Benelli NOVA SPEED, Owner'S Manual

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elsewhere in the product manual. 

To further familiarise yourself with the 

proper use of this or other firearms, take 

a Firearms Safety Course taught by an 

expert in firearms use and safety proce

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dures.

6. 

PROPERLY MAINTAIN YOUR FIRE

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ARM. 

Store and carry your fire

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arm so that dirt or lint does 

not accumulate in the 

working parts. Clean and 

oil  your  firearm,  following 

the instructions provided in this manual, 

after each use to prevent corrosion, 

damage to the barrel or accumulation of 

impurities which can prevent use of the 

firearm in an emergency. Always check 

the bore and chamber(s) prior to load-

ing to ensure that they are clean and 

free from obstructions. Firing with an 

obstruction in the barrel or chamber can 

rupture the barrel and injure you or oth-

ers nearby. In the event you hear an 

unusual noise when shooting, stop fir

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ing immediately, engage the manual 

safety  and  unload  the  firearm.  Make 

sure the chamber and barrel are free 

from any obstruction, like a bullet 

blocked inside the barrel due to defec-

tive or improper ammunition.

7. 

USE PROPER AMMUNITION. 

Only use factory-loaded, new ammuni-

tion manufactured to industry specifica

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tions: CIP (Europe and elsewhere), 

SAAMI® (U.S.A.). Be certain that each 

round you use is in the proper calibre or 

gauge  and  type  for  the  particular  fire

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arm. The calibre or gauge of the firearm 

is clearly marked on the barrels of fire

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arms and on the slide or barrel of pis-

tols. The use of reloaded or remanufac-

tured ammunition can increase the 

likelihood of excessive cartridge pres-

sures, case-head ruptures or other de-

fects in the ammunition that can cause 

damage  to  your  firearm  and  injury  to 

yourself or others nearby.

8. 

ALWAYS  WEAR  PROTECTIVE 

EYEWEAR AND EARPLUGS WHEN 

SHOOTING. 

The chance that gas, gun-

powder or metal frag-

ments will blow back and 

injure a shooter who is fir

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ing a gun is rare, but the 

injury that can be sustained in such cir-

cumstances can be severe, including 

the possible loss of eyesight. A shooter 

must always wear impact resistant 

shooting  glasses  when  firing  any  fire

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arm. Noise-reducing earplugs or head-

phones will reduce the risk of damage 

to hearing caused by prolonged shoot-

ing activity.

9. 

NEVER CLIMB A TREE, FENCE OR 

OBSTRUCTION  WITH  A  LOADED 

SHOTGUN. 

Open and empty the 

chamber(s)  of  your  fire

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arm and engage the man-

ual safety before climbing 

or descending a tree or 

before climbing a fence or jumping over 

a ditch or other obstruction. Never pull 

or push a loaded firearm toward your

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self or another person. Always unload a 

firearm, visually and physically check to 

see that the magazine, loading mecha-

nism and chamber are unloaded, the 

action is open before handing it to an-

other person. Never take a firearm from 

another person unless it is unloaded, 

visually and physically checked to con-

firm  it  is  unloaded,  and  the  action  is 

open.