Beretta 92 FS Compact Inox Operating Instructions - Page 5

INTRODUCTION The Beretta 92FS semiautomatic pistol is primarily designed as a personal defense sidearm for military and police use. Due to its highly advanced safety features and its excellent performance in competitive testings, it has become the choice of military and police forces throughout the world. DESCRIPTION A. LOCKING SYSTEM: The unique barrel-mounted falling locking block and short barrel recoil stroke ensures long service life and targeting accuracy. (Fig. 1-A) B. SINGLE/DOUBLE ACTION: This system retains the advantages of the revolver combined with that of conventional single action semiautomatic pistols. After chambering the first round by pulling the slide to the rear and releasing it, the pistol is ready for discharge by the light single action trigger pull. Through appropriate hammer decocking, the shooter can fire the chambered round from the hammer's at-rest position by the more pronounced double action pull. This also insures the safety advantage of trigger pull repeat in case of misfire. (Fig. 1-B) C. MAGAZINE: The staggered, strongly constructed, casehardened, steel magazine with hard coated aluminum follower and quick removable floorplate, for ease of cleaning, almost doubles the firepower of the traditional single line magazine of same length to a 15 round capacity. (Fig. 1-C, Fig. 2) D. SAFETY FEATURES: 1. Ambidextrous Safety-Decocking Lever: Allows safe hammer lowering over a chambered round. The safety rotation interrupts and shields the firing pin unit from hammer strike. When the safety is OFF (wings straight forward) Red Warning Dots are visible. When the safety is ON (wings pointing downward) the dots are covered and the linkage between trigger and sear disconnected. A speed release cam aids the shooter in positive safety rotation from ON to OFF. (Fig. 1-D1) Remember: Always lower the hammer by the safety-decocking lever.