- 1). Press the slide release button located on the left side of the gun. This removes the magazine that holds the BBs.
- 2). Use the release tool that came with the Colt Airsoft gun to hold down the spring on the magazine. The circular head of the release tool fits into a notch on the side of the magazine. You can pull the slide down to fill the magazine with BBs.
- 3). The Colt holds 25 6mm BBs. The BBs should be arranged in an alternating pattern in the magazine.
- 4). Fill the magazine with CO2 gas. Tip the gas canister vertical above the CO2 reciprocator on the magazine.
- 5). Insert the magazine back into the Colt. Listen for a distinctive "click" indicating that it is securely in place. Pull the slide back to the cock the gun. Keep the gun on safety until you are ready to play the game.