Beretta Stampede SA Revolver Instruction Manual
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31 SIGHTING True to the historic originals, all Beretta Stampede models come equipped with fixed sights. (Fig. 1-D, 2-E)Therefore, all windage (left/right) and elevation (up/down) adjustments are controlled with the front sight. Your revolver’s barrel length and the load used can af fect a bullet’s accuracy, trajector y (path of the bullet in flight) and point of impact on the target. Altering the point of aim (where the gun is aimed) relative to the point of impact (where the bullet strikes the target) for a fixed-sight gun may require the assistance of a competent gunsmith. FIRING To fire your Beretta Stampede single-action revolver, follow the steps below: WARNING:Always wear high-quality eye and ear protection when firing any firearm. Be cer tain that others near-by are wearing high-quality eye and ear protection and are to the rear of the shooter, when firing any firearm. WARNING:Do not touch the trigger until you are ready to shoot and are sure of your target and backstop. 1. Load the firearm using the loading procedures above. 2. Place your shooting hand on the grip so that if you look down your forearm there is an imaginar y line straight down your forearm and along the barrel. (Fig. 15) 3. Place the index finger of your shooting hand OUTSIDE the trigger guard and wrap the lower three fingers and thumb of your shooting hand around the grip. 4. If necessar y, use your other hand for suppor t, being sure to keep it rear ward of the trigger. (Fig. 16) ! !
32 WARNING:When fired, revolvers can emit hot gases and other debris to the sides through the cylinder gap (a small space located between the cylinder and the barrel). Keep your hands clear of the area adjacent to the cylinder gap when firing any revolver. Be cer tain that others around you are located in a SAFE area and are wearing high-quality eye and ear protection. 5. Grip the revolver firmly, but not so firmly that you induce muscle fatigue and shake, a “firm hand-shake” grip will do. 6. Point the revolver at the intended target and aim the revolver by aligning the front and rear sights on the target. The front sight should be in focus, the target and the rear sight slightly blurred or out of focus. 7. Without touching the trigger, pull the hammer rear ward beyond full-cock position with your thumb, and ease the hammer into the full-cock notch. (Fig. 8)The revolver is now ready to fire. 8. When the sights are aligned on a SAFE target, place your index finger inside the trigger guard and gently squeeze the trigger, being careful not to upset the alignment of the front and rear sights. The revolver will fire. 9. After the first shot is fired, repeat this process to fire additional car tridges, or proceed to the unloading instructions. WARNING:Always unload the firearm immediately after shooting is completed. WARNING: Never store a loaded firearm. If the hammer falls and the firearm does not immediately fire: 1. CEASE FIRING IMMEDIATELY! 2. Keep the firearm pointed in a SAFE direction in the event a “hang-fire” has occurred. A hang-fire occurs when there is a delay in a car tridge’s ignition.! ! !
33 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 car tridge’s primer is light, of f-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 car tridge 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 car tridge makes, or feel a change in the amount of recoil of a fired car tridge, 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 car tridge fires, but with insuf ficient force to drive the bullet out of the chamber or bore. This can result in a dangerous bore obstruction. WARNING:If another car tridge is fired into an obstructed chamber or bore, a catastrophic failure can result. ! ! !
34 3. With the gun pointed in a SAFE direction, completely unload the firearm by following the unloading instructions in this manual. 4. Using the disassembly instructions in the maintenance and cleaning section below, remove the cylinder and visually and physically check to be sure there are no obstructions in all of the six (6) 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. 5. Carefully inspect your ammunition. WARNING:Never attempt to reuse or fire ammunition that did not fire the first time. Dispose of unfired or damaged ammunition properly, per the ammunition manufacturer’s recommendation. WARNING: Always unload the firearm immediately after shooting is completed. WARNING:Never store a loaded firearm. ! ! ! ! MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING The firearm should be cleaned as soon as possible after firing. Use only high-quality, commercially-available firearm cleaning solvents and cleaning equipment. To per form routine maintenance and cleaning of your Beretta Stampede single- action revolver, follow the steps below: WARNING:Always be cer tain the revolver is unloaded before cleaning. To ensure that the firearm is unloaded prior to cleaning, follow the unloading steps below:
35 WARNING: Be cer tain the revolver is pointed in a SAFE direction and your other hand is away from the muzzle. WARNING:Do not place your finger on the trigger or inside the trigger guard. 1. With the firearm pointed in a SAFE direction and your finger OFF the trigger, pull the hammer rear ward to the half-cock position, allowing the cylinder to rotate. (Fig. 7) 2.Open the loading gate, (Fig. 11)exposing the chamber/car tridge case. 3. Align a chamber/car tridge case to the loading gate. 4. While keeping the gun pointed in a SAFE direction, locate the ejector rod handle on the left side of the gun, below the front of the barrel. (Fig. 3-A) WARNING:Be cer tain the revolver is pointed in a SAFE direction and your other hand is away from the muzzle. 5. While keeping the gun pointed in a SAFE direction, move the ejector handle fully rear ward to push the car tridge or fired car tridge case out of the chamber (Fig. 12). WARNING:If you are ejecting unfired car tridges, use extreme care to be sure they are ejected onto an appropriate sur face. Never attempt to catch car tridges or fired car tridge cases as they fall. WARNING: Never allow anything to come in contact with the primer of unfired ammunition. Doing so could cause the ammunition to explode. 6. Operate the ejector rod in each chamber to its full travel to ensure each car tridge or fired car tridge case is fully ejected. CAUTION: Do not to release the ejector rod at its rear ward position, allowing it to snap back under spring pressure. Doing so could damage the ejector rod.! ! ! ! !
36 7. With the ejector rod handle in its fully lowered position, rotate the cylinder clockwise to expose another chamber and repeat the procedure. 8. When all car tridges or fired car tridge cases are ejected, rotate the cylinder and visually and physically inspect each of the six (6) chambers to ensure that all chambers are empty. 9. Close the loading gate. 10. While controlling the hammer with your thumb, pull the hammer slightly rear ward and gently pull the trigger to ease the hammer for ward. Once the hammer makes it past the half-cock position, release the trigger (thus disengaging the transfer-bar) and lower the hammer all the way to the fully lowered position. (Fig. 6) WARNING:Always unload the firearm immediately after shooting is completed. WARNING:Never store a loaded firearm. To disassemble your revolver for cleaning, follow the steps below: WARNING: The firearm should not be disassembled for cleaning beyond what is described below. Only a qualified gunsmith who is familiar with these firearms should conduct fur ther disassembly. WARNING:Do not attempt to alter the internal par ts of your revolver’s action or firing mechanism. Alterations to the hammer, trigger, springs, sear or other internal par ts can result in a ver y dangerous situation. WARNING: Altering the internal par ts of your revolver’s action or firing mechanism voids the manufacturer’s warranty. ! ! ! ! !
37 DISASSEMBLY WARNING:Keep the firearm pointed in a SAFE direction. WARNING:Visually and manually check to be sure the firearm is unloaded. 1. Locate the loading gate on the right side of the frame, rear of the cylinder.(Fig. 1-L) 2. Open the loading gate. (Fig. 11) 3. With your finger OFF the trigger, using your thumb, pull the hammer rear ward to the half-cock position. (Fig. 7) 4. Locate the base pin catch. This is a spring-loaded plunger located on the left side of the frame, for ward of the cylinder. (Fig. 3-P) 5. Locate the cylinder base pin. The cylinder base pin is the shaft around which the cylinder rotates. It protrudes from the front of the cylinder frame for ward of the cylinder, beneath the ejector rod. (Fig. 3-N) 6.While depressing the base pin catch, slide the cylinder base pin for ward toward the muzzle and out of the frame. (Fig. 13) 7. Remove the cylinder from the frame and from the loading gate side.(Fig. 14) CAUTION: The cylinder is manufactured to fit your revolver precisely. Do not force the cylinder from the frame. NOTICE:AT THIS STAGE YOU CAN REMOVE OR REPLACE THE UNLOADED-CYLINDER INDICATOR RING. (Fig. 4-O)! !
38 CLEANING 1. Visually and physically check to be cer tain the firearm is unloaded and remove the cylinder using the disassembly procedure described previously. 2. Using high-quality cleaning solvent, rod, and patch, clean the barrel from the muzzle end by running a cleaning rod with a solvent-coated patch through the bore several times. Be sure to stop the cleaning rod before the tip contacts the inside rear por tion of the frame. 3. Attach a bronze wire brush, the appropriate size in relation to the bore, to the cleaning rod. Push it the full length of the bore from the muzzle end several times. 4. Again, swab the bore with a solvent-coated patch. 5. Using a clean, dr y patch, wipe the rod clean. 6. Using another clean, dr y patch, swab the bore until it is clean. 7.Repeat the above procedure for each of the six (6) chambers. 8. Run a lightly oiled patch through the bore and each of the six chambers. 9. The barrel and the external sur faces of the cylinder and frame should be thoroughly cleaned with solvent. 10. Apply a light coat of gun oil or other preser vative specifically designed for firearms to the barrel and the external sur faces of the cylinder and frame. NOTICE:Some car tridges with lead bullets deposit metal fouling in the chamber throats, forcing cone of the barrel, and in the bore. If “leading” is noted in your revolver, clean it out before it builds up and inter feres with reliable functioning and accuracy. A special “lead removing” cleaning tool (for bore and chambers) is available from most gun stores.
39 REASSEMBLY 1. To reassemble your revolver, follow the above disassembly steps in reverse. 2. With the loading gate open, and the hammer in the half-cock notch, the cylinder should spin clockwise freely. (Fig. 11) CAUTION:MAKE SURE THAT THE BASE PIN (Fig. 3-N)IS PUSHED ALL THE WAY BACK UNTIL YOU HEAR A “CLICK”. FAILING TO DO SO WILL CAUSE THE TRANSFER-BAR TO BECOME STUCK UNDER THE FIRING PIN AND JAM YOUR REVOLVER. (Fig. 17) STORAGE WARNING: Firearms should be stored UNLOADED, with the hammer fully lowered.(Fig. 6) WARNING: Store firearms and ammunition separately, each in its own locked container, and away from children and unauthorized adults! CAUTION: Do not store your revolver in a leather, fabric or canvas holster or case. These materials attract moisture, even though they may appear to be per fectly dr y. WARNING: Do not modify or alter this firearm’s action or firing mechanism! This can result in a dangerous condition and will void your warranty. WARNING: Be cer tain your firearm is unloaded before shipping or taking it to the dealer.! ! ! !