Beretta ARX160 22LR Pistol Instruction Manual - Page 24

LOADING THE MAGAZINE • To load the magazine, remove it from the firearm by pushing the magazine release button (Fig. 6). • With the magazine firmly on a surface, use the forefinger and thumb of one hand to slide down the follower as you insert rounds from the top of the magazine with your other hand. Each round should be fed rim-first through the guides in the feed lips. (Fig. 7). • Repeat process until magazine is fully loaded. CAUTION: Do not try to force more than the maximum number of rounds indicated for your firearm into the magazine. An overloaded magazine may not function properly. LOADING THE ARX160 .22LR AND ITS FIRING CHAMBER WARNING: Point the firearm in a safe direction. Do not touch the trigger until you are ready to shoot. Be sure of your target and anything behind it. The firing chamber of the firearm is the portion of the barrel into which the cartridge is fed. The firing chamber may be loaded in one of the following ways: LOADING FROM MAGAZINE • Engage the manual safety by turning the safety selector to the SAFE position (Fig. 1+3). WARNING: The safety selector is merely a mechanical device and is in no way a substitute for the Basic Safety Rules of firearm handling. • Completely push the loaded magazine into magazine well to ensure magazine catch engagement. • Pull back the bolt handle and release it. The bolt will automatically pick up a cartridge from the top of the magazine and feed it into the chamber. 24