Beretta 96A1 Beretta 92A1 & 96A1 User Manual - Page 15

Manual Safety/Decocking Lever Fig. 1-A, Fig. 2-A, Fig. 6, Fig. 6a / 6b, Fig. 7, Fig. 6b, WARNING, - trigger pull

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the particular model of Beretta pistol you are using. Some of these features include important safety information. Manual Safety/Decocking Lever (Fig. 1-A). The Model 92 FS A1, 98 FS A1 and 96 A1 (FS) pistols feature an external ambidextrous safety lever, easy accessible by the thumb of a right- or left- handed shooter (Fig. 2-A). When the manual safety is engaged (Fig. 6), the linkage between trigger and sear is disconnected and a separated portion of the firing pin is rotated downward, out of the reach of the firing pin. At the end of its downward rotation, this same safety lever decocks the hammer, causing it to drop onto the pistol's slide without being able to strike the firing pin. The safety can be engaged by pushing the safety lever down, into the ON position (Red Warning Dot Covered) (Fig. 6a / 6b). This lever allows the user to both place the pistol on "safe" and to decock the hammer without requiring trigger pull or lowering of the hammer by hand. The manual safety can be engaged when the hammer is in cock (Fig. 7), half-cock or decock position (Fig. 6b) and with the slide open or closed. WARNING: A user who decocks a pistol by pulling the trigger or who lowers a hammer by hand might discharge a round in the chamber. Use of the safety/decock lever is recommended in place of trigger pull/manual hammer lowering, which bypasses the automatic firing pin block and thus increases the chances of unintentional discharge. Double/Single Action (Fig. 1-B). 92 A1 series pistols fire double action on the first round and single action on subsequent rounds (as the hammer stays in the cocked position after the first round). The longer, heavier trigger pull of the double action makes inadvertent discharge less likely, while the lighter, shorter single action trigger pull allows faster, more accurate discharge of subsequent rounds. The double action trigger pull, also considered a safety feature during emergency use of a pistol, both cocks and drops the hammer in the same motion. This allows immediate firing of the weapon without requiring that the hammer be independently manipulated. Double action trigger pull is considered a safety feature because it allows the user to attempt to refire a non-firing cartridge simply by pulling the 92 A1 ! 13

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92
A1
the particular model of Beretta pistol you are using.
Some of
these features include important safety information.
Manual Safety/Decocking Lever (Fig. 1-A)
. The Model 92 FS A1,
98 FS A1 and 96 A1 (FS)
pistols feature an external
ambidextrous safety lever, easy accessible by the thumb of a
right- or left- handed shooter
(Fig. 2-A)
. When the manual safety
is engaged
(Fig. 6)
, the linkage between trigger and sear is
disconnected and a separated portion of the firing pin is rotated
downward, out of the reach of the firing pin. At the end of its
downward rotation, this same safety lever decocks the hammer,
causing it to drop onto the pistol’s slide without being able to
strike the firing pin.
The safety can be engaged by pushing the
safety lever down, into the ON position (Red Warning Dot
Covered)
(Fig. 6a / 6b)
. This lever allows the user to both place
the pistol on “safe” and to decock the hammer without requiring
trigger pull or lowering of the hammer by hand.
The manual
safety can be engaged when the hammer is in cock
(Fig. 7)
,
half-cock or decock position
(Fig. 6b)
and with the slide open or
closed.
WARNING:
A user who decocks a pistol by pulling the trigger or
who lowers a hammer by hand might discharge a round in the
chamber.
Use of the safety/decock lever is recommended in
place of trigger pull/manual hammer lowering, which bypasses
the automatic firing pin block and thus increases the chances of
unintentional discharge.
Double/Single Action (Fig. 1-B)
. 92 A1 series pistols fire double
action on the first round and single action on subsequent rounds
(as the hammer stays in the cocked position after the first
round).
The longer, heavier trigger pull of the double action
makes inadvertent discharge less likely, while the lighter, shorter
single action trigger pull allows faster, more accurate discharge
of subsequent rounds. The double action trigger pull, also
considered a safety feature during emergency use of a pistol,
both cocks and drops the hammer in the same motion. This
allows immediate firing of the weapon without requiring that the
hammer be independently manipulated. Double action trigger
pull is considered a safety feature because it allows the user to
attempt to refire a non-firing cartridge simply by pulling the
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