Beretta SV10 Perennia I KO Instruction Manual - Page 48

Load Check, Obstruction Check

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STEEL SHOT The Beretta Optima-Bore® HP barrels with fixed chokes of the Beretta Perennia, as well as the "SP" (Steel Proof) Beretta Optimachoke® HP tubes, are designed for use also with factory steel shot cartridges loaded to standard specifications. When firing steel shot cartridges, with fixed choke barrels or with the Beretta Optimachoke® HP tubes, the best results are obtained using open chokes (C0000/CL, 0000/IC, 000/M). Full choke constrictions (0/F, 00/IM) when utilizing steel shot, do not increase pattern density and will distort normal pattern density associated with lead shot (i.e. "blown pattern"). (See also the paragraph: " BERETTA OPTIMACHOKE® HP TUBES"). LOAD CHECK At various parts in this manual, you are instructed to visually inspect the cartridge chambers of the Beretta Perennia over and under to make sure it is unloaded. This operation as well as the precautions below should become second nature to you: • Never assume that the gun is unloaded. • Never point or push the gun toward yourself or another person. • Never take or pull the gun from anyone else or never hand the gun to anyone, unless the barrels have been opened, (top lever rotated to the right and barrels pivoted downwards) the cartridge chambers have been visually inspected to make sure they are empty, and the safety is engaged. Proceed as follows to visually inspect the cartridge chambers: WARNING: Always keep your finger off the trigger and the barrels pointed in a ! safe direction. • Rotate the opening lever to the right (Fig. 7) and pivot the barrels in a downward motion. • Look into the cartridge chambers and make sure there is no cartridge inside. The cartridge chamber is the portion of the barrel into which the cartridge is fed. • Pivot the barrels in an upward motion to close the shotgun. Make sure the top lever snaps to its centered position. Engage the safety if not done yet. WARNING: THE HAMMER IS COCKED. Pointing the barrels in a safe direction decock the hammer following the instructions in the relevant section of this ! manual. OBSTRUCTION CHECK Visually inspect the barrels to make sure there are no obstructions in the barrels and chambers. This operation is extremely important because if another cartridge is fired with the barrel or chamber obstructed, a catastrophic failure can result. 48

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STEEL SHOT
The Beretta Optima-Bore
®
HP barrels with fixed chokes of the Beretta Perennia,
as well as the “SP” (Steel Proof) Beretta Optimachoke
®
HP
tubes, are designed
for use also with factory steel shot cartridges loaded to standard specifications.
When firing steel shot cartridges, with fixed choke barrels or with the Beretta
Optimachoke
®
HP tubes, the best results are obtained using open chokes
(C0000/CL, 0000/IC, 000/M). Full choke constrictions (0/F, 00/IM) when
utilizing steel shot, do not increase pattern density and will distort normal
pattern density associated with lead shot (i.e. “blown pattern”). (See also the
paragraph: “ BERETTA OPTIMACHOKE
®
HP TUBES”).
LOAD CHECK
At various parts in this manual, you are instructed to visually inspect the
cartridge chambers of the Beretta Perennia over and under
to make sure it is
unloaded. This operation as well as the precautions below should become
second nature to you:
•
Never assume that the gun is unloaded.
•
Never point or push the gun toward
yourself or another person.
•
Never take or pull the gun from anyone else or never hand the gun to anyone,
unless the barrels have been opened, (top lever rotated to the right
and
barrels pivoted downwards) the cartridge chambers have been visually
inspected to make sure they are empty, and the safety is engaged.
Proceed as follows to visually inspect the cartridge chambers:
WARNING:
Always keep your finger off
the trigger and the barrels pointed in a
safe direction.
• Rotate the opening lever to the right (
Fig. 7
) and pivot the barrels in a
downward motion.
•
Look into the cartridge chambers and make sure there is no cartridge inside.
The cartridge chamber is the portion of the barrel into which the cartridge is
fed.
• Pivot
the barrels in an upward motion to close the shotgun. Make sure
the
top lever snaps to its centered position. Engage the safety if not done yet.
WARNING:
THE HAMMER IS COCKED. Pointing the barrels in a safe direction
decock the hammer following the instructions in the relevant section of this
manual.
OBSTRUCTION CHECK
Visually inspect the barrels to make sure there are no obstructions in the barrels
and
chambers. This operation is extremely important because if another
cartridge is fired with the barrel or chamber obstructed, a catastrophic failure
can result.
!
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