Beretta Px4 Storm Full Size Beretta PX4 Storm Full Size User Manual - Page 23

! 65 BARREL OBSTRUCTIONS CHECK If you believe the barrel might be obstructed, disassemble pistol and look down barrel. Check the barrel to be sure there are no obstructions in the chamber and bore. Catastrophic failure can result if another cartridge is fired into an obstructed barrel. • Follow the field stripping operations in the following paragraph and disassemble the pistol. • After disassembly, look down the barrel from the muzzle (or front end) so that you can see completely through the barrel to make sure no obstruction exists. • If an obstruction in the barrel is detected, a qualified gunsmith Must remove the obstruction and inspect the pistol before it can be fired. • Reassemble the pistol by following the procedures given in the appropriate section of this manual. FIELD STRIPPING WARNING: Make sure the pistol is unloaded. If not, unload it following the unloading instructions in this manual. NOTICE: It is advisable to perform field stripping and assembly operations over a table to catch components should they drop. NOTICE: The numbers in the figures refer to the photos on page 2. • Press the magazine release button to remove the magazine (Fig. 9). • With the thumb and index finger of the supporting hand, simultaneously press the two sides of the disassembly latch downwards (Fig. 12). • Gently push the slide towards the thumb of the hand which is holding the pistol while pressing on the rear part of the slide. • Pull the slide-barrel assembly with central block, recoil spring and recoil spring guide forward (Fig. 13). • Holding the slide with the sights turned downward, remove the central block, recoil spring and recoil spring guide from the barrel (Fig. 14).