Beretta 92A1 Beretta 92A1 & 96A1 User Manual - Page 35

When Ready To Fire, Warning, Fig. 4, Fig. 5

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WHEN READY TO FIRE: 92 A1 • Disengage the external manual safety lever (FS models) by rotating the lever upwards until it will travel no further. WARNING: The Red Warning Dot, which is exposed when the safety lever is raised, indicates that the safety is off (Fig. 4). ! WARNING: THE PISTOL IS NOW READY TO FIRE. ! WARNING: G models have no safety lever. The G models have a decocking lever only which, when released, returns to the ! ready to fire position (Fig. 5). • Place your index finger inside the trigger guard. WARNING: Ensure that fingers or other parts of the hands and the face are kept away from the recoiling slide. Not respecting ! this warning can lead to serious injury since, during the firing cycle, the slide recoils backwards violently and with great energy. Ensure that the other hand is kept away from the muzzle of the barrel. • Fire by gently squeezing the trigger, being careful not to upset the alignment of the front and rear sights. ! WARNING: When the hammer is decocked or in the half-cocked position, the pull on the trigger first cocks the hammer and then releases it to strike the firing pin. This firing mode is called double action. When the hammer is cocked, pulling the trigger releases the hammer, allowing it to strike the firing pin. This firing mode is called single action. After the first shot the pistol will always fire in the single action mode. The discharge will recoil the slide which, in turn, will eject the fired cartridge case, cock the hammer and activate the recoil spring. Then the slide will automatically close, feeding the next cartridge from the magazine into the chamber. 33

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33
92
A1
!
!
WHEN READY TO FIRE:
• Disengage the external manual safety lever (FS models) by
rotating the lever upwards until it will travel no further.
WARNING:
The Red Warning Dot, which is exposed when the
safety lever is raised, indicates that the safety is off (
Fig. 4
).
WARNING:
THE PISTOL IS NOW READY TO FIRE.
WARNING:
G models have no safety lever. The G models have
a decocking lever only which, when released, returns to the
ready to fire position (
Fig. 5
).
• Place your index finger inside the trigger guard.
WARNING:
Ensure that fingers or other parts of the hands and
the face are kept away from the recoiling slide. Not respecting
this warning can lead to serious injury since, during the firing
cycle, the slide recoils backwards violently and with great
energy. Ensure that the other hand is kept away from the muzzle
of the barrel.
• Fire by gently squeezing the trigger, being careful not to upset
the alignment of the front and rear sights.
WARNING:
When the hammer is decocked or in the half-cocked
position, the pull on the trigger first cocks the hammer and then
releases it to strike the firing pin. This firing mode is called
double action. When the hammer is cocked, pulling the trigger
releases the hammer, allowing it to strike the firing pin. This firing
mode is called single action. After the first shot the pistol will
always fire in the single action mode.
The discharge will recoil the slide which, in turn, will eject the
fired cartridge case, cock the hammer and activate the recoil
spring. Then the slide will automatically close, feeding the next
cartridge from the magazine into the chamber.
!
!
!