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WARNING: Never look into the muzzle or change tubes on a loaded gun, even with safety engaged. Procedure: ● Either open the action or lift the barrels out of the receiver. ● Carefully clean the choke housings. If necessary, use a cotton patch coated with Beretta Gun Oil. ● Check the chokes to make sure they are perfectly clean inside and outside. ● Apply a thin coat of Beretta Gun Oil to the threads of the barrels and of the choke tubes. INSTALLATION OF CHOKE TUBES WARNING: Check the firearm is unloaded. If not, unload the firearm by operating as described in the chapter "Unloading the shotgun". WARNING: Never look into the muzzle or change tubes on a loaded gun, even with safety engaged. WARNING: Check the chokes to make sure they are not damaged. Procedure: ● Either open the action or lift the barrels out of the receiver. ● Apply a thin coat of Beretta Gun Oil to the threads of the barrels and of the choke tubes. ● Insert the desired chokes into the choke housings. ● Carefully hand screw the chokes into the barrels clockwise. Using the Beretta spanner tighten the chokes until they are fully bottomed into their recesses in the barrels. NOTICE: To tighten the external choke tubes, it is sufficient to hand-tighten them until seated firmly. ● Remove the spanner after tightening. WARNING: Periodically check, with the unloaded and opened chambers, whether the chokes are fully and tightly set into the barrels. If necessary, firmly tighten the chokes, using the Beretta spanner, until they can be tighten no more.This tightening is needed to avoid damage to the barrels and to avoid propelling the chokes out of the muzzle when the gun is fired, which may cause damage to the gun or injury to persons. WARNING: Choke tubes must be kept correctly tightened in the barrels at all times, even during storage and cleaning. Cleaning barrels with no choke tubes in place can push dirt into the barrel threads, causing improper choke installation, rusting, or barrel obstruction. 45

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WARNING:
Never look into the muzzle or change tubes on a loaded gun,
even with safety engaged.
Procedure:
●
Either open the action or lift the barrels out of the receiver.
●
Carefully clean the choke housings. If necessary, use a cotton patch coated with
Beretta Gun Oil.
●
Check the chokes to make sure they are perfectly clean inside and outside.
●
Apply a thin coat of Beretta Gun Oil
to the threads of the barrels and of the choke
tubes.
WARNING:
Periodically check, with the unloaded and opened chambers,
whether the chokes are fully and tightly set into the barrels. If necessary, firmly
tighten the chokes, using the Beretta spanner, until they can be tighten no
more.This tightening is needed to avoid damage to the barrels and to avoid
propelling the chokes out of the muzzle when the gun is fired, which may
cause damage to the gun or injury to persons.
●
Remove the spanner after tightening.
NOTICE:
To tighten the external choke tubes, it is sufficient to hand-tighten
them until seated firmly.
WARNING:
Choke tubes must be kept correctly tightened in the barrels at all
times, even during storage and cleaning. Cleaning barrels with no choke tubes
in place can push dirt into the barrel threads, causing improper choke
installation, rusting, or barrel obstruction.
WARNING:
Check the firearm is unloaded. If not, unload the firearm by
operating as described
in the chapter “Unloading the shotgun”.
WARNING:
Never look into the muzzle or change tubes on a loaded gun,
even with safety engaged.
WARNING:
Check the chokes to make sure they are not damaged.
INSTALLATION OF CHOKE TUBES
Procedure:
●
Either open the action or lift the barrels out of the receiver.
●
Apply a thin coat of Beretta Gun Oil to the threads of the barrels and of the choke
tubes.
●
Insert the desired chokes into the choke housings.
●
Carefully hand screw the chokes into the barrels clockwise.
Using the Beretta
spanner tighten the chokes until they are fully bottomed into their recesses in the
barrels.