Beretta AL 391 Instruction Manual

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BASIC SAFETY RULES4
NOMENCLATURE8
DESCRIPTION10
TECHNICAL FEATURES AND DATA 12
OPERATION12
DISASSEMBLY16
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE17
REASSEMBLY18
SPECIAL MAINTENANCE21
MAGAZINE CAPACITY22
MOBILCHOKE®
TUBES23
STOCK DROP AND CAST MODIFICATION24
RECOIL PAD25
REVERSIBLE SAFETY BUTTON262ENGLISHNOTICE: The Manufacturer and/or its Local Official Distributors assume no re-
sponsibility for product malfunction or for physical injury or property damage
resulting in whole or in part from criminal or...

543. STORE YOUR FIREARM SO THAT CHILDREN CANNOT GAIN ACCESS TO
IT.
3. It is your responsibility to insure that children under the age of 18 or other unautho-rized persons do not gain access to your firearm. To reduce the risk of accidentsinvolving children, unload your firearm, lock it and store the ammunition in aseparate locked location.Please note that devices intended to prevent accidents- for example, cable locks, chamber plugs, etc, - may not prevent use or misuse ofyour firearm by  a determined...

7610. AVOID ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OR JUDG-
MENT OR REFLEX IMPAIRING MEDICATION
WHEN SHOOTING.
10. Do not drink and shoot. If you take medication that
can impair motor reactions or judgment, do not han-
dle a firearm while you are under the influence of the
medication.11. NEVER TRANSPORT A LOADED FIREARM.
11. Unload a firearm before putting it in a vehicle.
Hunters and target shooters should load their
firearm only at their destination. If you carry a
firearm for self-protection, leaving the chamber un-...

8NOMENCLATUREAReceiver
A1 Trigger
A2Reversible safety button
A3 Trigger plate retaining pin
A4 Breech bolt release-button
A5 Carrier
A6Carrier stop push-button
A7Loading gate
A8Breech bolt
A9Cocking handle
A10Extractor
A11Breech bolt slide
A12Connecting rod
A13Locking block
A14Firing pin
A15Ejection port
A16Cut-off
BBarrel
B1Barrel tangB2Gas cylinder
B3Piston
B4Exhaust valve assembly
B5Valve assembly locking nut and
counter-nut
CStock
C1Interchangeable butt plate
C2Stock swivel
C3Drop/cast spacers...

1110The design of the  fiber-glass reinforced technopolymer  receiver - stock spacer andof the stock  metal plate allows one to adjust the stock drop and cast by simply modi-fying their assembly position. Different stock drop and cast dimensions can be ob-
tained using the extra set of spacers supplied.STOCK DROP AND CAST SPACERSThe  AL391 Urika is supplied with a modern design case and a complement of ac-cessories: 1-round magazine capacity  reducer plug, spare recoil pad, stock drop andcast spacers,...

1312Assemble the barrel to the stock / receiver / fore-end assembly as follows:CAUTION:If, for any reason, the breech bolt is open and the fore-end is sepa-
rated from stock / receiver assembly, avoid pressing the breech bolt release but-
ton and be careful to keep your fingers away from the ejection port.
Should the breech bolt release button be pressed in this condition, the breech
bolt would slam forward and would stop only when the cocking handle hits theforward rim of the ejection port. This could...

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To fire, disengage the safety and pull the trigger.
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When the last round has been fired, the breech bolt remains open, thus signalling
that the magazine is empty. (Fig. 19)
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Engage the safety and, if required, reload the firearm as indicated.USE OF THE CUT-OFF DEVICEUNLOADING THE FIREARMThe cut-off device allows one to extract a live round from the cartridge chamber and
lock the breech bolt open for safety or to replace the round in the chamber, without
feeding a new round from the...

1716breech bolt assembly from the receiver. (Fig. 25)
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The breech bolt assembly, no longer held by the operating rod, will divide into:
(Fig. 26)
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- breech bolt with firing pin, locking block, extractor, springs and pins;TRIGGER PLATEl
Engage the safety (the hammer is cocked).
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Depress the carrier stop push-button. (Fig. 4)
lPush out the trigger plate retaining pin by pressing it with a drift punch or other simi-lar object. (Fig. 27)
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Keeping the breech bolt release button pressed, extract the...

1918TRIGGER PLATEl
Maintain as described for the breech bolt assembly.RECEIVERl
Maintain as described for the breech bolt assembly. Lightly oil the slide rails of the
breech bolt inside the receiver.MAGAZINE TUBEl
Clean the outside of the magazine tube with a soft cloth sprayed with Beretta gun
oil.
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Carefully dry with a soft cloth and lightly oil the parts.Every 3000-5000 rounds (according to the type of ammunition used) and in anycase at the end of the hunting or shooting season, before storing the...