A391 Xtrema2 Manuale di Istruzione Instruction Manual Mode d’Emploi
ENGLISH FRANÇAIS page 72 Illustrations on pages 48, 108, 109, 110 and 111 ALWAYS KEEP THIS MANUAL WITH YOUR FIREARM. INCLUDE IT WITH THE GUN WHEN IT CHANGES OWNERSHIP OR WHEN IT IS LOANED OR PRESENTED TO ANOTHER PERSON. WARNING: FIREARMS CAN BE DANGEROUS AND CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY, DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OR DEATH, IF HANDLED IMPROPERLY. THE FOLLOWING SAFETY RULES ARE AN IMPORTANT REMINDER THAT FIREARM SAFETY IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
CONTENTS Page BASIC SAFETY RULES NOMENCLATURE DESCRIPTION TECHNICAL FEATURES AND DATA ASSEMBLY OF THE PACKED SHOTGUN LOAD CHECK OBSTRUCTION CHECK AMMUNITION LOADING THE FIREARM USE OF THE CUT-OFF DEVICE UNLOADING THE FIREARM DISASSEMBLY BERETTA OPTIMACHOKE® PLUS TUBES ROUTINE MAINTENANCE SPECIAL MAINTENANCE REASSEMBLY GEL•TEK RECOIL PAD STOCK SPACERS STOCK DROP AND CAST MODIFICATION REPLACEMENT OF TRUGLO® FRONT SIGHT LUMINOUS INSERT STORAGE 40 44 45 49 50 52 53 53 55 57 57 58 60 62 64 65 67 68 69 71 71
BASIC SAFETY RULES 1. NEVER POINT A FIREARM AT SOMETHING THAT IS NOT SAFE TO SHOOT. Never let the muzzle of a firearm point at any part of your body or at another person. This is especially important when loading or unloading the firearm. When you are shooting at a target, know what is behind it. Some bullets can travel over a mile. If you miss your target or if the bullet penetrates the target, it is your responsibility to ensure that the shot does not cause unintended injury or damage. 2.
3. STORE YOUR FIREARM SO THAT CHILDREN CANNOT GAIN ACCESS TO IT. It is your responsibility to ensure that children under the age of 18 or other unauthorized persons do not gain access to your firearm. To reduce the risk of accidents involving children, unload your firearm, lock it and store the ammunition in a separate locked location. Please note that devices intended to prevent accidents - for example, cable locks, chamber plugs, etc, - may not prevent use or misuse of your firearm by a determined person.
. PROPERLY MAINTAIN YOUR FIREARM. Store and carry your firearm so that dirt or lint does not accumulate in the working parts. Clean and oil your firearm, following the instructions provided in this manual, after each use to prevent corrosion, damage to the barrel or accumulation of impurities which can prevent use of the gun in an emergency. Always check the bore and chamber(s) prior to loading to ensure that they are clean and free from obstructions.
9. NEVER CLIMB A TREE, FENCE OR OBSTRUCTION WITH A LOADED FIREARM. Open and empty the chamber(s) of your firearm and engage the manual safety before climbing or descending a tree or before climbing a fence or jumping over a ditch or other obstruction. Never pull or push a loaded firearm toward yourself or another person. Always unload a firearm, visually and physically check to see that the magazine, loading mechanism and chamber are unloaded, and action is open before handing it to another person.
NOMENCLATURE A A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 B B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 C C1 44 Receiver Trigger Safety button Trigger guard Trigger plate retaining pin Breech bolt release button Carrier Carrier stop push button Loading gate Ejection port/cartridge chamber Cut-off Breech bolt assembly Cocking handle Extractor Breech bolt body Locking head with 2 lugs Operating rod with sleeve Recoil spring Piston retaining sleeve Firing pin Barrel Barrel breech C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 D D1 D2 D3 D4 E E1 F F1 G H
DESCRIPTION Based on 40 years experience in manufacturing semiautomatic gas operated shotguns, the new Beretta A391 Xtrema2 is born. Designed and conceived for the use of Super Magnum 12 ga. 31/2” (89 mm) cartridges, it is also capable of functioning with lighter cartridges. MODERN AND STREAMLINED RECEIVER DESIGN The skilfully rounded receiver blends perfectly with the stock grip and permits for instinctive, rapid target acquisition. Impeccable balance makes this shotgun easy to point and fast-handling.
GAS OPERATION SYSTEM WITH EXHAUST VALVE The unique gas operation system, patented by Beretta, with self-cleaning gas cylinder and piston, is provided with a self-cleaning exhaust valve that automatically vents excess gases of the most powerful cartridges. The result is that the shotgun, without any adjustment, operates with the weakest 28g (1 ounce, 3 1/ 4 dram equivalent) game load* to the heaviest 64g (2 1/4 ounce) Super Magnum cartridge.
STOCK SPACERS The standard version of the Beretta A391 Xtrema2 comes equipped with a technopolymer spacer, assembled between the stock and the Gel•Tek recoil pad. The spacer is interchangeable with the other spacer included in the packaging in order to have different lengths of pull. The length of pull can be varied from 13.18” (335 mm) without any spacer assembled, to 14.66” (372.5 mm) with both spacers assembled. The stock of the A391 Xtrema2 Kick Off® version is designed to accept the optional 12.
MAGAZINE CAPACITY* The magazine tube is limited to 2 rounds, in compliance with sporting gun laws in force in many countries, by the application of a reducer. Where it is legal, the magazine tube capacity** (with magazine reducer removed) can be increased to 4/5 cartridges (70 mm – 23/4”), 4 cartridges (76 mm – 3”) or 3 cartridges (89 mm – 31/2”) . An optional magazine extension is available. *Number of rounds in the magazine plus round in the chamber.
TECHNICAL FEATURES AND DATA Gauge Cartridge chamber Operation Locking system Receiver Barrel Rib Front sight Safety Magazine capacity* Stock, fore-end Length of pull Weight approx.
ASSEMBLY OF THE PACKED SHOTGUN WARNING: THIS FIREARM HAS THE CAPABILITY OF TAKING YOUR LIFE OR THE LIFE OF SOMEONE ELSE! ALWAYS BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL WITH YOUR FIREARM. AN ACCIDENT IS ALMOST ALWAYS THE RESULT OF NOT FOLLOWING BASIC FIREARM SAFETY RULES. WARNING: Beretta assumes no responsibility for any injury or property damage resulting from improper or careless handling, intentional or accidental discharge of the firearm.
● ● Check that the carrier stop push button is completely depressed. If not, depress it completely (Fig. 5). Pull the cocking handle backward to bring the breech bolt in the OPEN position (Fig. 6). If the hammer is not cocked and the safety is engaged (Fig. 13/b) the breech bolt cannot be retracted. CAUTION: Should the breech bolt release button be pressed in this condition, the breech bolt would slam forward and would stop only when the cocking handle hits the forward rim of the ejection port.
LOAD CHECK At various parts in this manual, you are instructed to visually inspect the ejection port, the loading gate and the cartridge chamber and to make sure your Beretta A391 Xtrema2 is unloaded. This operation as well as the precautions below become second nature: ● Never assume that the shotgun is unloaded. ● Never point or push the shotgun toward yourself or another person. ● Always visually inspect the ejection port, the loading gate and the cartridge chamber to make sure they are empty.
OBSTRUCTION CHECK Visually inspect the barrel to make sure there are no obstructions in the barrel and chamber. This operation is extremely important because if another cartridge is fired with the barrel or chamber obstructed, a catastrophic failure can result. WARNING: Always make sure the shotgun in unloaded. Refer to the instructions in the section: ” LOAD CHECK”. ● ● ● ● Check that the carrier stop push button is completely depressed. If not, depress it completely (Fig. 5).
*NOTICE: Due to the precision machined tolerances on your Beretta shotgun, some wear-in may be required before your new gun will function reliably with light 28 g (1 ounce, 31/4 dram equivalent) game loads. If you experience any initial functioning problems with these one ounce loads, we recommend that you fire three or four boxes of standard field loads to allow for this break-in period. WARNING: Never use cartridges that do not correspond to the markings on the side of the barrel.
LOADING THE FIREARM WARNING: Before loading the firearm, practice the following loading procedures without the use of ammunition. Never handle a loaded firearm until you are fully familiar with the loading procedures. Check that the firearm is unloaded by looking through the ejection port, the loading gate and the chamber. Before loading the shotgun, make sure that the safety is engaged. Always point the firearm in a safe direction. (See points 1, 2 and 4 of the BASIC SAFETY RULES).
NOTICE: The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any injury or property damage resulting from improper or careless handling, intentional or accidental discharge of the firearm. CAUTION: Should the breech bolt remains open, check that the cut-off is not inadvertently engaged. If it is, always keeping your fingers away from the ejection port, close the breech bolt by operating the cut-off button (Fig. 12).
USE OF THE CUT-OFF DEVICE The cut-off device allows to extract a live round from the cartridge chamber and lock the breech bolt open for safety or to replace the round in the chamber, without feeding a new round from the magazine. WARNING: The firearm is now loaded with a cartridge in the chamber and the safety engaged. Never point a firearm at something that is not safe to shoot. (See points 1, 2 and 4 of the BASIC SAFETY RULES).
● ● ● ● Pressing down the carrier and, at the same time, pushing against the cartridge in the magazine, depress the breech bolt release button to ease exit of the shells from the magazine tube. Check to ensure the magazine tube and receiver are empty. Disengage the safety. Be careful where you point the firearm, even though it might not be loaded. Pull the trigger to lower the hammer. Engage the safety by pushing the safety button until the red ring disappears (Fig. 13-13/b).
NOTICE: NEVER DISASSEMBLE the valve spring or the valve spring retaining ring. The valve is self-cleaning and as such does not require maintenance. In case disassembly is required, please consult a competent gunsmith. BREECH BOLT ASSEMBLY (Breech bolt, operating rods with sleeve, recoil spring and piston retaining sleeve). NOTICE: Disassembly of the breech bolt assembly is advisable only when it becomes necessary to clean its individual components.
How to remove the front sling swivel The front swivel can be easily mounted or removed from the fore-end by disassembling the fore-end cap. CAUTION: Further disassembly of the firearm is not recommended, unless carried out by a competent gunsmith. NOTICE: Wholesalers, dealers or gunsmiths (unless they are a Repair Station authorized by the Manufacturer and/or by its Local Official Distributors) are not authorized to make any Warranty repair or adjustment on behalf of the Manufacturer.
● ● Unscrew (counterclockwise) the choke using the supplied spanner (Fig. 30). Remove the choke from the muzzle (Fig. 31). CLEANING OF THE CHOKE TUBE AND ITS HOUSING WARNING: Check the firearm is unloaded (cartridge chamber empty, receiver empty, magazine tube empty). Check that the firearm is unloaded by looking through the ejection port, the loading gate and the chamber. If the shotgun is not unloaded, unload it as described in the chapter “Unloading the firearm”.
WARNING: The choke tube must be kept correctly tightened in the barrel at all times, even during storage and cleaning. Cleaning barrel with no choke tube in place can push dirt into the barrel thread, causing improper choke installation, rusting, or barrel obstruction. WARNING: Never shoot choke barrel without using choke tube. Shooting without choke tube is very dangerous as debris could be trapped by the thread and create barrel obstructions.
WARNING: Excess oil and grease obstructing the bore, even partially, are very dangerous when firing and may cause damages to the shotgun and serious injury to the shooter and bystanders. Never spray or apply oil to the cartridges. Use lubricants properly: you are responsible for the proper care and maintenance of the firearm. GAS CYLINDER, PISTON, MAGAZINE TUBE CAUTION: Magnum cartridges and particularly Super Magnum shotshells produce a high amount of combustion gases.
SPECIAL MAINTENANCE Every 500 – 1000 rounds (according to the type of ammunition used) and in any case at the end of the hunting season, before storing the shotgun, in addition to the Routine Maintenance, also perform the following Special Maintenance operations. FORE-END FLANGE ● Carefully clean the fore-end flange exhaust valve port with a soft brush sprayed with Beretta Gun Oil. Carefully dry the flange with a soft cloth.
REASSEMBLY WARNING: Check the firearm is unloaded (cartridge chamber empty, receiver empty, magazine tube empty). Check that the firearm is unloaded by looking through the ejection port, the loading gate and the chamber. If the shotgun is not unloaded, unload it as described in the chapter “Unloading the firearm”. Lower the hammer on the unloaded gun by pulling the trigger. WARNING: Never point a firearm at someone or at hard and flat surfaces. Treat the firearm as if it were loaded.
CAUTION: Should the breech bolt release button be pressed in this condition, the breech bolt would slam forward and would stop only when the cocking handle hits the forward rim of the ejection port. This could damage both the handle and the receiver. ● ● ● ● ● Partially slide the breech barrel into the receiver, taking care that the magazine tube enters the piston hole as well as that of the gas cylinder and the valve assembly (Fig. 7). Slide the barrel home into the receiver (Fig. 8).
GEL • TEK RECOIL PAD WARNING: Check the firearm is unloaded (cartridge chamber empty, receiver empty, magazine tube empty). Check that the firearm is unloaded by looking through the ejection port, the loading gate and the chamber. If the shotgun is not unloaded, unload it as described in the chapter “Unloading the firearm”. Lower the hammer on the unloaded gun by pulling the trigger. WARNING: Never point a firearm at someone or at hard and flat surfaces. Treat the firearm as if it were loaded.
STOCK SPACERS WARNING: Check the firearm is unloaded (cartridge chamber empty, receiver empty, magazine tube empty). Check that the firearm is unloaded by looking through the ejection port, the loading gate and the chamber. If the shotgun is not unloaded, unload it as described in the chapter “Unloading the firearm”. Lower the hammer on the unloaded gun by pulling the trigger. WARNING: Never point a firearm at someone or at hard and flat surfaces. Treat the firearm as if it were loaded.
STOCK DROP AND CAST MODIFICATION WARNING: Check the firearm is unloaded (cartridge chamber empty, receiver empty, magazine tube empty). Check that the firearm is unloaded by looking through the ejection port, the loading gate and the chamber. If the shotgun is not unloaded, unload it as described in the chapter “Unloading the firearm”. Lower the hammer on the unloaded gun by pulling the trigger. WARNING: Never point a firearm at someone or at hard and flat surfaces. Treat the firearm as if it were loaded.
DISASSEMBLY ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Remove the rear sling swivel (see disassembly section). Using a 6mm hexagonal key completely unscrew the swivel bushing inserted in the stock (Fig. 37). Remove the bushing from the stock. Remove the Gel•Tek recoil pad, its screws and bushings from the stock insert or Kick Off ® recoil absorber (See the appropriate paragraphs) (Fig. 36). Remove the stock spacer, if present.
REPLACEMENT OF TRUGLO® FRONT SIGHT LUMINOUS INSERT WARNING: Check the firearm is unloaded (cartridge chamber empty, receiver empty, magazine tube empty). Check that the firearm is unloaded by looking through the ejection port, the loading gate and the chamber. If the shotgun is not unloaded, unload it as described in the chapter “Unloading the firearm”. Lower the hammer on the unloaded gun by pulling the trigger. WARNING: Never point a firearm at someone or at hard and flat surfaces.
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