Benelli NOVA SPEED, Owner'S Manual

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Maintenance
Warning:
Before starting any operation
on your shotgun, engage the safety catch.
Open the bolt and visually and physically
check the chamber, carrier and magazine
to make sure the shotgun is completely
unloaded.
Always keep the shotgun pointed in a
safe direction. Failure to respect this
procedure could result in serious inju-
ry or death to yourself or others. Al -
ways wear protective glasses to avoid
potential injury from small parts or de-
tergents.
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Barrel
Remove the barrel to clean the inside, so
that the cleaning rod can be inserted from
the end of the chamber. Leave the choke
tube fitted to the barrel to prevent any
contamination of the threads with powder
residues. Clean with a commercially
available gun solvent. Apply a light coat of
gun oil inside the barrel and on the outer
metal surfaces to protect them from cor-
rosion.
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Trigger assembly
Clean the assembly with solvent for guns.
Dry with compressed air, if available.
Lightly oil to prevent any corrosion. Dry.
Note: Never use too much oil, as this
can trap dirt and other contaminants.
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Bolt assembly
Disassemble, clean with solvent, lightly
oil and dry.
Important: Never use too much oil on
the firing pin hole. Use a lubricant spe -
cifically made for use at below-zero
temperatures when using the shotgun
in extremely cold conditions. To clean
other parts of the shotgun (stock and
fore-end in wood, technopolymer and
camouflage or varnish), Benelli sug -
gests using specific products, making
sure that these parts do not come into
contact with oils containing solvents
or chemicals in general, which may
cause the surface to detach or become
altered.
Shotgun stripping for cleaning
and maintenance
Before carrying out any type of inter -
vention on the shotgun, always make
sure that the chamber, carrier and
magazine are completely empty!
(Care-
fully read the instructions for loading and
unloading the shotgun).
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Stripping procedure
Barrel
1. To remove the barrel, unscrew the
magazine follower from the maga -
zine tube .
2. Press the stop lever of the bolt and
move the fore-end partly back to free
the bolt from the breech extension.
3. Hold the barrel, pull it forwards along
the magazine tube until the ring dis-
engages the magazine tube . Gently
lift the barrel upwards and away from
the magazine tube and slide it forwards.
Trigger assembly
4.
Use a pin punch (not provided) to press
trigger unit fastening pin on the receiver
side, until you remove it.
5.
Rotate the shotgun so the trigger guard
is facing upwards.
6. Remove the trigger guard unit, pulling
the guard upwards and away from the
bottom of the receiver
Bolt assembly
7. Fully unscrew the magazine follower
and slide it out from the magazine tube.
8. Slide out the cap locking ring from the
magazine tube.