Reassembly 1
1 Insert the valve shaft into the gas cylinder, letting the shaft lugs enter the cylinder recesses. Fig. 33 i Place the valve centering ring, the valve and the valve spring around the valve shaft 1 Make sure that the valve is assembled with the outside recess turned to contain the first coil of the spring. Fig. 34 1 Manually screw the valve nut on the valve shaft until tight. 1 Using the supplied hook wrench, tighten the valve nut against the valve centering ring. i Manually screw the valve...
Contents
1. NEVER POINT A FIREARM AT SOMETHING THAT IS NOT SAFE TO SHOOT. Never let the muzzle of a firearm point at any part of your body or at another person. This is especially important when loading or unloading the firearm. When you are shooting at a target, know what is behind it. Some bullets can travel over a mile. If you miss your target or if the bullet penetrates the target, it is your responsibility to ensure that the shot does not cause unintended injury or damage. 2. ALWAYS TREAT A FIREARM...
Unloading The Firearm
WARNING The firearm is loaded and ready to fire. Always keep your fingers away from the trigger and keep the trigger free from any contact when you do not intend to fire. Never point a firearm at someone or at hard and flat surfaces. See points 1, 2 and 4 of the BASIC SAFETY RULES . 1 Pointing the firearm in a safe direction, check that safety is engaged red ring covered . 1 Engage the cut-off and retract the breech bolt to extract and eject the chambered live round. Fig. 20-21 1 Keeping...
Disassembly
WARNING Check the firearm is unloaded cartridge chamber empty, receiver empty, magazine tube empty . Check that the firearm is unloaded by looking through the ejection port, the loading gate and the chamber. If the shotgun is not unloaded, unload it as described in the chapter Unloading the firearm. Lower the hammer on the unloaded gun by pulling the trigger. WARNING Never point a firearm at someone or at hard and flat surfaces. Treat the firearm as if it were loaded. See points 1, 2 and 4 of...
Use Of The Cutoff Device
The 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 magazine. WARNING The firearm is now loaded with a cartridge in the chamber and the safety is engaged. Never point a firearm at something that is not safe to shoot. See points 1, 2 and 4 of the BASIC SAFETY RULES . 1 Make sure that the safety is engaged. i Engage the cut-off by depressing the...
U r i k a
Manuale di Istruzione Instruction Manual Mode d'Emploi Illustrations on pages 8, 9, 28, 29, 30 NOTICE The Manufacturer and or its Local Official Distributors assume no responsibility for product malfunction or for physical injury or property damage resulting in whole or in part from criminal or negligent use of the product, improper or careless handling, unauthorized modifications, use of defective, improper, hand-loaded, reloaded or remanufactured ammunition, customer abuse or neglect of the...
Changing And Cleaning The Chokes
WARNING Check that the firearm is unloaded cartridge chamber empty, receiver empty, magazine tube empty . Check that the firearm is unloaded by looking through the ejection port, the loading gate and the chamber. If the shotgun is not unloaded, unload it as described in the chapter Unloading the firearm. Lower the hammer on the unloaded gun by pulling the trigger. WARNING Never look into the muzzle or change tubes on a loaded gun even with safety engaged. WARNING Never point a firearm at...
Reversible Safety Button 1
WARNING Check that the firearm is unloaded cartridge chamber empty, receiver empty, magazine tube empty . Check that the firearm is unloaded by looking through the ejection port, the loading gate and the chamber. If the shotgun is not unloaded, unload it as described in the chapter Unloading the firearm. Lower the hammer on the unloaded gun by pulling the trigger. WARNING Never point a firearm at someone or at hard and flat surfaces. Treat the firearm as if it were loaded. See points 1, 2 and 4...
Gas Operation System With Exhaust Valve
The unique gas operation system, with gas cylinder and self cleaning piston, is provided with a self-cleaning exhaust valve which automatically expels the excess gas of the most powerful cartridges The result is that the shotgun, without any adjustment, fires everything from the light 24 gr. 7 8 oz. loads to the powerful 57 gr. 2 oz. 3 Magnum 12 ga. shotshells. The exhaust valve assembly remains attached to the gas cylinder, thus allowing easy and quick disassembly and reassembly of the...
Mobilchoke Tubes
NOTICE Beretta Mobilchoke SP Steel-Proof screw-in chokes tubes have been specially designed to take the punishment of non-toxic steel shot. For best results with steel shot, Beretta recommends a modified choke. Full choke constriction when using steel shot does not increase pattern density and often distorts normal pattern density associated with lead. Remember that standard old type Beretta Mobilchoke tubes were not designed for steel shot. Before shooting steel shot cartridges check that the...
Reassembly
WARNING Check that the firearm is unloaded cartridge chamber empty, receiver empty, magazine tube empty . Check that the firearm is unloaded by looking through the ejection port, the loading gate and the chamber. If the shotgun is not unloaded, unload it as described in the chapter Unloading the firearm. Lower the hammer on the unloaded gun by pulling the trigger. WARNING Never point a firearm at someone or at hard and flat surfaces. Treat the firearm as if it were loaded. See points 1, 2 and 4...
Stock Drop And Cast Modification
The Beretta AL391 Urika semi-automatic shotgun is factory set with a heel drop of 55 or 60 mm. 2.16 or 2.36 field, sporting, skeet models , of 40 mm. 1.57 trap models and cast-off right-handed shooters . The components which determine the drop and the cast are Receiver-stock spacer made of technopolymer, fiber-glass reinforced. Stock metal plate. Both the spacer and the plate are designed to secure two different drops with cast-off or with cast-on for left handed shooters depending on how they...
Loading The Firearm
WARNING Before loading the firearm, practice the following loading procedures without the use of ammunition. Never handle a loaded firearm until you are fully familiar with the loading procedures. Before loading the shotgun, make sure that the safety is engaged. Always point the firearm in a safe direction. See points 1, 2 and 4 of the BASIC SAFETY RULES . WARNING Always keep your fingers away from the trigger and keep the trigger free from any contact when you do not intend to fire. 1 Retract...
Accessories
The AL391 Urika is supplied with a modern design case and a complement of accessories 1-round magazine capacity reducer plug, spare recoil pad, stock drop and cast spacers, grip cap wood stock field models only , stock swivels field models only , 25 ml. Beretta Gun Oil, valve hook wrenches and, for Mobilchoke versions, a set of 5 choke tubes with special spanner. NOTICE The AL391 Urika barrels are not interchangeable with those of former models AL 390, A 390 ST, A 304 etc.
Beretta Butt Recoil Pad
The standard plastic butt-plate or rubber recoil pad can be replaced with a rubber recoil pad of different thickness without any adjustment. By assembling rubber recoil pads of different thickness it is possible to modify the length of pull. NOTICE This operation must be carried out by a competent gunsmith. stock bolt Iso make sure stock and the re-vertical with the stock bolt Iso make sure stock and the re-vertical with the
Operation
The Beretta AL391 Urika semi-automatic shotgun is factory packed with the barrel separate from the stock receiver fore-end assembly. WARNING All assembly, disassembly and maintenance procedures should be carried out with the firearm unloaded magazine tube empty, receiver empty and cartridge chamber empty . Check that the firearm is unloaded by looking through the ejection port, the loading gate and the chamber. WARNING During the assembly, disassembly and maintenance procedures, never point a...
Magazine Capacity
The magazine tube capacity of the AL391 Urika which has a three-round capacity has been limited to two rounds by the application of a plug in order to comply with the sporting gun laws in force in many countries. This plug, which is factory mounted, reduces the capacity of the AL391 Urika to no more than three rounds two in the magazine, one in the chamber . In some areas, shooting is allowed only with shotguns having a capacity of no more than two rounds. To use the AL391 Urika in these areas,...
Special Maintenance
Every 3000-5000 rounds according to the type of ammunition used and in any case at the end of the hunting season, before storing the shotgun, in addition to the Routine Maintenance, also perform the following Special Maintenance operations. WARNING Check the firearm is unloaded cartridge chamber empty, receiver empty, magazine tube empty . Check that the firearm is unloaded by looking through the ejection port, the loading gate and the chamber. If the shotgun is not unloaded, unload it as...
Breech Bolt
1 Holding the cocking handle with the index or middle finger of the left hand, depress the breech bolt release button and allow the breech bolt to slide slowly forward until it stops. Fig. 23 1 Extract the cocking handle from the breech bolt slide. Fig. 24 1 Holding the stock receiver assembly on a table with the loading gate facing upward, slide the operating rod sleeve forward off the magazine tube to extract the breech bolt assembly from the receiver. Fig. 25 i The breech bolt assembly, no...
Breech Bolt Assembly
1 Thoroughly clean the parts with a small brush and Beretta gun oil. 1 Carefully dry with a soft cloth and lightly oil the parts with Beretta gun oil. 1 Maintain as described for the breech bolt assembly. 1 Maintain as described for the breech bolt assembly. Lightly oil the slide rails of the breech bolt inside the receiver. i Clean the outside of the magazine tube with a soft cloth sprayed with Beretta gun oil. 1 Carefully dry with a soft cloth and lightly oil the parts. Every 3000-5000 rounds...
Gas Cylinder Piston Magazine Tube Cap Shaft Exhaust Valve Assembly
CAUTION Magnum cartridges and particularly Super Magnum 3 shotshells produce a high amount of combustion gases. The particular composition of some Super Magnum shotshells' powder can generate a strong deposit of combustion residues. The parts of the shotgun which, coming into contact with the gases, are more affected by the combustion residues are the gas cylinder inside and the piston with its bushing. 1 Check that the piston slides freely inside the gas cylinder. 1 Carefully clean the inner...