Manual
LOADING PROCEDURES
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LOADING PROCEDURES
The PPS50 Carbine is a semi-automatic rifl e:
the loading and the chambering of every
cartridge contained in the magazine after
the fi rst one, introduced by means of manual
action, happens by pulling the trigger.
This means that for every manual pull of the
trigger a shot is fi red and a new cartridge is
chambered.
In order to properly load your carbine, fi rst
apply the manual safety located on the right
side of the receiver.
Then, pull the safety lever (part # 28) rear-
ward, until it aligns with the red dot picture
N°1.
Insert the magazine by pushing it all the way
up into the magazine well picture N°2.
Moving the bolt handle (part # 17) all the
way back picture N°3, the hinged bolt itself
(part # 7) moves back, allowing the fi
rst
cartridge to go up into the chamber mouth.
Releasing the bolt handle frees the bolt,
pushing the cartridge inside the chamber.
Now your fi rearm is ready to use. Continue
reading the step by step recommendations
listed and described in this manual prior to
using your fi rearm.
REMEMBER:
A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF YOUR
FIREARM IS ESSENTIAL TO SAFE OPERATION.
To begin shooting you must switch off the
manual safety (part # 28) picture N°4 and
pull the trigger all the way. W
ith this opera-
tion you free the hammer (part # 39) from
the mount tooth of the trigger (part # 33). The
hammer is now pushed by the mainspring to
engage the fi
ring pin (part # 8).
After fi ring, the bolt automatically moves
back due to inertia, extracting and expelling
the spent case from the chamber.
While the bolt returns towards the barrel, the
rear spring (part # 14), pushes the next car-
tridge, already positioned correctly by the
magazine spring, into the chamber.
All this happens in a fraction of second.
The mechanism of the F.lli Pietta Snc PPS
carbine has been engineered in such a way
that, if the trigger is not immediately released
after shooting, the hammer gets blocked by
a new latch tooth (Part # 58), to avoid unin-
tentional discharge.
Releasing the trigger will allow you to be rea-
dy to shoot a new cartridge.
During the operations of assembly, disas-
sembly and maintenance the fi rearm must
never be pointed toward persons or hard
and fl at surfaces.
Always treat and handle your fi rearm as if
it were loaded.
CAUTION:
All the operations of assembly, disassem-
bly and maintenance must be carried out
with an unloaded gun, meaning: without
the magazine or a cartridge in the cham-
ber of the barrel.
CAUTION:
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