User manual BENELLI M1 SUPER 90

[. . . ] Data subject to modification without notice. The safety warnings contained in this booklet are an important reminder to whomever owns or utilises firearms. Firearms, if not handled correctly, can be dangerous, and have the potential to cause serious and irreparable damage. 1) Never point a firearms at anyone, or in any direction other than a SAFE direction, i. [. . . ] 15) from its seat on the magazine tube (only in versions equipped with long magazine tube or with magazine tube extension). NOTE: during removal, expand the retaining ring slightly so that it can be slid over the magazine tube without binding. 2) Unscrew the fore-end cap and remove from magazine tube. For models equipped with short tube magazine plus magazine tube extension (magazine tube in two pieces), the magazine tube extension comes off simultaneously when unscrewing the fore-end cap. NOTE: before proceeding, you must read and follow the instructions "Magazine tube extension". 3) Take the gun in one hand and with the other open the bolt (fig. 30); should the bolt fail to engage, move the cartridge drop lever as arrowed and repeat the operation (fig. 4) Keeping a grip on the shotgun with one hand, with the other take hold of the barrel-fore end unit and detach it completely from the receiver by pulling it forward and making it slip off the magazine tube (fig. 5) Separate the fore-end from the barrel-breech unit, by slipping it out of the barrel guide ring (fig. 6) Take a firm hold of the bolt handle and simultaneously press the carrier button, thus allowing the bolt to move slowly forward until it stops (figs. 8) Pull the bolt assembly out of the receiver, sliding it along its guides (fig. 9) Remove the firing pin retaining pin from the bolt assembly, while holding the firing pin and firing pin spring in place (fig. 11) Remove the locking head pin from the bolt (fig. 13) Remove the inertia spring from its seat in the bolt (fig. 14) Extract the trigger group stop plug from the stock-receiver unit, thrusting it from right or left with the point of the same firing pin or punch (fig. 15) Press the carrier release button and extract the trigger guard assembly towards the front (fig. All the parts that require routine maintenance and cleaning are disassembled. For correct assembly after cleaning and maintenance operations, proceed as follows: 1) Grip the stock-receiver group: press the carrier button so that the whole protection cover unit is simultaneously fitted into the receiver (hammer must be cocked) and is kept in a slightly advanced position compared to its final position (fig. Slightly withdraw the whole protection cover until it is wedged against the back end of the receiver, taking care that the bottom part of the protection cover coincides with the bottom part of the receiver (fig. 2) Push the trigger guard pin bush into the receiver from the right or left, until it is completely inside (fig. NOTE: always make sure that the bolt recoil spring is positioned between the locking head and the bolt itself, in order to avoid a shot being fired when the bolt is closed. 4) Slide the locking head into the bolt, making sure that the hole on its stem coincides with the slot on the bolt (fig. [. . . ] NOTE: before re-using the shotgun, make sure that the choke wrench has been removed from the barrel's muzzle. Before the shotgun is put away, cleaning the internal choke and relative barrel thread is recommended. Benelli choke tubes are marked for easy identification. Notches on the muzzle end of each tube allow for quick recognition, even when the choke tube is installed in the shotgun. [. . . ]