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USER MANUAL
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CONTENTS EN
USER MANUAL
BASIC SAFETY RULES..................... 6 MANUAL DE INTRUCCIONES
CONTROLS AND COMPONENTS... 10 NORMAS BÁSICAS DE
AMMUNITION.................................. 12 SEGURIDAD.................................. 120
LOADING AND FIRING.................... 13 CONTROLES Y COMPONENTES... 124
DESCRIPTION................................. 18 MUNICIONES................................ 126
GENERAL OPERATION................... 24 CARGAR Y DISPARAR.................. 127
MAINTENANCE............................... 34 DESCRIPCIÓN............................... 132
TROUBLESHOOTING..................... 36 FUNCIONAMIENTO GENERAL..... 138
PART LIST........................................ 38 MANTENIMIENTO......................... 149
INCONVENIENTES, CAUSAS Y
REMEDIOS..................................... 151
MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONI Lista de piezas......................... 152
NORME DI SICUREZZA
BASILARI......................................... 44
COMANDI E COMPONENTI BEDIENUNGSHANDBUCH
PRINCIPALI...................................... 48 GRUNDLEGENDE
MUNIZIONAMENTO........................ 50 SICHERHEITSREGELN................. 158
CARICARE, SPARARE, SICHERUNGEN UND BAUTEILE... 162
SCARICARE..................................... 51 MUNITION..................................... 164
DESCRIZIONE................................. 56 LADEN UND SCHIESSEN............. 165
FUNZIONAMENTO.......................... 62 BESCHREIBUNG........................... 170
MANUTENZIONE............................. 73 ALLGEMEINER BETRIEB.............. 176
RICERCA DEI GUASTI..................... 75 PFLEGE.......................................... 186
LISTA PARTI..................................... 76 STÖRUNGEN, URSACHEN
UND ABHILFE................................ 189
Teileliste.................................... 190
MODE D’EMPLOI
REGLES DE SECURITE
DE BASE.......................................... 82
COMMANDES ET COMPOSANTS.... 86
MUNITIONS..................................... 88
CHARGER ET TIRER....................... 89
DESCRIPTION................................. 94
FONCTIONNEMENT GÉNÉRAL.... 100
ENTRETIEN.....................................111
INCONVENIENTS, CAUSES ET
REMEDES.......................................113
Liste des pièces........................ 114
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WARNING:
The purpose of a WARNING is to draw attention to a
potential dangerous situation that could result in
personal injury.
CAUTION:
A CAUTION concerns potential damage to firearm.
Notice:
A NOTICE highlights important procedures and
statements that require more emphasis than general text.
This manual and its figures refer to the APX Full size pistol.
The terms right and left are intended to describe the firearm when
it is grasped.
This manual’s contents may be changed without notice.
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and by then opening and inspecting the chamber so that a visual in-
spection of the chamber for any remaining rounds can be made. EN
SLIDE STOP
TRIGGER MAGAZINE
RELEASE
BUTTON
Firing pin
block
Striker
deactivation TAKE
button DOWN
LEVER
SLIDE STOP
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REAR SIGHT
SLIDE ASSEMBLY
FRONT
SIGHT
TRIGGER UNIT
Chassis BARREL
BACKSTRAP
RECOIL
SPRING
MAGAZINE ASSEMBLY
Frame
TAKE
DOWN LEVER
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CAUTION: “Dummy
Rounds” with empty primer LOADING THE
pockets are suitable for load-
ing/unloading practice but MAGAZINE
DO NOT PROTECT the striker
tip during dry firing. WARNING: Be sure that
you have the correct car-
tridges for your pistol.
When the last round has been With the pistol pointed in a
fired the slide will remain open. SAFE direction, wait one (1) full
minute.
To fire again, remove the empty After one (1) full minute has
magazine and insert a loaded elapsed, completely unload the
one. firearm by following the “UN-
Push the slide stop down to LOADING” instructions in this
load a cartridge into the cham- manual (page 15).
ber and shoot. Carefully inspect your ammuni-
tion. Immediately refer to a qual-
When you have completed ified gunsmith if the striker in-
shooting, remove the magazine, dent on a fired cartridge’s prim-
check that the firing chamber is er is light, off-center or does
empty, see “UNLOADING” (page not exist. Following the “FIELD
15) and close the slide pushing STRIPPING” instructions (page
the SLIDE STOP again. 26), field strip the pistol and look
down the barrel to make sure
WARNING: Always unload that no obstruction exists. If a
the firearm immediately after barrel obstruction is detected, a
shooting is completed. Never qualified gunsmith must remove
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the obstruction and inspect the
pistol before it can be fired.
DESCRIPTION
WARNING: If another The Beretta APX, utilizing a re-
cartridge is fired into an ob- movable, serialized chassis,
structed barrel, catastrophic can be easily modified with re-
failure can result. placeable frame and is simple
to disassemble and maintain.
WARNING: If, while firing, Ease of use was the key driver
you hear a change in the sound in the development of the APX.
of a fired cartridge, or feel a The APX’s extremely low profile,
change in the amount of recoil, snag free design makes it easy
or detect any other irregularity, to carry and draw from holster.
CEASE FIRING IMMEDIATELY To accommodate right or left-
and do the following: handed use, the APX’s maga-
Keep the firearm pointed in a zine release button can be eas-
SAFE direction. A “squib load” ily reversed. The light, durable
may have occurred. A “squib” frame employs modern ther-
occurs when a cartridge fires, moplastic technology through
but with insufficient force to the use of fiberglass reinforced
drive the bullet out of the barrel. technopolymer.
This can result in a dangerous
bore obstruction.
With the gun pointed in a SAFE
direction, completely unload the
firearm by following the ‘UNLOAD-
SAFETY
ING” (page 15). Following the FEATURES
“FIELD STRIPPING” instructions
(page 26), field strip the pistol and Striker deactivation button
look down the barrel to make sure Beretta APX pistols have a
that no obstruction exists. unique feature that allows the
user to deactivate the internal
WARNING: Never at- striker mechanism prior to dis-
tempt to reuse or fire ammu- assembly. This means the pis-
nition that did not fire the first tol can be disassembled WITH-
time. Dispose of unfired or OUT PULLING THE TRIGGER.
damaged ammunition prop-
erly, per the ammunition man-
ufacturer’s recommendation.
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Thumb safety
The Beretta APX pistols may be
configured with thumb safety by
changing the frame and the rear
chassis pin and installing thumb
Trigger safety safety right, Thumb safety left,
The trigger safety stops the Safety lever retaining pins, safety
trigger from traveling rearward plunger, and safety plunger spring.
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Magazine
The Beretta APX pistol has an
easily removable double stack
magazine that allows for rapid
reloading of the pistol. The 9x19 Interchangeable and adjust-
mm magazine capacity is 17 able low profile sights
rounds; the 9mm x21 IMI maga- The high definition 3-dot sight
zine capacity is 15 rounds and system is designed for quick
.40 S&W magazine capacity is target acquisition.
15 rounds. Sights are made of steel and
dovetailed to the slide.
Slide stop
The SLIDE STOP is a lever that
holds the slide open after the
last round is fired. This allows ERGONOMIC
the user to immediately deter-
mine that the pistol does not
AND MODULAR
have a round in the chamber or
in the magazine.
FEATURES
The APX’s slide stop is external Technopolymer frame
and ambidextrous. By using fiberglass reinforced
technopolymer, Beretta has
developed a light and techni-
cally advanced pistol with an
ergonomic shape.
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sembly. Reassembly is easy
and intuitive.
LOAD CHECK
WARNING: Keep your
finger OFF OF THE TRIGGER
GENERAL and the barrel pointed in a
SAFE direction when check-
OPERATION ing to be certain your APX
pistol is unloaded.
The Beretta APX pistol is a To visually check that your
semiautomatic firearm using a pistol is unloaded, carefully
cam operated, tilt-barrel, lock- follow the steps below.
ing system. When the pistol is
fired, the recoil energy causes
the barrel and slide assembly to
move to the rear. After a short
distance, the barrel is forced
down and is stopped by the
operation of the barrel cam and
barrel disconnector interface.
The slide continues its rearward
travel under inertia, extracting
the fired case from the bar-
rel and ejecting it through the
ejection port. The recoil spring
Remove the magazine by de-
pushes the slide forward, feed-
pressing the magazine release
ing the next cartridge from the
button.
magazine into the barrel cham-
Retract the slide and visually
ber. Continued forward move-
inspect the cartridge chamber.
ment causes the barrel cam to
The pistol is unloaded when no
raise the barrel into its locked
cartridge is visible when looking
position in the slide and engage
into the open chamber.
the striker with the cocking le-
For safety, you should...
ver. The slide is designed to
Always visually check to see
remain open after the last car-
that the chamber is unloaded.
tridge has been fired and the
Never assume that a firearm is
spent shell casing ejected.
unloaded (even with a gun that
is new and in its original pack-
aging).
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SLIDE to the
rear FIELD
WARNING: Keep your STRIPPING
finger OFF OF THE TRIGGER
and the barrel pointed in a WARNING: Make sure
SAFE direction. the pistol is unloaded. If not,
unload it following the “UN-
WARNING: Always keep LOADING” instructions in
your finger away from the this manual (page 15).
ejection port.
Remove the magazine and en-
sure the pistol is unloaded by
Locking the slide in the open inspecting the barrel’s cham-
position can be accomplished ber.
in 2 ways. Retract the slide and hold it
while depressing the striker de-
1) insert an empty magazine activation button with a small
into the pistol. Retract the slide punch or the tip of a ballpoint
until the slide locks in the open pen till you hear a click (disen-
position. gagement of the striker).
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BARREL
OBSTRUCTIONS
CHECK
WARNING: Catastroph-
ic failure can result if a car-
tridge is fired into an ob-
structed barrel.
REASSEMBLY If you believe the barrel might
be obstructed follow the “FIELD
Reassemble by inserting the STRIPPING” operations and dis-
barrel into the slide. Tip the assemble the pistol (page 26).
barrel to install the muzzle end After disassembly, look down the
through the hole in the front of barrel and check to be sure there
the slide, then lower the rear are no obstructions in the cham-
end into position in the slide. ber or bore.
REPLACING
THE MAGAZINE
RELEASE BUTTON Without using excessive force,
firmly push the drift-punch into
the hole. This will allow the
WARNING: Make sure the magazine release button to dis-
pistol is unloaded. If not, un- engage from the internal pin,
load it following the “UNLOAD- which will protrude from the op-
ING” procedure (page 15). posite side.
Remove the pin.
CAUTION: Before pro- Insert a properly sized drift-
ceeding with the disassembly punch in the hole of the maga-
of the parts, closely observe zine plunger to push out the
and memorize the position of magazine release button and
the components to make as- the magazine release spring
sembly easier. from the other side, preventing
the magazine release button to
Notice: It is advisable to jump out under the spring load.
perform field stripping and as- Then remove the plunger.
sembly operations over a table
to catch components should
they drop.
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Notice: It is advisable to
perform disassembly and as-
sembly operations over a table
to catch components should
they drop.
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CHANGING THE
BACKSTRAPS
Three different sizes (small,
medium and large) of back-
straps allow the customization
of the Beretta APX grip for the
best fit.
To change the backstrap:
Notice: It is advisable to
perform disassembly and assem-
bly operations over a table to catch
components should they drop.
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MAINTENANCE
The firearm should be cleaned
as soon as possible after firing.
Use only high-quality, commer-
cially available firearm cleaning
solvents, gun oil and cleaning
equipment.
Field strip the pistol as indicat-
ed in the “FIELD STRIPPING”
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section of this manual (page the barrel with the pistol as-
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POS. DESCRIPTION
EN 1 BARREL CAL. 9x19 MM
1 BARREL CAL. 9x21 IMI
1 BARREL CAL. .40S&W
100 SLIDE ASSEMBLY CAL. 9x19 MM / 9x21 IMI
100 SLIDE ASSEMBLY CAL. .40S&W
2 SLIDE CAL. 9x19 MM
2 SLIDE CAL. .40S&W
3 STRIKER
4 STRIKER RETURN SPRING
5 STRIKER SPRING ASSEMBLY
6 EXTRACTOR PIN
7 EXTRACTOR SPRING
8 EXTRACTOR PLUNGER
9 EXTRACTOR
10 STRIKER BLOCK
11 STRIKER BLOCK SPRING
12 SLIDE COVER PLATE
13 REAR SIGHT, STANDARD
14 RETAINING PIN
17 FRONT SIGHT, STANDARD
18 FRAME ASSEMBLY
18.1 FRAME
18.2 MAGAZINE RELEASE BUTTON
18.3 MAGAZINE RELEASE SPRING
18.4 MAGAZINE RELEASE PLUNGER
18.5 MAGAZINE RELEASE PIN
18.6 BACKSTRAP RETAINER / LAINYARD ATTACHMENT POINT
18.7 MEDIUM BACKSTRAP
19 TRIGGER UNIT
19.1 CHASSIS
19.2 COCKING LEVER
19.3 STRIKER BLOCK LEVER
19.4 COCKING LEVER PIN / STRIKER DEACTIVATION BUTTON
19.5 COCKING LEVER SPRING
19.6 O-‐RING
19.7 BARREL DISCONNECTOR/SLIDE STOP ASSEMBLY PIN
19.8 SLIDE STOP ASSEMBLY
19.9 TRIGGER PIN
19.10 TRIGGER
19.11 TRIGGER SAFETY
19.12 TRIGGER SAFETY SPRING
19.13 TRIGGER SPRING
19.14 TRIGGER BAR
19.15 TRIGGER BAR SPRING
19.16 TRIGGER BAR PIN
20 TAKE DOWN LEVER
21 REAR CHASSIS PIN
22 RECOIL SPRING ASSEMBLY CAL. 9X19 MM
22 RECOIL SPRING ASSEMBLY CAL. .40S&W
23 MAGAZINE CAL. 9X19 MM
23 MAGAZINE CAL. 9x21 IMI
23 MAGAZINE CAL. .40S&W
S SMALL BACKSTRAP
L LARGE BACKSTRAP
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DED CHAMBER INDICATOR
POS. BASE BASE DESCRIZIONE
POS. LONG BARREL
LONG BARREL
THUMB SAFETY
THUMB SAFETY
LOADED CHAMBER INDICATOR DESCRIPTION
LOADED CHAMBER INDICATOR
DESCRIZIONE
DESCRIZIONE D
1 1l l CANNA CAL. 9X19
l l BARREL CAL. 9x19 MM
CANNA CAL. 9X19
CANNA CAL. 9X19 B
1 1l l CANNA CAL. .40S&W
l l BARREL CAL. 9x21 IMI
CANNA CAL. .40S&W
CANNA CAL. .40S&W B
1 1 BARREL CAL. .40S&W B
100l 100
l l ASSIEME OTTURATORE CAL. 9
l l l l SLIDE ASSEMBLY CAL. 9x19 MM / 9x21 IMI
ASSIEME OTTURATORE CAL. 9
ASSIEME OTTURATORE CAL. 9 S
100l 100
l l ASSIEME OTTURATORE CAL. .40S&W
l l l l SLIDE ASSEMBLY CAL. .40S&W
ASSIEME OTTURATORE CAL. .40S&W
ASSIEME OTTURATORE CAL. .40S&W S
2l 2l l OTTURATORE CAL. 9
l l l l SLIDE CAL. 9x19 MM
OTTURATORE CAL. 9
OTTURATORE CAL. 9 S
2l 2l l OTTURATORE CAL. .40S&W
l l l l SLIDE CAL. .40S&W
OTTURATORE CAL. .40S&W
OTTURATORE CAL. .40S&W S
14 l 14 SPINA ELASTICA l l RETAINING PIN
SPINA ELASTICA
SPINA ELASTICA R
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l l ASSIEME FUSTO l l FRAME ASSEMBLY
ASSIEME FUSTO
ASSIEME FUSTO F
18.1 18.1
l l FUSTO l l FRAME
FUSTO FUSTO F
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l l PERNO POSTERIORE l l REAR CHASSIS PIN
PERNO POSTERIORE
PERNO POSTERIORE R
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l l ASSIEME PORTAMOLLA RECUPERO CAL.9X19 MM
l l RECOIL SPRING ASSEMBLY CAL. 9X19 MM
ASSIEME PORTAMOLLA RECUPERO CAL.9X19 MM
ASSIEME PORTAMOLLA RECUPERO CAL.9X19 MM R
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l l ASSIEME PORTAMOLLA RECUPERO CAL. .40S&W
l l RECOIL SPRING ASSEMBLY CAL. .40S&W
ASSIEME PORTAMOLLA RECUPERO CAL. .40S&W
ASSIEME PORTAMOLLA RECUPERO CAL. .40S&W R
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l l THUMB SAFETY, RIGHT
PALMETTA SICURA DX
PALMETTA SICURA DX T
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l l THUMB SAFETY, LEFT
PALMETTA SICURA SX
PALMETTA SICURA SX T
26 26 SPINA l l SAFETY LEVER RETAINING PIN
SPINA SPINA S
27 27 PERNO SICURA l l SAFETY PLUNGER
PERNO SICURA
PERNO SICURA S
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l l SAFETY PLUNGER SPRING
MOLLA PERNO SICURA
MOLLA PERNO SICURA S
29 l 29 LEVA INDICATORE COLPO IN CANNA CAL. 9x19 MM
l l LOADED CHAMBER INDICATOR CAL. 9x19 MM
LEVA INDICATORE COLPO IN CANNA CAL. 9x19 MM
LEVA INDICATORE COLPO IN CANNA CAL. 9x19 MM L
29 l 29 LEVA INDICATORE COLPO IN CANNA CAL. .40S&W
l l LOADED CHAMBER INDICATOR CAL. .40S&W
LEVA INDICATORE COLPO IN CANNA CAL. .40S&W
LEVA INDICATORE COLPO IN CANNA CAL. .40S&W L
30 l 30 MOLLA LEVA INDICATORE COLPO IN CANNA l l LOADED CHAMBER INDICATOR SPRING
MOLLA LEVA INDICATORE COLPO IN CANNA
MOLLA LEVA INDICATORE COLPO IN CANNA L
LONG BARREL
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THUMB SAFETY EN
LOADED CHAMBER
INDICATOR
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