Beretta Px4 Storm Full Size Beretta PX4 Storm Full Size User Manual - Page 27

! ! ! ! ! 69 of the magazine. Press the cartridge down onto the follower and slide the cartridge completely under the lips until it is lodged fully inside the magazine body (Fig. 21). • Repeat process until magazine is fully loaded. The holes on the back of the magazine allow for visual counting of cartridges. CAUTION: Do not try to force more than the maximum number of rounds indicated for your particular pistol into the magazine. An overloaded magazine may not function properly. LOADING THE PISTOL AND THE FIRING CHAMBER 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. WARNING: Point the firearm in a safe direction. Do not touch the trigger until you are ready to shoot and are sure of your target and backstop. The firing chamber is the portion of the barrel into which the cartridge is fed. The firing chamber may be loaded in one of three ways: 1. LOADING FROM MAGAZINE WARNING: Always engage the manual safety/hammer decocking lever (model F) by completely pushing the safety lever down all the way in order to cover the red warning dot (Fig. 6). The red dot is visible when the manual safety is disengaged and the firearm is ready to fire (Fig. 5). • Completely push the loaded magazine into the pistol grip to insure 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 chamber (Fig. 22). 2. DIRECT CHAMBER LOADING WARNING: Always engage the manual safety/hammer decocking lever (model F) by completely pushing the safety lever down all