Beretta 92 FS Compact Inox Operating Instructions - Page 9

cartridge in the magazine as you press down for inserting. Holes on the back of the magazine marked 5-10-15 allow for quick counting. NOTE: When brass of ONE cartridge only can be. seen entering the lower hole the magazine is loaded to its full 15 rounds capacity. DO NOT TRY TO FORCE AN EXTRA ROUND INTO THE MAGAZINE. The felt additional space is needed to insure perfect functioning. LOADING THE PISTOL: Caution: Always keep finger off the trigger until ready to fire. Make sure the muzzle is pointing in a safe direction. NOTE: For absolute insurance against accidental discharge due to inadvertent trigger pull, keep the manual safety (Fig. 1-D1) engaged "ON" (red warning dot covered) during loading or unloading. • Push the loaded magazine into the pistol grip well to solid stop in one continuous, firm hand stroke to insure positive catch engagement, verfied by a sharp click. (Make sure not to slam the magazine as it may result in feeding malfunctioning, magazine and/or ammunition damage.) • Grasping the slide serrations with thumb and index finger, fully retract and without hesitation release the slide for energetic closing strike, insuring chamber loading and slide lock-up. (Fig. 9) Caution: If manipulated with the safety engaged "ON," the pistol is now CHAMBER LOADED, DECOCKED, SAFETY ENGAGED. To fire the pistol by the double action trigger pull mode, disengage the safety. If manipulated with the safety disengaged "OFF," the pistol is now CHAMBER LOADED, COCKED, AND READY TO FIRE by the single action trigger pull mode. Caution: Always keep finger off the trigger until ready to fire. Make sure the muzzle is pointing in a safe direction. (Fig. 10) IF NOT READY TO FIRE engage the manual safety by downward thumb pressure rotation to solid stop. When the safety is engaged "ON" and detent secured the left and right safety levers fully cover the red warning dots. This safety "ON" rotation will separate the firing pin from the hammer path as the hammer automatically is lowered to rest against the slide breech at the last stage of the rotation during which the linkage between trigger and sear is interrupted. NOTE: When the SAFETY is "ON" and the hammer down, willful or inadvertent hammer retraction or fanning will not make the hammer be sear retained either half- or fully-cocked. Since the firing pin plunger (rear section of the firing pin unit) is rotated and shielded within the breech, hammer fall cannot result in accidental discharge. With the SAFETY "ON" and the hammer down, willful or inadvertent trigger pull will only make the trigger move freely to its rear-most stop, simultaneously lifting the firing pin catch. When releasing the trigger, its spring will return the trigger to its fully forward position and the firing pin catch spring re-engage the catch. 8