Beretta A300 Outlander Wood Beretta Owner Manual A300 Outlander - Page 23

• When the last cartridge has been fired, the breech bolt remains open, showing that the magazine is empty (Fig. 20). • Engage the safety (Fig. 15) (red ring not visible) and if necessary, reload the shotgun according to the instructions given previously. WARNING: Always unload the firearm immediately after firing is completed. Never store a loaded firearm. To store the shotgun, see: "Storage". HOW TO UNLOAD THE SHOTGUN WARNING: The firearm is loaded and ready to fire. Always keep your finger off the trigger and avoid contact with the trigger by other objects if you don't intend to fire. Never point the firearm at someone or at hard, flat surfaces. (See points 1, 2 and 4 of the BASIC SAFETY RULES.) • Keeping the firearm pointed in a safe direction, check that the safety is engaged (Fig. 15) (red ring not visible). • Pull back the breech bolt to extract and expel the live cartridge from the chamber (Fig. 21). • Keeping the fingers away from the ejection port, gently take the breech bolt so that it locks. • Raise the carrier, push the cartridge lightly into the magazine tube and at the same time press down the release button, guiding the cartridges out of the magazine tube. • After checking the magazine tube and the receiver are empty, keeping the shotgun pointed in a safe direction, disengage the safety (Fig. 14) (red ring visible). • Keeping the breech bolt pulled back 2 cm, pull the trigger, thereby decocking the hammer EN 21