Beretta PICO 380 Instruction Manual - Page 20

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in the magazine and sliding the cartridge under the feed lips until it is seated fully inside the magazine body. Repeat this process until magazine is fully loaded. The holes on the side of the magazine allow for visual counting of cartridges. CAUTION: Do not try to force more than the maximum number of rounds indicated into the magazine. An overloaded magazine may not function properly. LOADING THE PISTOL WARNING: Beretta assumes no responsibility for any injury or property damage resulting from improper or careless handling, intentional or accidental discharge of the firearm. WARNING: Be sure that the obstruction check has been completed prior to loading (30-31) . WARNING: Point the firearm in a safe direction. Do not touch the trigger until you are ready to fire and are sure of your target and backstop. The firing chamber is the portion of the barrel into which the cartridge is fed. The Pico is designed as a controlled-round-feed firearm, meaning that the round is always controlled on its way to the chamber. First its controlled by the feed lips and then by the extractor. Due to the nature of this robust feeding method, it is recommended that the firing chamber should always be loaded from a magazine. While loading single cartridges into the chamber and snapping the slide closed is acceptable, it will result in reduced extractor life, and is not recommended. Completely push the loaded magazine into the pistol grip to ensure magazine catch engagement. Pull back the slide and release it. The slide will automatically pick up a cartridge from the top of the magazine and feed it into the firing chamber. 20

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in the magazine and sliding the cartridge under the feed lips until it is
seated fully inside the magazine body.
Repeat this process until magazine is fully loaded. The holes on the side
of the magazine allow for visual counting of cartridges.
CAUTION:
Do not try to force more than the maximum number of
rounds indicated into the magazine. An overloaded magazine may not
function properly.
LOADING THE PISTOL
WARNING:
Beretta assumes no responsibility for any injury or
property damage resulting from improper or careless handling,
intentional or accidental discharge of the firearm.
WARNING:
Be sure that the obstruction check has been completed
prior to loading (30-31) .
WARNING:
Point the firearm in a safe direction. Do not touch the
trigger until you are ready to fire and are sure of your target and
backstop.
The firing chamber is the portion of the barrel into which the cartridge
is fed. The Pico is designed as a controlled-round-feed firearm, meaning
that the round is always controlled on its way to the chamber. First
its controlled by the feed lips and then by the extractor. Due to the
nature of this robust feeding method, it is recommended that the firing
chamber should always be loaded from a magazine. While loading single
cartridges into the chamber and snapping the slide closed is acceptable,
it will result in reduced extractor life, and is not recommended.
Completely push the loaded magazine into the pistol grip to ensure
magazine catch engagement. Pull back the slide and release it. The slide
will automatically pick up a cartridge from the top of the magazine and
feed it into the firing chamber.