@®Beretta serie A 303station on pages 5,38, 95,98 ‘Caution: eas this manual ctetuly before hanaing arc oadeg the gun WARNING: Always ensure that tho safely fly engaged utready fre Asa. Fey ialy engaged ony wren he safety“ redmaring ra ecompesy Chtered ana wan the aot can move no tr int the sale poston. The commandments of gun safety 1) Tea evry gun wth eps ne auton 2 Keon your ayes on the muzzle. Keo the sf on ul ey 0 shoot 2) Untosd gun when tn se ae he ators open 2 Be sre the bre ero obsrctons. 65 Be crn of ha tage which you are gn oro Know how o race {be game you are ht (Never shoot at at sure o water 1) Never sn we or ence or hme ch wah aoe gn. Dott « gun tyne bret {Never pana Gun tating you dnt wast to shook. Avi a Rarely ro fending 8 990 {Store gure and ammunition seperti, bayond he reach of dn. Guns ould ane bo unloaded 10) Ai lest beverages bela or drng shooting ‘Shooting glasses and earplugs: 000g passes are 9 must: chances of 956, ‘gurconder and drt parol low-back ae rete bul to exit, Earls reduce Ihe chance af empery oF parmanent les of hearing when shooting ‘Warning {As he ilrehangoable bar! of he automatic has ferent seal number to hat Stumped onthe recover itmay be necessary, when rtering the gun 10 So028y tise the seal numberof he bare’ CONTENTS DESCRIPTION Packing b. Main component parts ©. Assembly Loading ©. Use ofthe cut-off (optional device) f. Unloading 9. Disassembly hcl ning and Olting |. Magazine capacity L. Reassembly m, Mobiichokes* 1. Drop Adjustement Pogo 16 7 7 18 18 18 19 19 2 22 2 2DESCRIPTION ‘The Berta A200 gas-opertadauloaticsholgun introduces some engineering fn omeinal nove ~ Tho cutot push bution (options! dei) snow placed inthe ower part of he tere-and tio aloning an seco hsorion and daconnection ~ The interchangeable choke (A303 Mebichoke” version) Is now screwed actly inside the bar the racine! nea he gun isnt altered and he choke to {tbe slanment is marly accu. = The newly designed receiver snows a simple decoration and a new shape the tomar the tigger The tigger guards enlarged fra bate Took and a more Dace! water ue of the es ~ Stock and fore-end have been redesignec “The nan A 20 auoraic manana the basi mechanical characters of he 2302 model ara the interchangeably of barle wi thae ofthe previous imoset ‘Tho features ae the adrartages which have made the Beretta automatics famous Toe possinaty of utning Standaré chamber (214i) barrels or Magnum ‘Shamber @ ny barrels onthe sare reste. ‘Rapist itecchangosble bares to allow large varity of bara enghte sr Chokes, 1¢ Te pasty of eng catisges which range rom minimum pressures upto 700 aja, itt any find of acjstonent ‘Te vary high accuray and stably during fee ensure by a xe bare xtreme low rca ‘+ Absence of wtration during ing duet the presance of ho reco spin nado the sock ‘¢Petabl and sae cocking and thing machi ‘+A speci lacking mecha o neue that he gun ean teeny withthe bot completly engaged nthe barrel ‘Han auraity ofa components contact wth combustion gases being made ether aise o¢ spec steal Easily adjustable stock op. Easy Hel stripping for caning and inspection Easy loading and unoacing of magazine. 16 a. Packing ‘The Berta series A 908 automatic shotguns ae sipped frm he factory with rl tan conn rom the slonk rece foro sn sesomby. . Main components parts Betore processing wth the atcombly of he bal to the stock ecaive fore end assorbly,sudy careulytusrations 1 and 2in whch the ra ‘Compcert paris ee nclated and chock them wr the lowing A. Tigger AZ. Feeding port £2. Salty baton ‘98 Breech alt 13, Tger plate retaining pin_AB._Cochng hance 14, Cartridge latch button ‘a0. Exsctor| 8. Carne [Att Ejection port ‘6. Corner sep push butlen 12. Connecting oa 8. eARREL 11. Cas evinder 188. Barrel exersion 12. Pston ©. stock 1. FORE-END DL Cutt push button (optional device) MAGAZINE TUBE MAGAZINE TUBE CAP WITH SHAFT (6. FORE-END CAP (ith swivel) H. OPERATING ROD WITH SLEEVE NB. The bret receiver forend eesembly is packed with the breech blt AB ‘osed and hammer unsocked tthe breeoh-ot is cosed check the hamene is uncocked by puting the trager mM =. forany reason the breech-bot it open, lose it eperating as allows: Hoang the cockng nance AB with the index or mde nae othe et hand, press the cervige latch button At and allow the breec-bel tee frwars Eloy un stpe i 20) 7. ‘Assombly 2 BRERS ‘Unscrew erick) and take of te fore-end cap Grom the stock reseier ore-snd assem (3), So fore-ene D forara off magazine tbe (il. 6 Side piston 82 forward ott magazine tue cap shat (5) Ineo piton ito gs ender Bt (6. Pulte cocking handle 9 rearward to lock the breech bit en (HL. 7) Insert arrel extension 89 nto he reciver A, lding the bare and gs Extnder wh he ight hana io prevent cropping the pst. During ta {peration tke cae thatthe magain tube cap aha Ferter he piston fot a) Fore the barrel ite the ecalver as far a wl go il. 9), ‘Assamble fore-nd aver ge cyinde and magazine tube E (10) ‘Screw the fr-end cap clocise oto the magazine tbe cap shaft which provudes atthe ont end ofthe frend, Mae eure fe screwed up tone ‘lose he breech bo by pushing the ceridge latch but At being ‘erful oto gel agers cough in the scion prt ATT 9. Wit aways taking care where the gun i pintng oven # unloaded, hcg the breech bot open about ae carina, pul he tage to Uncook the hammer (12) This makes for maximum salt by moans of 12 ible chook othe carga chamber fe eae tie mB GL 12) Loading (orech bot cioses) a. ao BEB os. Use Tho cut-of D1 makes it possible o lek the breech bat Chambered shel wre teruting a he ul back cocking handle (oe pol 8. Push safety butonA2 on SAFE poston so hatred marking clsappears (urion when vist, ieeates Pat the gun Yea to fee) 13), NBs Gum goes on saety ony wen te hammer Is cocked. ‘Through th election port incr the fret hel ito the chamber (14. Close the breech bat (ee point 10) Raising the cater AS with the shell iol, ineat a farther wo sels to ‘he magazine trough the fading port A7 ul they nap onthe chat fetch (i 8) ‘The shigun is now ready for use. nerd to ee put salty ft. Of tho cut-off joeced shotgun wih chambered eel) magazine 11. Put salty on SAFE poston [688 point 2 {<2 Holding the gun withthe oft hand, pas completly back the breach bot ‘porting'on the cocking ancl sth the ix nga ofthe eght hae. ‘Than, keepng prestod the cut-off push buton (push onthe Pe marked ‘ar wth he Index nger cf helt Rand, shery flee the breach Bt {iil eope inthe op postion and remove nga rm tho cutoff ‘tring the Yearvard movement ofthe reach bol the chamores an untied shel is etacied and ejected trough the election port 1) Insert another she (et your choice) lt the chamber. Keeping fingers ena fro the eecton por, push he cutoff button push ‘onthe ont low per notcer fo lnc the cut-of fsel and fet the Dreech bot close rail (7). 5, The gun snow recy for us. norco tore put the soy ot 1B the shotgun ito function propery is recommend thatthe cu- Cs used as deserted above mn parcuar must be remembered tat the breech bot = when eld open by the cua = canbe closed only ‘porting onthe cu lover Heat Unloading (un supptied wih atom {, Follow me intuctons en n pons 1,28. {2 nist pusing in the carer and pressing ina the same tne the ‘cardge lich buton in the aecton of he shotguns sor, ellow the ‘Shel to come gery out of te mageine (10. 18, Pu safety ff anc operate as descbed in pont e (oun without cutoff device) ut safely on SAFE poston foe point 2) Whit always taking care where the gun is pointing, even if urease, pull ‘ack the brooch bl in rao entra! the ufed sal Wom he hamoer and ect ugh the elecvon por. Fema that the breach bolt doesnot rman locked in the open ‘potion. Quickly relece the cocking hand and let the breech bolt close ‘asi. (6. Rapasteperton described at point 2 (1) 17. Mako sure magazine tube Is empty arc follow operation described at Dont et wh safety of. Disassembly 1. Moko sur that he gun ie uicaded (chamber emt, magzzne tube ‘Snot its not unloaded unload he gun flowing te nections {Gren paints, 2.3, hen the gun is supa mt the cut opens Sevie.tweapan nat cupplad wth the cuff doe allow ‘retractor gion pint, 5,961 BB aR 19182 Pull back the breech bot (se9 pote 198. Put th safety on (5 point 2}, (9 Unscrew (anticlockwise) and remove the fore-end cap 195. ‘Sige the fore-end forward off magazine tube 198. Grasping the bare atthe height ofthe gas cyincer, hold the piston Inside te gas cylinder with the ant thumb fo prevont dropping sito forward off Sock-eceWverfore-ond as9emb¥ i 19). 197. Holding the cocking handle with he index or mide tngsr ofthe let hand, press the certvdge atch butlon and allow the breech bot to side stow fo a rest (ak 20, 98. Remove the cocking handle wih a jor i. 2, Hold the stock receiver assombiy ona fat eurtac, with the feeding port facing upstara, withthe lett hand with the right hand grasp the operating ‘eal and sie forward off the magazine tube to detach the breech Dott ‘assembly from the recaver (ak 22, 110. The breech bolt assembly no longer held bythe action bar wil vide into 1s wo main components (23), ~ broach bot slide with connecting rod and in = breach bot assembly, locking block, fring pn exrector ‘TRIGGER PLATE {911 Press in cartier stop push-button A6 (i 24, {912 Detach te tigger plate retaining pin AS by pressing withthe point of a Git or some oer poled objet tL 28). 1913. Keeping the catidge atch button presse, slide the tigger plate forward ‘and downwards i 26) ‘tie nt adveableto carry out any further disassembly ofthe shotgun. If any should be necessary itshould be entrusted toa competent ‘sunsmth Cleaning and oiling BARREL ~ After some use cartuly clean the inside ofthe barrel by passing a sot cloth {tlannel trough the baral order to remove combustion residues, = Pass another claan sot cloth trough the bere Od itghty by passing a clean soft lth soaked with Berets oi or an ‘equivalont trough the bare. ‘GAS CYLINDER - PISTON WTH BUSH - MAGAZINE TUBE CAP SHAFT = AX heen ofthe hunting Season and always betoresioring the gun for 8 2 uit long time, tis necessary to clesn carefully the above mentioned pais, ‘Spraying them iba wth Berta detorgent or an equivalent. Give the detergent afew minutes to take effect, remove then the detergent ‘and al the combustion gas residues wih a phosporeus bronze brush and ‘th 8 cloth soaked wih detorgent ~ bry the pans carol wih a soft cot, NB: Thore i no 9004 to al these parts BREECH BOLT = Every 500/800 shee clean the component parts caretsly with 2 smal brush ana Bereta detergent oan equivalent = Dry carotuly with a aot cath and ight ll he part with Berta ol cr an cuit TRIGGER PLATE ~ Folio instruction as given for tho brosch bolt. INSIDE OF RECEIVER = Folow the same instrctione as gven for leaning the breech bolt. = Lightly of he botsidoways with Bereta olor an eauivelent OUTSIDE OF MAGAZINE TUBE = Clean using Bereta detergent or an equivalent and sot oth, Lightly othe tube wth Berets ll or an ecuivalont Magazine capacity ‘The capacity ofthe A303 magazine tube (which hold threo shells is ited in ‘observance ofthe hunting regulations i force both in aly anc oter counties, totwo shale by 8 shortening device caled a reducer This reduoer ams the Uge ofthe ABDS to thee shes (wo inthe magazine and one Inthe chambe), Borat includes the ducer nthe ASOS crecty inthe factory In some areas only hurting with shotguns witha capacty of to shells permitted To be abo to use the AIDS In such areas I's necessary fo mit the tapaciy ofthe magazine tube to ust one shel. Such an Operation shoul only be card out by @ competent gunsmith For use in counts, where hunting with shotgun with a capacity of more than ttvee shall fe parmitog, fe possible to nereace the magazine tube capacity tothros hele, Agsin his operation shouldbe ertusted toa competent funsmits “To reduce the capaciy of the magazine tube: 1H, Unscrew (snticiockeise) the magazine tube cap wth ts shaft, at fist ‘keeping proosea in with a sharp port the head ofthe locking spring of the ‘ap iat (27). NIB. Pay sttonton withthe magazine eprng which willbe compressed (t reeteagtin! the recucer, coloured allow), a1 12 Insert the second roaucer it he st (he Ss pat nto the notow pat) ae) 18, Screw cocks) the magazin toe cap onto the magazine tude, making Sure that he head tthe locking spring ised into the igh oe, at Ie biooxing the cap In order to Increase the capacity ofthe magazine to three shel simply take et the reducer Reassembly “TRIGGER PLATE. 1. Carryout n reverse order the nsrucons given in pint 13, making sure thatthe hammer e cooked and he carer stop pust-buton ie proscee sn 12. Ince the tigger plat retaining pn iking care hat the noe of he Wager Piste i eect elgnes wih that of he reser BREECH BOLT 15. Reassomble he breech bol assay by fixing he beech bo side with connecting roo tothe Breech Hot Beg (29) Insert tne rear o he eperatig rod it its stn he breech bl i. 20), 16, Press in the carter stop push-butan i at siren pressed}, Holding the receiver ons eurtaoe with the eosin port acing upwards ‘Sige te operating red stave nto the magaine tube anc partly hast ‘he broech bot assonbly to tbe receiver 3. 17. Hong ne stocks asso belie veal sk fe certing fove donrmarde compressing the eco sping, unt he breech Bot ‘naa hana oper footon Gt 3). NB: ithe cperaton, dscrbed in point 18 tobe carted out wih ease {ha hea of he braoch bat connecting rod mut se ino reco eping {uid so Ths wil ccm omy if he rode eaty coastal tothe breech Bot ascomety and conor propery ine cocking handle sews. Ie. ser the cocking hac in the breech bot DARREL |9. Folow te istusions gen in points of, e768, 8, e10, 11 ‘Mobilchokes" ja 300 Mobieneka®) ‘REPLACEMENT, CLEANING ‘mt. Unscrew the ence sniclockise using the multiple spanner euded (i, 35) ‘m2, Clean pertecty te choke chamber nacesary, use Bereta detergent and a bres Dry cartly wit a sft oh m3, Should ater ong use, the internal screw thread need to be cleaned, ‘caret setew nie the bare he freadod hond othe mole bamer supe, paying epee ation nat o gemage te barrel ‘ead 18. Fite desired choke in the bare, checking its perfectly clean 1B. Sccew on clockse the choke and ighten it tthe and with the mutile 1: Check whe hunting wheter the choke has inary way become foes, Should ths happen, the choke must be tihtened tthe aga [Be cure, bear eperting ial bara chamber and magazine ae ep WARNING: Remember hat the use ofthe bare without choke inserted is Tot alowed: Should this hap, the lena screw toad could be ‘Samagea. 1. Drop adjustment ‘he Bereta automatics packed wth drops vaning fom 48 to 65 mm. egendng on models and ercumstances To alt the drop ter ae secil ‘natal spacare numbered scooting fo the op deslted, and ae Used as ‘Saiated nthe fetlowing cagram and as per. 35. ‘OROP ADJUSTMENT = s]=[slole 1 Remove mm + [os frawolos [+ 2. Adust ie @_[orop| 4. Fite required metal epacer nt the bat 2? a z 8 - 9 ale = = f = ae = ’ a F Bee? eSBeretta Febbrica &’Armi Potro Bereta S.A. Via Pietro Boreta, 1828068 GARDONE VAL TRONPIA Brescia) al "Tol (090) 94.1 - Telex 301629 PB BS |- Fax (020) 8241824