Beretta Steel-I Instruction Manual
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75 WARNING: THE PISTOL IS NOW READY TO FIRE. •Place your index finger inside the trigger guard. WARNING: Ensure that fingers or other par ts of the hands and the face are kept away from the recoiling slide. Not respecting this warning can lead to serious injur y since, during the firing cycle, the slide recoils backwards violently and with great energy. Ensure that the suppor t hand is far from the muzzle of the barrel. •Gently squeeze the trigger, being careful not to upset the alignment of the front and rear sights. THE PISTOL WILL FIRE. NOTICE: 92/98/96 Steel I single action only models: Since the hammer is cocked, the pull on the trigger simply releases the hammer letting it strike the firing pin. This firing mode is called single action. If the hammer is uncocked, keep the firearm pointed at the target and manually cock the hammer. NOTICE: 92/98/96 Steel I single/double action models: Since the hammer is cocked, the pull on the trigger simply releases the hammer letting it strike the firing pin. This firing mode is called single action. After the first shot the pistol will always fire in the single action mode. If the hammer is uncocked, the pull on the trigger will first cock the hammer and then release it, letting it strike the firing pin. This firing mode is called double action. The discharge will recoil the slide which, in turn, will eject the fired car tridge case, cock the hammer and activate the recoil spring. Then the slide will automatically close, feeding the next car tridge from the magazine into the chamber. WARNING: THE PISTOL IS STILL 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. •When the last round has been fired the slide remains open. (Fig. 17) •To fire again, remove the empty magazine and inser t a loaded one.! ! !
77 •Press the slide catch to close the slide and to load the chamber. (Fig. 14) •Engage the manual safety and keep your finger away from the trigger whenever you do not intend to fire. •When the last round has been fired the slide remains open. WARNING:THE HAMMER IS COCKED. If you have completed shooting, remove the magazine, check that the firing chamber is empty and close the slide by pressing the slide catch. Lower the hammer as indicated in the paragraph “HOW TO LOWER THE COCKED HAMMER” and engage the manual safety. WARNING: Always unload the firearm immediately after shooting is completed. Never store a loaded firearm. To store the pistol see the paragraph “STORAGE”. If while firing the trigger is pulled and the firearm does not immediately fire: CEASE FIRING IMMEDIATELY! •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. •With the pistol pointed in a SAFE direction, wait one (1) full minute. •After one (1) full minute has elapsed, completely unload the firearm by following the unloading instructions in this manual. •Carefully inspect your ammunition. •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. •Retract the slide and and visually check the firing chamber to be sure there are no obstructions in the barrel. If a barrel obstruction is detected, a qualified gunsmith must remove the obstruction and inspect the pistol before it can be fired. WARNING:If another car tridge is fired into an obstructed barrel, a catastrophic failure can result. ! ! !
78 Series 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: CEASE FIRING IMMEDIATELY! •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 barrel. This can result in a dangerous bore obstruction. WARNING:If another car tridge is fired into an obstructed barrel, a catastrophic failure can result. •With the gun pointed in a SAFE direction, completely unload the firearm by following the unloading instructions in this manual. •Retract the slide and and visually check the firing chamber to be sure there are no obstructions in the barrel. If a barrel obstruction is detected, a qualified gunsmith must remove the obstruction and inspect the pistol before it can be fired. •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. Never store a loaded firearm. To store the pistol see the paragraph “STORAGE”. ! ! ! !
79 FIELD STRIPPING WARNING:Make sure the pistol is unloaded. If not, unload it following the “UNLOADING“ procedure. CAUTION:It is recommended to wear protective glasses when per forming the field stripping and the assembly operations. NOTICE: It is advisable to carr y 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 (Fig. 10). •With the finger press the disassembly latch release button which protrudes from the right side of the pistol (Fig. 18). While it is held in, rotate the disassembly latch on the left side of the frame with the thumb clockwise approx. 90° downward (Fig. 19). •Pull the slide-barrel assembly with locking block, recoil spring and spring guide for wards(Fig. 20). •Slightly press recoil spring and spring guide (Fig. 21). CAUTION:Spring and spring guide are under tension. •Lift spring guide and recoil spring, letting the latter stretch slowly. •Depress the locking block plunger (Fig. 22). •Remove the barrel with locking block from the slidex (Fig. 23). CAUTION: No fur ther disassembly is recommended unless done by a competent gunsmith. MAINTENANCE The firearm should be cleaned as soon as possible after firing. Use only high-quality, commercially-available firearm cleaning solvents and cleaning equipment. !
80 Series CLEANING WARNING:Excess oil and grease obstructing the bore, even par tially, is ver y dangerous when firing and may cause barrel rupture and serious injur y to the shooter and bystanders. Never spray or apply oil to the car tridges. Use lubricants properly. You are responsible for the proper care and maintenance of your firearm. BARREL •Spray the supplied brush with Beretta oil or a good grade gun oil. Inser t the brush into the barrel from the chamber and scrub the chamber and bore thoroughly. If necessar y, first clean the bore with a gun solvent. •Dry the chamber and bore by pushing a cotton patch through the chamber and bore with the brush. Change the patch until it emerges clean. CAUTION:Do not push the cleaning brush from the muzzle end toward the barrel if the barrel is still assembled on the pistol. Cleaning the barrel from the breech (chamber) end will avoid damaging the muzzle or bore. •Clean the locking block with a cotton patch soaked in Beretta oil or a good grade gun oil. If necessar y use the supplied brush. •Lightly oil the inside of the barrel by passing through it a clean cotton patch soaked in Beretta oil or a good grade gun oil. Lightly oil the locking block and outside of the barrel. SLIDE •Clean the slide with a patch and Beretta oil or a good grade gun oil, paying special attention to the breech face and extractor, slide rails and underside of the breech. If necessar y, use the supplied brush. Wipe slide sur faces with a clean patch. •Lightly oil the slide.!
81 RECOIL SPRING Lightly oil the recoil spring with Beretta oil or a good grade gun oil. After long use it could be necessar y to first scour this par t using the supplied brush. FRAME •With a cotton patch soaked in Beretta oil or a good grade gun oil, clean all areas covered by gunpowder residue and dir t. •Wipe outer frame sur faces clean and lightly lubricate the rails and moving par ts. Lightly oil the disassembly latch, magazine catch, slide stop, trigger system, hammer, sear and the levers in front of the hammer. •Lightly oil the frame. MAGAZINE •Make sure the magazine is thoroughly clean and the follower slides easily downward if pressed. •If necessar y, lightly oil with Beretta oil or a good grade gun oil the internal walls of the magazine box. CAUTION:Do not apply excess oil. Accumulation of oil attracts dir t and dust, which can inter fere with the functioning and reliability of the firearm. WARNING:Do not attempt to alter the internal par ts of your pistol’s firing mechanism. Alterations to the internal par ts can result in a ver y dangerous situation. WARNING:Altering the internal par ts of your pistol’s firing mechanism voids the manufacturer’s warranty. ! !
82 Series RE-ASSEMBLY Assemble the pistol following the Field Stripping procedure in reverse order. It is advisable to pay attention to the following points. •When the barrel and locking block assembly are correctly inser ted into the slide, they should rest securely inside the slide without movement. (The extractor must lie in its groove in the barrel). •The locking block lugs should rest firmly in their seats in the slide (the locking block plunger should protrude from the barrel). •The recoil spring guide head should lodge in the center of its groove in the locking block. •When the slide and barrel assembly are placed back on the frame, the slide/barrel assembly should be pushed beyond the rear of the frame (or aligned with it) before the disassembly latch is rotated into its original position (with the disassembly latch lever parallel to the slide). STORAGE WARNING:Store the pistol UNLOADED, magazine empty, manual safety engaged and hammer lowered. 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. CAUTION:It is recommended to store the firearm in the supplied case. Before storage, always check the conditions of the pistol and its case. Make sure that they are per fectly dr y. CAUTION: Do not store your pistol in a leather, fabric or canvas holster or case. These materials attract moisture, even though they may appear to be per fectly dr y.! !
83 INTERCHANGEABLE SIGHTS 92/98/96 Steel I Beretta pistols are equipped with interchangeable sights. The front sight and the Novak rear sight feature the 3-dot sight system. The rear sight is .290 inches (7.36mm) tall. The height of the front sight varies between pistols as each is fitted at the factor y during the targeting and accuracy testing. WARNING:Make sure the pistol is unloaded. If not, unload it following the “UNLOADING THE PISTOL” procedure. NOTICE:Contact a qualified gunsmith to remove the rear sight. •Disassemble the slide from the frame. (See paragraph “FIELD STRIPPING”) CAUTION: Spring and spring guide are under tension. •Tighten the slide assembly in a vise, in a horizontal orientation, with the right side facing upwards, leaving the rear sight end free. CAUTION:It is recommended to cover the jaws of the vise with some felt or other soft material in order to avoid damage to the finish of the slide assembly. Do not tighten the vise excessively. Excess pressure could deform the slide assembly. •Loosen the set screw on the rear sight with the 1.5mm hexagonal key. •Using a brass (or other soft material) punch, drift out the rear sight by lightly tapping with a hammer until it is completely removed. (The rear sight must be drifted out from the right to the left side of the slide). •Inser t the new rear sight in the dovetail seat and gently tap it into place until it is centered. (The rear sight must be inser ted from the left to the right side of the slide). •Tighten the set screw (if present) on the rear sight with the 1.5mm hexagonal key. •Reassemble the slide assembly onto the pistol. !
84 Series HOW TO ADJUST THE TRIGGER (TRIGGER ADJUSTMENT FEATURE – ONLY ON 92/98/96 STEEL I SINGLE ACTION ONLY MODELS) WARNING: Make sure the pistol is unloaded. If not, unload it following the “UNLOADING THE PISTOL” procedure. HOW TO ADJUST THE TRIGGER OVERTRAVEL •Disassemble the pistol ( see paragraph FIELD STRIPPING). •With the 1.5 mm hexagonal key unscrew (counter-clockwise) the lower set screw on the frame to increase the trigger over travel and viceversa. (Fig. 24) HOW TO ADJUST THE TRIGGER EXTRA SHORT LET-OFF (PRETRAVEL) •Disassemble the pistol ( see paragraph FIELD STRIPPING). •With the 1.5 mm hexagonal key unscrew (counter-clockwise) the upper set screw on the frame to increase the trigger extra shor t let-of f (pretravel) and viceversa. (Fig. 25) HOW TO REVERSE THE MAGAZINE RELEASE BUTTON (FOR LEFT-HANDED SHOOTERS) WARNING: Make sure the pistol is unloaded. If not, unload it following the “UNLOADING THE PISTOL” procedure. CAUTION: This operation should be carried out by a gunsmith. •Remove the magazine by pushing the magazine release button. (Fig. 10) •With a 2 mm hexagonal key, unscrew (counter-clockwise) the hex head grip screws and remove them, taking care not to lose the grip screw washers. •Press the back (flat side) of the magazine release button down and away. The magazine release assembly will then drop out. !