ARGO-E / R1 LINE
1 Index USE • MAINTENANCE ................................................................ 1 ACCESSORIES Basic safety rules ....................................................................... 2 Drop change (wood stock and Progressive Comfort stock) ........ 17 Introduction .............................................................................. 4 Drop change (synthetic stock) ................................................... 19 Operation ..............................................
2 WARNING: PLEASE READ THIS MANUAL BEFORE HANDLING YOUR FIREARM. 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. 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.
3 Make sure the chamber and barrel are free from any obstruction, like a bullet blocked inside the barrel due to defective or improper ammunition. 7. USE PROPER AMMUNITION. Only use factory-loaded, new ammunition manufactured to industry specifications: CIP (Europe and elsewhere), SAAMI® (U.S.A.). Be certain that each round you use is in the proper caliber or gauge and type for the particular firearm.
4 Introduction Operation Benelli Armi S.p.A. proudly presents the new ARGO-E line of semi-automatic rifles, that are the result of Benelli’s Research and Development Centre’s operational efficiency, added to Benelli’s extensive technical experience and skilled constructional engineering. Before beginning any operation on your rifle, always make sure that chamber and magazine have been completely emptied! (Carefully read loading and unloading instructions).
5 Assembly (from packaged rifle) b Pieces contained in the package (fig. 1): a a) stock-receiver-fore-end unit b) barrel-bolt unit WARNING: please remember to remove the plastic barrel sheath before using the rifle (fig. 2). 1 4 2 5 3 6 Assembly procedure 1) Unscrew the fore-end cap on the stockreceiver-fore-end unit (fig. 3). 2) Slide the fore-end out (fig. 4). 3) Hold the stock-receiver-fore-end unit with one hand and with the other, unscrew the barrel locking cap (fig. 5).
6 5) Hold the stock-receiver unit with one hand and the barrel-bolt unit with the other. Slide the gas collector cylinder onto the cylinder guide pin (fig. 7) at the same time sliding the bolt backwards (fig. 8). NOTE: the fins on the gas collector cylinder must be lined up with the relative pins (fig. 9). 6) Lodge the end part of the cover into the receiver and push all the way in until the whole unit clicks into place at stroke-end, and fits snugly (fig. 10).
7 WARNING: use enough force when screwing on the cap to overcome the contrast of the spring stopping the barrel, until the cap is fully against the cylinder guide pin. 8) Slide the fore-end back on (fig. 14) and screw the fore-end cap back in (fig. 15). 9) Close the bolt by pulling it back and pressing the no load lever (fig. 16). You have now finished assembling your rifle.
8 Loading Before beginning any operation on your rifle, always make sure that chamber and magazine have been completely emptied! (Carefully read loading and unloading instructions). NOTE: make sure that your firearm is fitted with a magazine containing a number of cartridges permitted by legislation in the country where you intend to use it. 19 22 20 23 21 24 Loading procedure NOTE: the rifle’s safety catch must be engaged (see previous “Rifle safety catch” point) and the hammer cocked.
9 NOTE: in the removable prismatic magazine version, the magazine is automatically ejected by the rifle. Catch the magazine before it is released in order to avoid it falling. 5) Place the cartridges into the magazine (figs. 25-26-27). 6) Close the magazine back up, making sure it is firmly connected (figs. 28-29). You have now loaded the rifle. Move the safety catch into firing position (red ring is visible) and you are ready to shoot.
10 3) Carefully release cocking lever and close the bolt (fig. 31). 4) Remove the cartridges from the magazine (fig. 32) by pushing them forwards and fit the empty magazine back in. Stripping of the rifle 31 34 32 35 33 36 (for maintenance and cleaning) Before beginning any operation on your rifle, always make sure that chamber and magazine have been completely emptied! (Carefully read loading and unloading instructions). Stripping procedure 1) Open the bolt (fig. 19).
11 5) Take the bolt up to stroke end (fig. 37) and tear off the arming bolt (fig. 38). 6) Extend locking head and rotate and remove bolt (fig. 39). 7) Slide out the firing pin retaining pin whilst keeping the firing pin and firing pin spring in place (fig. 40). 8) Remove firing pin together with relative spring from the bolt (fig. 41). 37 40 38 41 39 42 9) Remove the locking head rotating pin from its seat (fig. 42).
12 10) Slide bolt locking head from the bolt (fig. 43). 11) Disengage the magazine (fig. 44-45-46). 12) Remove the trigger guard pin bushes from the stock-receiver unit (fig. 47). 13) Remove the trigger guard group by rotating it upwards (figs. 48-49). The rifle is now completely stripped and all the parts that may require careful checking and cleaning are all disassembled.
13 Maintenance Before beginning any operation on your rifle, always make sure that chamber and magazine have been completely emptied! (Carefully read loading and unloading instructions). Thanks to its extremely simple design and accurately chosen materials, the ARGO-E rifles do not require special maintenance.
14 The ARGO-E gas collector is located back in the barrel, thereby facilitating the automatic cleaning of combustion residues after each firing cycle. These residues may, in any case, become denser, particularly after a long period in which the weapon has not been used, with the consequent risk of piston blockage.
15 4) Fit the locking head pin into its hole on the locking head stem through the slot on the bolt (fig. 58). 5) Fit the firing pin and the firing pin spring into the slot on the bolt (fig. 59). NOTE: always double check to make sure that the firing pin spring is in place. 6) Assemble the firing pin retaining pin into its slot so that the firing pin is locked into place (fig. 60).
16 8) Place the bolt into position as illustrated (fig. 63) and slide it forward until the bolt lever seat is aligned with the end of the slot (fig. 64); push the bolt lever into its hole (fig. 65). 9) To finish rifle assembly, follow all the steps given after step 3 at page 5. Troubleshooting Before beginning any operation on your rifle, always make sure that chamber and magazine have been completely emptied! (Carefully read loading and unloading instructions).
17 ACCESSORIES AND ADJUSTMENTS Drop change (wood stock and Progressive Comfort stock) Before beginning any operation on your rifle, always make sure that chamber and magazine have been completely emptied! (Carefully read loading and unloading instructions).
18 5) Assemble the drop shim “8” that you have selected onto the recoil spring tube with the stamped letter facing the stock. 7 6) Reassemble the selected cast shim “7” with the stamped letter (DX or SX) facing toward the stock. 8 1 3 4 5 6 7) Point the barrel towards the floor and fit the stock. Engage the stock locking plate “5” in the stock with the side punched with the chosen letter facing the butt plate. 8) Fit the rubber washer “4” then screw the nut “3” on to the end of the recoil spring tube.
19 Drop change (synthetic stock) 1 345 DROP CHANGE SCHEDULE Cast shim (plastic) Stock locking plate (steel) Drop shim (plastic) Reference letter Reference letter Reference letter DX Z DX SX Z SX DX A DX SX A SX DX B DX SX B SX DX C DX SX C SX A B C D 9 6 Drop value at heel (mm) 50 ± 1 DX 50 ± 1 SX 55 ± 1 DX 7 55 ± 1 SX 60 ± 1 DX 60 ± 1 SX 70 65 ± 1 DX 65 ± 1 SX Matching instructions: the drop change kits are identified by letters.
20 3) Refit the stock spacer “9” in the position shown (fig. 70). 4) As for reassembly, it is sufficient to press the butt plate “1” firmly against the stock until it enters its seating (fig. 73). WARNING: always use drop shims “8”, cast shims “7” and stock locking plates “5” with the corresponding lettering, e.g. C - CDX - DX or C CSX - SX. The use of component parts with different letters may cause permanent deformation of the recoil spring tube with as a result, bolt sliding problems.
21 Removing and changing the comb (Progressive Comfort stock only) Proceed as follows to remove and change the comb. 1) Unscrew the two fixing screws using a Phillips screwdriver and remove the butt plate “1” (see fig. 69). WARNING: smear the tip of the screwdriver with Vaseline or grease to avoid damaging the stock. Windage sight adjustment Should standard factory setting not meet individual shooting requirements, sight adjustments can be carried out both laterally and vertically (see page 22).
22 Windage (lateral) sight adjustment Elevation sight adjustment As for lateral adjustment of the back-sight, proceed as follows: As for elevation back-sight adjustment, proceed as follows: 1) With the key you have been supplied with and keeping to the relative graduated alignment notches (fig. 78), adjust the back-sight position into the required direction (move it to the right if you want the point of impact to move right, or move it to the left if you want the point of impact to move left).
23 Barrel replacement WARNING: for markets where - by law - the magazine must be a fixed model, its replacement with one of a different gauge is not possible. However, in such cases it is not possible to replace the barrel with another one of different gauge. (A) - Excluding the barrels listed in paragraph (B), proceed as detailed below: 1) Disassemble the barrel to be replaced (see “Stripping procedure” on page 10, figures 33 to 36 and related instructions).
24 (C) - Rifle with barrels listed in paragraph (B) If the rifle is originally equipped with a barrel featuring 308 Win gauge - 300/270 Win Short Magnum gauge and if it is necessary to assemble another gauge available, the travel stop shim must be removed. Proceed as detailed below. 1) Disassemble the barrel to be replaced (see “Stripping procedure” on page 10, figures 33 to 36 and related instructions).
25 Spare Parts To order spare parts you must specify the gauge, the model and the serial number of your shotgun. Part numbers here listed refer to respective drawings.
26 Drawing 1 7 8 6 5 4 3 9 1 10 2 11 12 22 10 21 20 19 18 15 17 16 15 14 13
27 Pos. No. Code Description 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 001W 443W 003W 285W 009W 011W 444W 002W 281W 016W 008W 046J 282W 283W 018A 013W 219W 220W 010W 014W 052P 004W Trigger guard assy Disconnector assy Cap Pin Trigger Spring Hammer link (L.H.) Hammer Hammer link (R.H.) Pin bush Pin Safety spring Magazine unlock lever Spring Spring Silenced safety button No-load indicator lever Spring Trigger pin Trigger guard Trigger pin Spring Pos. No.
28 Drawing 2 2 3 ✳ 1 4 5 6 7 15 ✳ 14 8 9 10 13 12 11
29 Pos. No. Code Description 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 287W 027W 025W 037W 421W 031W 028A 046W 034W 045W 074C 033W 035A 030W 029W Bolt, partial Link Firing pin Spring Extractor pin Pin Firing pin retaining pin Ejector spring Extractor Ejector Extractor castor Spring Pin Bolt handle Link pin * Item not for sale separately from the barrel Pos. No.
30 3 Drawing 7 2 3 4 8 9 5 1 10 11 12 6 13 14 15 24✳ 16 2 23✳ 22✳ 21✳ 19 18 20✳ 17
31 Pos. No. Code Description 1 166W Recoil spring tube assy 2 055W Pin 3 050U Recoil spring tube plug 4 054W Spring 5 049D Recoil spring tube 6 015W Pin 7 420W Bolt travel stop (308 Win - 270 W.S.M. - 300 W.S.M.
32 Drawing 4 2✳ 10 4 1 5 1 9 4 3✳ 4 5 4 6 6 7 8
33 Pos. No. Code Description 1 307W Prism magazine assy 2* 100W Magazine follower 3* 480W Magazine spring 4 310W Screw 5 309W Magazine presser 6 311W Prism magazine carrier 7 010L Pin 8 306W Pin 9 305W Prism magazine boss 10 304W Magazine boss insert * Pieces saleable individually only for ga. 30.06 - 308 Win - 7 x 64 - 300 W.M. Pos. No.
34 Drawing 5 1 19 4 5 6 2 3 9 18 7 17 16 14 15 7 8 9 10 12 8 9 13 10 11 11
35 Pos. No.
36 Drawing 6A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 12 14 15 9
37 Pos. No. Code Description 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 151W 062L 053A 052A 150W 149W 176W 181W 152C 188L 286W 147W 174W 224W 289W 146W Rubber recoil pad kit assy Butt plate screw Nut Elastic washer Locking plate Stock spacer Montecarlo wood stock (without recoil pad) Pig-backed wood stock (without recoil pad) Screw Removable sling swivel Cast shim Drop shim Fore-end (wood) assy Fore-end grub screw Washer Fore-end follower Pos. No.
38 Drawing 6B 2 3 4 8 5 6 7 2 11 1 12 9-10 13 2 20 4 21 22 19 18 17 16 15 14 15
39 Pos. No.
40 Drawing 6C 1 8 7 2 6 3 5 4 10 9
41 Pos. No. Code Description 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 388W 149C 380G 379G 392W 052A 053A 446X 390W 289W Comfort stock Stock spacer Gel comb Chevrons assy Stock lock plate Elastic washer Nut Polyurethane recoil pad Fore-end Rilsan Soft Touch Washer Pos. No.