Beretta Stampede Marshal Old West Beretta Stampede User Manual - Page 33

Cease Firing Immediately

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3. With the gun pointed in a SAFE direction, wait one (1) full minute. 4. After one (1) full minute has elapsed, completely unload the firearm by following the unloading instructions in this manual. 5. Carefully inspect your ammunition. 6. Immediately refer to a qualified gunsmith if the firing pin indent on a fired cartridge's primer is light, off-center or does not exist. 7. Using the disassembly instructions in the beginning of this manual under Obstruction Check, remove the cylinder and visually and manually check to be sure there are no obstructions in the chambers and bore. If a chamber or bore obstruction is detected, a qualified gunsmith must remove the obstruction and inspect the revolver before it can be fired. ! WARNING: If another cartridge is fired into an obstructed chamber or bore, a catastrophic failure can result. ! WARNING: Never attempt to fire ammunition that did not fire the first time. If, while firing, you hear a change in the sound a fired cartridge makes, or feel a change in the amount of recoil of a fired cartridge, or detect any other irregularity: 1. CEASE FIRING IMMEDIATELY! 2. Keep the firearm pointed in a SAFE direction. A "squib load" may have occurred. A "squib" occurs when a cartridge fires, but with insufficient force to drive the bullet out of the chamber or bore. This can result in a dangerous bore obstruction. ! WARNING: If another cartridge is fired into an obstructed chamber or bore, a catastrophic failure can result. 33

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3. With the gun pointed in a SAFE direction, wait one (1) full
minute.
4. After one (1) full minute has elapsed, completely unload the
firearm by following the unloading instructions in this manual.
5. Carefully inspect your ammunition.
6. Immediately refer to a qualified gunsmith if the firing pin
indent on a fired cartridge’s primer is light, off-center or does
not exist.
7. Using the disassembly instructions in the beginning of this
manual under Obstruction Check, remove the cylinder and
visually and manually check to be sure there are no
obstructions in the chambers and bore. If a chamber or bore
obstruction is detected, a qualified gunsmith must remove
the obstruction and inspect the revolver before it can be fired.
WARNING:
If another cartridge is fired into an obstructed
chamber or bore, a catastrophic failure can result.
WARNING:
Never attempt to fire ammunition that did not fire the
first time.
If, while firing, you hear a change in the sound a fired cartridge
makes, or feel a change in the amount of recoil of a fired
cartridge, or detect any other irregularity:
1. CEASE FIRING IMMEDIATELY!
2. Keep the firearm pointed in a SAFE direction.
A “squib load”
may have occurred.
A “squib” occurs when a cartridge fires,
but with insufficient force to drive the bullet out of the
chamber or bore. This can result in a dangerous bore
obstruction.
WARNING:
If another cartridge is fired into an obstructed
chamber or bore, a catastrophic failure can result.
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