Benelli ETHOS Shotgun User Manual

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Loading

Before starting any operation on your shotgun,
make sure that the chamber and the magazine
are unloaded!
(Carefully read the instructions on gun loading
and unloading).

The feed magazine holds 1, 2, 3 or 4 cartridges
(according to the model and to local regulations).
Total firing capacity is 2, 3, 4 or 5 rounds, includ-
ing the one in the chamber.

Loading procedure

NOTE:

make sure that the shotgun safety catch

(see “Gun safety catch”) is engaged and the
hammer cocked (so that the carrier latch can
retain the cartridges as they are inserted in the
magazine).

WARNING:

for safety reasons, check if by open-

ing the bolt the shotgun is unloaded. Then close
the bolt again.

1) Make sure that the red dot on the cartridge

drop lever (indicating that the hammer is
cocked) is clearly visible (fig. 13). If it is not,
press the carrier button (a), open the bolt (b)
then close the bolt again (c) (fig. 14).

2) With the bolt closed and the hammer cocked,

reverse the gun pointing the barrel down-
wards.

3) Insert a cartridge into the magazine (fig. 15):

push it until it is retained by the carrier latch

which engages automatically (fig. 16).
Repeat the operation until the magazine is
fully loaded.

NOTE:

the gun must be loaded with the hammer

cocked so that the carrier latch can retain the
cartridges as they are inserted in the magazine.

Now the gun cannot be fired unless a cartridge
is placed in the barrel, as to one of the following
procedures: