Beretta 92 FS Compact Inox Operating Instructions - Page 11

Fire

by

squeezing

the

trigger.

In

the

double

-action

trigger

pull

mode

the

hammer

will

be

cocked

and

released

to

fall.

•

The

discharge

pressure

will

recoil

the

locked

barrel/slide

unit,

compressing

the

recoil

spring,

disengaging

the

locking

system,

extract

and

eject

the

spent

cartridge

case

and

cock

the

hammer.

The

recoil

spring

will

push

the

slide

forward

chambering

the

next

cartridge

from

the

magazine

and

re-engage

the

locking

system.

After

trigger

finger

ease

-up

permitting

the

trigger

to

move

forward

to

its

single

action

mode

position

the

PISTOL

IS

READY

TO

FIRE

AGAIN.

•

Squeeze

the

trigger

to

continue

firing.

After

the

first

shot

is

fired

all

remaining

rounds

in

the

magazine

will

be

fired

in

the

single

action

mode.

•

When

the

last

round

has

been

fired,

the

slide

is

automatically

held

open

by

the

slide

catch

(Fig.

11).

•

To

fire

again,

remove

the

empty

magazine

and

insert

a

loaded

one.

•

Press

the

slide

catch

(Fig.

1-F1)

to

load

the

chamber

and

close

the

slide

(Fig.

12).

•

The

slide

can

also

be

closed

for

chamber

loading

by

simply

retracting

and

releasing

the

slide.

Caution:

THE

PISTOL

IS

NOW

LOADED,

COCKED,

AND

READY

TO

FIRE.

FIRING

AFTER

MANUAL

HAMMER

COCKING:

If

the

safety

is

"OFF"

and

the

hammer

fully

-lowered,

and

you

prefer

to

fire

the

first

shot

by

the

single

action

mode,

make

sure

your

trigger

finger

is

out

of

the

trigger

guard

and

then

manually

retract

the

hammer

to

its

fully

-cocked

position.

WHEN

READY

TO

FIRE,

squeeze

the

trigger.

UNLOADING

THE

PISTOL:

•

Engage

the

manual

safety

(fully

down,

red

warning

dots

covered).

•

Depress

the

magazine

release

button

as

to

remove

the

magazine

from

the

pistol.

•

Grasping

the

slide

serrations

with

thumb

and

index

finger,

fully

retract

the

slide

to

extract

and

eject

the

chambered

cartridge.

•

Holding

the

slide

retracted,

visually

inspect

through

the

open

slide

that

the

magazine

well

and

chamber

are

clear.

WHEN

SURE

THE

CHAMBER

IS

EMPTY

AND

THE

CARTRIDGE

HAS

BEEN

EJECTED,

quickly

release

the

slide

for

closing.

WARNING:

To

prevent

accidents

due

to

wrongful

unloading

practice

—

remember:

First:

REMOVE

MAGAZINE

Second:

CLEAR

CHAMBER

Beretta 92 FS Compact Inox Operating Instructions - Page 11

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