The small magazine looking thing is a CO2 cartridge which allows you to fire the weapon only once. It slides into the pistol grip like a standard 40 Cal or 9MM pistol magazine. There is a cartridge release on the left hand side of the pistol grip to eject the spent cartridge. Effective range is the length of the Kevlar embedded chord (not shown) which is attached to the shackle. The chord is 15 meters long.

The chord is wound into a small package known as a 'load' at the factory, and slides into the top of the actual magazine, which is in front of the triggar guard. There is a bright orange arrow on the top of the load indicating which way faces to the front. Once it locks in place, a pull of the racking arm (not shown, it is on the left hand side of the weapon) pulls the end of the line forward and locks it onto the support arm of the shackle. There will be an audible sound indicating that the line is locked into the shackle support. If you don't hear that sound, rerack the weapon. If you don't hear it on the second try, remove the load and replace it with a new one. To remove the load, push slightly foward on the back side using the thumb of your non-firing hand and then pull up.

There are front and rear sights on the top of the weapon. It can be fired from the shoulder like a standard rifle, or from the hip. Firing from the shoulder is the most accurate means. The shackle can be aimed at the ankle or wrist of the perpetrator, but should NOT be aimed at center mass nor the neck. Shackling a suspect's neck will cause death.

The shackle can be fired at the bicept, but has been known to miss, and tear the muscle from the perpetrator. It is therefore advised not to use the bicept as a target unless no other means present themselves to capture the suspect.

If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.