Beretta PICO 380 Instruction Manual - Page 11

Safety Inspection, Removing The Magazine

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SAFETY INSPECTION WARNING: Keep your finger OFF THE TRIGGER and the barrel pointed in a SAFE direction. Never point a firearm towards yourself or another person. WARNING: Never assume a firearm is unloaded. Always keep the barrel pointed in a safe direction. Never point a firearm at your self or another person. To visually check to be certain your pistol is unloaded. Retract the slide and visually inspect the firing chamber. The pistol is unloaded when no cartridge is visible when looking into the firing chamber. WARNING: Never take a pistol from or give a pistol to another person unless the action is open and the pistol has been inspected to insure it is unloaded. REMOVING THE MAGAZINE The magazine release of the Pico is designed to prevent the accidental release of the magazine when concealed and during firing. The magazine release lever is pressed down rather than in, to prevent unintentional magazine release due to pressure on the side of the gun. During firing the shooting hand supports the bottom of the release lever preventing unintentional release of the magazine.To release the magazine, move your finger out from under the release lever and depress the ambidextrous lever in a curving arc with the thumb or finger releasing the magazine. 11

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SAFETY INSPECTION
WARNING:
Keep your finger OFF THE TRIGGER and the barrel
pointed in a SAFE direction. Never point a firearm towards yourself
or another person.
WARNING:
Never assume a firearm is unloaded. Always keep the
barrel pointed in a safe direction. Never point a firearm at your self or
another person.
To visually check to be certain your pistol is unloaded. Retract the slide
and visually inspect the firing chamber. The pistol is unloaded when no
cartridge is visible when looking into the firing chamber.
WARNING:
Never take a pistol from or give a pistol to another person
unless the action is open and the pistol has been inspected to insure it
is unloaded.
REMOVING THE MAGAZINE
The magazine release of the Pico is designed to prevent the accidental
release of the magazine when concealed and during firing. The magazine
release lever is pressed down rather than in, to prevent unintentional
magazine release due to pressure on the side of the gun. During firing
the shooting hand supports the bottom of the release lever preventing
unintentional release of the magazine.To release the magazine, move your
finger out from under the release lever and depress the ambidextrous
lever in a curving arc with the thumb or finger releasing the magazine.