Manual

20
The end of the cartridge drop lever which
protrudes from the receiver is marked with
a red point. When the red point is visible,
the hammer is cocked and the gun is ready
to fire; otherwise the hammer is not cocked.
Like all Benelli automatic shotguns, the
fully automatic operation of the new shot-
guns depends on its recoil. This eliminates
the drawbacks of the systems with barrel
recoil (barrel vibration during firing, need
to brake the system and regulate it when
firing powerful ammunition etc.) and those
of the gas operated type (need to clean gas
outlets, loss of power due to acceleration
of the shot charge and adverse effect on
the longitudinal conformation of the wad
and possible malfunctions under adverse
climatic conditions), producing a modern,
highly reliable gun.
The new semi-automatic shotguns work
with a vast range of shells. The inertia sys-
tem requires, in any case, shells that gene-
rate enough kinetic energy (recoil) to fully
cycle the action.
Extensive testing in ballistics labs and re-
peated field testing of our line-produced
weapons put at 180 kgm the lowest level
of kinetic energy that must be generated by
the cartridge for 12 gauge and 125 kgm for
20 gauge in order to fully cycle the action
(the measurement was taken on a mano-
metric barrel).
Guarantee
The guarantee conditions are described in
the guarantee certificate.
Benelli Armi S.p.A. is not responsible for
any damage resulting from the use of im-
proper ammunition, poor maintenance or
accidents caused by lack or experience in
weapons handling.
Assembly
(from packaged gun)
The shotgun is packed for shipping in three
parts (fig. 1):
- stock-receiver-cover-bolt-fore end unit
- barrel-breech unit
- bolt lever.
The following procedure should be adher-
ed to in order to ensure proper assembly of
the shotgun.
1) Insert the bolt lever in its seat on the
bolt, pushing it all the way in (fig. 2).
2) Take the stock-receiver-cover-bolt unit
with the left hand, and, with the right
hand, using the cocking lever, bring the
bolt into open position until coupled
(fig. 3).
Should the bolt fail to engage, move the
cartridge drop lever as arrowed (fig. 4)
and repeat the operation.
3) Unscrew the fore-end cap (fig. 5) and
pull the fore-end forward along the tu-
bular magazine (fig. 6).
4) While holding the shotgun with your
left hand so that the cover cannot move
relative to the receiver (fig. 7), with your
right hand slide the breech extension of
the breech-barrel assembly into the co-
ver making sure that the barrel ring sli-
des over the tubular magazine (fig. 8).
Push the barrel-breech assembly all the
way in (fig. 9) until it clicks into place
and is firmly seated.
Note: make sure that the breech exten-
sion does not collide against the locking
head but rather that it fits between the
cover and the locking head.
5) Slide the fore-end down along the tubu-
lar magazine (fig. 6). Firmly fasten the fo-
re-end fastening cap, together with the
spring, at the end of the tubular magazi-
ne (fig. 10) and tighten firmly until the
barrel and fore grip are locked perfectly