Beretta 9000 S Instruction Manual
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2120 • To load the magazine, remove it from the pistol by depressing the magazine release button (Fig. 7). • Hold the magazine in the left hand. With your right hand place a cartridge on the follower in front of thelips, press down and slide the cartridge completely back under the lips (Fig. 10). • Repeat until the magazine is fully loaded. Holes on the back of the magazine allow for visual counting ofcartridges (Fig. 1). LOADING THE MAGAZINE CAUTION: Do not try to force more than the maximum number of rounds indicated for your particular pistol into the magazine. An overloaded magazine may not function properly. LOADING THE PISTOL AND THE FIRING CHAMBER WARNING: Always keep your finger away from the trigger whenever you do not intend to fire. Engage the manual safety, if present, by pushing the safety lever up, so as to cover the Red Warning Dot (Fig. 11). Put the hammer in the half-cock position to engage manual safety (Fig. 5). CAUTION: Type D pistols do not have an external safety lever and their hammer never stays cocked, following the slide forward to come to rest in the uncocked position. The Type D pistol is ready to fire as soon as the chamber is loaded. The firing chamber of the pistol is the portion of the barrel into which the cartridge is fed. The firingchamber may be loaded in one of three ways: 1. LOADING FROM MAGAZINE • Push the loaded magazine into the pistol grip completely to insure catch engagement. • Grasping the slide serrations with thumb and index finger, fully retract and release the slide to load thechamber (Fig. 12). Beretta’s 9000 S semi-automatic pistols use a short recoil locked-breech system with tilt barrel. When the pistol is fired, the recoil energy pushes the slide-barrel assembly backward. After a short run of barrel- slide assembly, the barrel engages the front block and clears the locking recesses on the slide. The slide continues its rearward travel extracting and ejecting the fired cartridge case, rotating the hammer and activating the two recoil springs. Pushed by the recoil springs, the slide then moves forward, feeding the next cartridge from the magazine into the chamber , and engaging the barrel. The slide is designed to stay open after the last cartridge has been fired and the spent shell casing has been ejected. GENERAL OPERATION LOADING AND FIRING WARNING: A pistol can have a live round in the chamber and can fire even if the magazine is empty or has been removed. WARNING:Before loading the firearm it is recommended that you become familiar with the following loading procedures without the use of ammunition. Never handle a loaded firearm until you are fully familiar with the loading procedures. Before loading a pistol, always engage the manual safety. Always point the firearm in a safe direction. (See points 1,2 and 4 of the BASIC SAFETY RULES). WARNING: Always keep your finger away from the trigger whenever you do not intend to fire. Make sure the pistol is not already loaded. Remove the magazine from the pistol by depressing the magazine release button (Fig. 7). Keeping your finger away from the trigger, grasp the slide serrations with thumb and index fingers and retract the slide 2 centimeters (approx. one inch) to verify that the chamber is empty (Fig. 8). Lower the hammer by rotating upward the manual safety-decocking lever (if present), past the safety position (Fig. 9). The safety lever will stop in the safety position with the hammer in half-cock position (Fig. 5).
2322 If you want to replace the round which has been chambered from the magazine: • Remove the magazine from the pistol by depressing the magazine release button. • Insert one more cartridge into the magazine. • Completely push the loaded magazine into the pistol grip to insure catch engagement. WARNING:REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE HANDLING A LOADED FIREARM, WITH A LIVE ROUND IN THE CHAMBER. Keep your finger away from the trigger whenever you do not intend to fire. FIRING WARNING: Only point a firearm at something safe to shoot. Never put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot. Never disengage the safety on a firearm unless you intend to shoot. CAUTION:Always wear protective glasses and earplugs when shooting (see point 8 of the BASIC SAFETY RULES). WHEN READY TO FIRE: • Aim the pistol and align front and rear sight on target. • Release the manual safety (if present) by simply pushing the manual safety lever down all the way. TheRed Warning Dot, which is exposed when the safety lever is rotated completely downward,indicates that the safety is off. WARNING: THE PISTOL IS NOW READY TO FIRE. CAUTION: Type D pistols do not have an external safety lever and their hammer never stays cocked, following the slide forward to come to rest in the uncocked position. The Type D pistol is ready to fire as soon as the chamber is loaded. WARNING: THE PISTOL IS NOW CHAMBER LOADED, COCKED AND READY TO FIRE. Always keep your finger away from the trigger whenever you do not intend to fire. If you are not ready to fire, rotate the manual safety lever with a fully upward thumb pressure to lower the hammer (Fig. 9). 2. DIRECT CHAMBER LOADING • Pull open the slide. The slide remains open when an empty magazine is inserted or the slide catch is pressed upwards. • Insert a round into the chamber. • Press the slide catch to close the slide. WARNING: THE PISTOL IS NOW CHAMBER LOADED, COCKED AND READY TO FIRE. If you are not ready to fire, rotate the manual safety lever with a fully upward thumb pressure to lower the hammer (Fig. 9). 3. A PISTOL WHICH IS LOADED AND FIRED WILL AUTOMATICALLY PICK UP THE NEXT ROUND AND FEED IT INTO THE FIRING CHAMBER AS LONG AS THERE IS AMMUNITION IN THE MAGAZINE. 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. NOTICE:Beretta 9000 S pistols described in this manual are equipped with an automatic safety, which prevents firing pin inertia breech protrusion. This safety is overcome only by trigger pull (Fig. 13).
25 24 WARNING: THE PISTOL IS CHAMBER LOADED, COCKED AND READY TO FIRE AGAIN. Keep your finger away from the trigger whenever you do not intend to fire. Engage the manual safety, if present, and/or lower the hammer by rotating the manual safety-decocking lever upwards. • Engage the manual safety, if present. • Lower the hammer, if cocked, by rotating the manual safety-decocking lever upwards. • Depress the magazine release button to remove the magazine from the pistol. • Grasping the slide serrations with thumb and index finger, fully retract the slide to remove thechambered cartridge. UNLOADING THE PISTOL AND THE FIRING CHAMBER WARNING: Always visually inspect the firing chamber to ensure that it is empty. The chamber is empty when no cartridge is visible when looking into the open chamber (Fig. 8). • When sure that the chamber is empty and the cartridge has been ejected, release the slide. WARNING: Releasing the fully retracted slide when a loaded magazine is in the pistol will feed a cartridge into the pistol’s firing chamber. The pistol can then be fired. • To increase the service life of the hammer spring, it is advisable to lower the hammer when the pistol isnot in use. NOTICE: If the hammer is cocked, the pull on the trigger simply releases the hammer. This firing mode is called SINGLE ACTION. After the first shot the pistol will always fire in the single action mode. NOTICE: If the hammer is uncocked or in half-cock position, the pull on the trigger will first cock the hammer and release it. This firing mode is called DOUBLE ACTION. NOTICE: Type D pistols are designed to fire in the double action mode only. The hammer never stays cocked, following the slide forward to come to rest in the uncocked position. Do not manually pull the hammer to the rear and release, doing so will damage the firing pin and firing pin block mechanism. • Fire by squeezing the trigger. The discharge generates the semi-automatic working cycle as described in the GENERAL OPERATION chapter. WARNING: THE PISTOL IS CHAMBER LOADED, COCKED AND READY TO FIRE AGAIN. Keep your finger away from the trigger whenever you do not intend to fire and engage the manual safety, if present. To carry the pistol with the firing chamber loaded and the hammer decocked, move the manual safety all the way upward, past the safety position (Fig. 9). To fire, disengage the safety. The pistol will fire the first shot in double action. • When the last round has been fired the slide remains open (Fig. 14). • To fire again, remove the empty magazine and insert a loaded one. • Press the slide catch to close the slide and to load the chamber (Fig. 15).
2726 CAUTION: No further disassembly is recommended unless done by a competent gunsmith. CLEANING AND LUBRICATING CAUTION: Do not use metal or plastic tools. Do not use acids, water and solvents containing chlorine. WARNING: Excess oil and grease obstructing the bore, even partially, is very dangerous when firing and may cause barrel rupture 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 your firearm. MAGAZINE • Make sure the magazine is thoroughly clean and the follower slides easily downward if pressed. • If necessary, lightly oil with Beretta oil or a good grade gun oil the internal walls of the magazine box. • Run a dry patch through the box. Do not leave lubricant inside the magazine box. BARREL • Spray the supplied brush with Beretta oil or a good grade gun oil. Insert the brush into the barrel fromthe chamber and scrub the chamber and bore thoroughly. If necessary, first clean the bore with a gunsolvent. • Dry the chamber and bore by pushing a cotton patch through the chamber and bore with the brush.Keep changing the patch until it emerges clean. UNLOADING THE MAGAZINE • To unload the magazine, grasp it with one hand around the magazine box, bottom down and front end forward. With the tip of the thumb firmly press down on the cartridge rim and push towards the front of magazine box. As the cartridge moves forward, tip it slightly upward with the index finger. • Repeat until the magazine is unloaded. MAINTENANCE Every day the pistol is fired or at least once a month, cleaning and lubricating is recommended. FIELD STRIPPING WARNING: Make sure the pistol is unloaded. If not, unload it following the “UNLOADING THE PISTOL” procedure. NOTICE: It is advisable to carry out the field stripping and the assembly operations over a table to catch components should they drop. • Remove the magazine by depressing the magazine release button. • Hold the pistol in the right hand and with the index finger press the disassembly latch which protrudes from the right side of the pistol (Fig. 16). Simultaneously, with the thumb and the index finger of the other hand, rotate the disassembly latch approx. 90° downward to disengage the slide-barrel assembly with recoil springs (Fig. 17). • Pull the slide-barrel assembly with recoil springs forwards (Fig. 18). • Pull out the recoil springs (Fig. 19) and take out the barrel from the slide (Fig. 20).
29 28 CAUTION: If the firing pin catch lever is not positioned downward, the slide-barrel assembly cannot be reassembled. Reinsert the slide-barrel assembly with recoil springs in the frame guides (Fig. 24) and fully retract theslide to its rearward stop. Then release it and make sure that the disassembly latch lever automaticallyreturns to its locked position. If not, repeat the procedure and retract the slide and/or assist thedisassembly latch lever to return to its locked/rest position. WARNING:Store your firearm so that children cannot gain access to it. To reduce the risk of accidents involving children, unload your firearm, lock it and store the ammunition in a separate locked location. (See point 3 of the BASIC SAFETY RULES). RECOIL SPRINGS AND SPRING GUIDE • Lightly oil the recoil springs and spring guide with Beretta oil or a good grade gun oil. After long use it could be necessary to first clean these parts using the supplied brush. SLIDE • Clean the slide with a patch and Beretta oil or a good grade gun oil, paying special attention to the breech face, extractor and to the slide rails. If necessary, use the supplied brush. Dry the parts carefully with a clean patch. • Lightly lubricate the slide. FRAME • Clean the frame with a soft patch. • Lightly lubricate slide rails. CAUTION: Do not apply excess oil. Accumulation of oil attracts dirt and dust, which can interfere with the functioning and reliability of the gun. CAUTION: Do not use metal or plastic tools. Do not use acids, water and solvents containing chlorine. Assemble, following the Field Stripping procedure in reverse order, the slide-barrel assembly with recoil springs. Make sure that the disassembly latch lever is rotated 90° (clockwise) downward in comparison with its rest position (Fig. 21 and 22) and verify that the firing pin catch lever is positioned downward (See arrow on Fig. 23). ASSEMBLY
3130 AMMUNITION Using good quality ammunition combined with preventive maintenance will make the pistol performflawlessly through years of service. To prevent malfunctioning always visually inspect each cartridge forexternal damage before loading.Beretta 9000 S pistols are designed and tested to withstand continued shooting with all brands and typesof commercial ammunition manufactured to standard (C.I.P., S.A.A.M.I., etc.) specifications.We do not recommend extended use of +P, +P+ or sub-machine gun ammunition because the chamberpressure may reach or exceed proof load pressure decreasing the major components service lifeexpectancy. The Warranty does not cover the use of reloaded and/or hand loaded ammunition. CAUTION:- Make sure the bullets are of the right caliber size for your pistol according to the international specifications (C.I.P., S.A.A.M.I., etc.). - Lead bullets have a tendency to cause bore leading, which may dramatically increase the discharge pressure. - Make sure to remove all chamber and bore lead accumulation after each use. - DO NOT ever shoot cartridges with jacketed bullets through a barrel previously fired with lead bullets before the bore is thoroughly deleaded. TROUBLESHOOTING MALFUNCTIONPROBABLE CAUSEREMEDY Mis-introduction of a cartridgeDefective cartridgeInspect and replace cartridge into the chamber Mis-fireDefective cartridgePull the trigger once more or replace cartridge Mis-extraction or defectiveDirty cartridge chamberClean and lubricate cartridge extractionchamber Defective or dirty ammunitionReplace or clean cartridges Dirt under the extractorClean the extractor housing 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.
33 32 DRY FIRING/”DUMMY” ROUNDS CAUTION: If you want to practice shooting your pistol without using live ammunition (called “dry firing”), insert an appropriate “snap cap” into the chamber to cushion the fall of the firing pin and reduce the chance of firing pin breakage. “Snap cap” cartridges with spring loaded “primers” are ideal. “DUMMY” cartridges with empty primer pockets are good for loading/unloading practice but DO NOT protect the firing pin during dry firing.NOTES: