeasshown.

• Pushtheslidebacktotheendandthetakedownleverwillrotatecounter

clockwise,lockingitself.

Picture26

Picture27

Picture 28

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