{
  "apiVersion": 1,
  "kind": "work-order",
  "purpose": "Taking the firearm apart for a job such as refinishing, and putting it back together to specification.",
  "firearm": {
    "slug": "beretta-686",
    "name": "Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon",
    "manufacturer": {
      "id": "beretta",
      "name": "Beretta"
    },
    "category": "shotgun",
    "action": "break-action",
    "calibers": [
      "12 gauge",
      "20 gauge",
      "28 gauge",
      ".410 bore"
    ],
    "alsoKnownAs": [
      "686 Silver Pigeon I",
      "680 series"
    ],
    "coversAlso": [
      "Beretta 686, 687, and 690 series",
      "Most Beretta 680-series over-unders"
    ],
    "page": "firearms/beretta-686.html",
    "bundle": "api/v1/firearms/beretta-686.json",
    "lastUpdated": "2026-10-29"
  },
  "notices": [
    "This work order is written for the Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon. It is reported to cover Beretta 686, 687, and 690 series; Most Beretta 680-series over-unders — if the firearm on the bench is one of those, check the torque notes: values do not always carry over.",
    "No torque values are recorded for this firearm. Get them from the manufacturer or a gunsmith; do not estimate."
  ],
  "disclaimer": {
    "headline": "Read this before you use anything here.",
    "points": [
      "This is a guide, not an authority. Entries are compiled from manufacturer manuals, technical manuals, published references, and community knowledge. Some of it comes from sources that are not authoritative, and some of it may simply be wrong.",
      "Always consult the manufacturer's manual for your specific firearm and serial-number range. Manufacturers change designs mid-production without renaming the model. The manual that shipped with your firearm outranks anything on this site.",
      "Consult a licensed gunsmith for anything beyond routine field stripping and cleaning, for any firearm you are unsure about, and for any procedure marked as gunsmith-recommended here.",
      "Treat every firearm as loaded. Verify it is unloaded, with the magazine removed and the chamber physically and visually checked, before any procedure in this database. Point it in a safe direction the entire time.",
      "Disassembly can damage a firearm or injure you. Springs are under tension, parts can launch, and reassembling a firearm incorrectly can make it unsafe to fire in a way that is not obvious from the outside. If a reassembled firearm does not pass a function check, stop and see a gunsmith.",
      "Torque values are shown in two groups. Values from the manufacturer or the issuing military are shown as such, with the document they came from. Values reported by anyone else — parts makers, gunsmithing publishers, articles, forums — are shown separately with who said them, how reliable that source is, and their exact words. Those are not specifications. Confirm any torque value with the manufacturer or a licensed gunsmith before relying on it.",
      "Nothing here is legal advice. Firearms law varies by country, state, and city, and some modifications or configurations are regulated or prohibited. You are responsible for knowing and following the law where you are.",
      "No warranty of any kind. Contributors and maintainers accept no liability for damage, injury, or loss arising from use of this material."
    ],
    "page": "disclaimer.html",
    "legal": {
      "summary": "Legal notice: this material is third-party information compiled from sources of varying reliability and is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not gunsmithing, technical, safety or legal advice, it is not verified or endorsed by any manufacturer, and it must not be taken as fact. Any work on a firearm beyond the routine field stripping described in its own owner's manual should be performed only by a licensed and insured gunsmith. You use this material entirely at your own risk. Fundamental Build LLC and the project's contributors make no warranty of any kind and accept no liability for death, injury, damage or loss arising from its use. Full terms: LEGAL.md.",
      "page": "legal.html",
      "notice": "https://github.com/Fundamental-build-LLC/Pew-Takedown/blob/main/LEGAL.md"
    }
  },
  "sourcing": {
    "confidence": "medium",
    "verification": "community-reviewed"
  },
  "manufacturerDisassembly": {
    "status": "published",
    "limit": null,
    "statement": "Beretta's over-and-under manual gives takedown (fore-end and barrels off) and stock removal. It has no line limiting disassembly; it says not to make repairs without experience and that alterations or interventions needed for function be made by the maker or a qualified person.",
    "source": {
      "title": "Over-and-Unders User Manual",
      "publisher": "Beretta USA / Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta S.p.A.",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://dam.beretta.com/content/dam/beretta-usa/user-manuals/Over-and-Under_Manual.pdf",
      "page": "21",
      "pdfPage": 23,
      "pageUrl": "https://dam.beretta.com/content/dam/beretta-usa/user-manuals/Over-and-Under_Manual.pdf#page=23",
      "quote": "Do not attempt to make repairs to your shotgun if you are not sufficiently experienced or trained. Never make alterations or adjustments to any part of the shotgun and only use original Beretta spare parts. Any alteration or intervention necessary for the shotgun to function must be carried out by the manufacturer or by a qualified person."
    }
  },
  "recalls": [],
  "shopTier": {
    "tier": 2,
    "group": "shotgun",
    "rating": "Pew-Takedown editorial rating (1 easy – 3 hardest), not the manufacturer's",
    "reason": "Boxlock over/under: field strip is trivial, but a bare-receiver coat means pulling the stock through the butt, the trigger plate with coil mainsprings on guides, hammers, sears, top lever and locking bolt, and dealing with sprung ejectors in the fore-end iron. Strong but conventional springs; no timing. Rated low confidence for lack of a sourced strip guide.",
    "confidence": "low",
    "partCount": {
      "value": 96,
      "kind": "line-items",
      "covers": "Beretta's spare-parts list for the S686 Silver Pigeon / S687 Silver Pigeon II / Onyx family, as reproduced on berettaweb.com from the Beretta estore: 96 distinct exploded-view position keys (POS 002-1",
      "basis": "manufacturer-parts-list",
      "source": {
        "title": "P. Beretta S686 Silver Pigeon, S687 Silver Pigeon II, Onyx - exploded view and spare parts list (Product code / Name / POS)",
        "publisher": "berettaweb.com (Ugo Muffolini; unofficial site reproducing Beretta estore part codes)",
        "reliability": "primary",
        "url": "https://www.berettaweb.com/sezionati/sez%20686%20687%20II.htm",
        "page": null,
        "pdfPage": null,
        "pageUrl": null,
        "quote": "HAMMER PIN SILVER PIGEON"
      }
    },
    "painPoints": [
      {
        "issue": "Beretta tells owners not to repair or adjust the over/under themselves; any intervention must be done by the manufacturer or a qualified person.",
        "during": "both",
        "source": {
          "title": "Over-and-Unders User Manual",
          "publisher": "Beretta USA / Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta S.p.A.",
          "reliability": "primary",
          "url": "https://dam.beretta.com/content/dam/beretta-usa/user-manuals/Over-and-Under_Manual.pdf",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "Any alteration or interven- tion necessary for the shotgun to func- tion must be carried out by the manu- facturer or by a qualified person."
        }
      }
    ],
    "minutes": {
      "strip": 60,
      "rebuild": 90,
      "basis": "estimated",
      "note": "Estimated for a boxlock O/U: stock through-bolt, trigger plate with coil mainsprings, hammers and sears, top lever and locking bolt, fore-end iron ejector trips and barrel ejectors; rebuild longer for mainsprings and ejector timing check.",
      "source": null
    },
    "stripScope": [
      {
        "assembly": "Barrels / fore-end",
        "removes": [
          "fore-end and iron (ejector trips, springs)",
          "barrels; ejectors and ejector springs",
          "choke tubes"
        ]
      },
      {
        "assembly": "Receiver",
        "removes": [
          "stock through-bolt and stock",
          "trigger plate and trigger plate screws",
          "hammers, mainsprings and guides, sears",
          "top lever, spring and locking bolt",
          "safety/selector and detent",
          "cocking levers"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "hardware": {
      "pins": 21,
      "springs": 17,
      "detents": 2,
      "basis": "counted by name in the same list, one per distinct POS: pins = POS 006, 016, 018, 021, 023, 027 hinge pin, 030, 032, 035, 039, 043, 044, 052, 063, 068, 071, 072, 082, 086, 091, 098 (040/041 firing pin"
    },
    "specialTools": [
      {
        "tool": "Long stock-bolt socket",
        "usedFor": "Through-bolt from the butt"
      },
      {
        "tool": "Barrel dowels and padded vise",
        "usedFor": "Protecting barrels while working on ejectors"
      },
      {
        "tool": "Mainspring compressor or guides",
        "usedFor": "Coil mainsprings"
      }
    ],
    "fitOnRebuild": [
      {
        "check": "Ejector timing (both barrels)",
        "why": "Ejector trips must fire each ejector only for its fired barrel; a mis-set trip throws both or none.",
        "source": null
      },
      {
        "check": "Lock-up and hinge lubrication",
        "why": "Beretta stresses the hinge area carries very high loads and must be oiled.",
        "source": {
          "title": "Over-and-Unders User Manual",
          "publisher": "Beretta USA / Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta S.p.A.",
          "reliability": "primary",
          "url": "https://dam.beretta.com/content/dam/beretta-usa/user-manuals/Over-and-Under_Manual.pdf",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "The hinge pin area is a very important"
        }
      },
      {
        "check": "Function check: safety, trigger/sear release, disconnector and feeding with dummy rounds",
        "why": "Standard after any detail strip; a mis-assembled sear or disconnector can double or fail to fire.",
        "source": null
      }
    ],
    "assessed": "2026-10-29"
  },
  "videos": [],
  "configurations": [],
  "tools": [],
  "phases": [
    {
      "id": "clear",
      "title": "Clear and make safe",
      "steps": [
        {
          "n": 1,
          "instruction": "Point the muzzle in a safe direction and keep your finger off the trigger."
        },
        {
          "n": 2,
          "instruction": "Push the top lever to the side and open the action, supporting the barrels."
        },
        {
          "n": 3,
          "instruction": "Remove any shells from both chambers, or let the ejectors throw them clear.",
          "partsFreed": [
            "Shells from both chambers"
          ]
        },
        {
          "n": 4,
          "instruction": "Look through both barrels from the breech and confirm both chambers are empty and both bores are clear.",
          "warning": "Both chambers, both bores. A bore obstruction will destroy the barrel."
        },
        {
          "n": 5,
          "instruction": "Leave the action open and remove all live ammunition from the work area."
        }
      ],
      "videos": []
    },
    {
      "id": "disassemble",
      "title": "Disassemble",
      "videos": [],
      "procedures": [
        {
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "title": "Field Strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "configuration": false,
          "steps": [
            {
              "n": 1,
              "instruction": "Complete the Clear and Make Safe procedure, leaving the action open."
            },
            {
              "n": 2,
              "instruction": "Release the forend latch and lift the forend off the barrels.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Forend"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 3,
              "instruction": "Pivot the barrels open further and lift them off the action hinge.",
              "warning": "Support the barrels — they will fall if released.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Barrels"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 4,
              "instruction": "Clean both bores from the breech, the chambers, the breech face, and the hinge and locking lug surfaces."
            },
            {
              "n": 5,
              "instruction": "If the gun has screw-in choke tubes, remove them with the supplied wrench, clean the threads, and apply choke tube grease before reinstalling.",
              "warning": "Never fire the gun with a choke tube partially threaded. Check choke tightness periodically."
            },
            {
              "n": 6,
              "instruction": "Stop here. The lockwork inside the action is gunsmith territory."
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "refinish",
      "title": "Refinish",
      "components": [
        {
          "name": "Forend",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 2
        },
        {
          "name": "Barrels",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 3
        }
      ],
      "manufacturerPartsList": null,
      "partsDiagrams": [],
      "materials": [],
      "note": "The components the procedures above separate. Coating, masking and cure are outside this database; follow your coating system's instructions. A part the manufacturer marks \"factory fit\" should not be swapped or reworked."
    },
    {
      "id": "reassemble",
      "title": "Reassemble",
      "videos": [],
      "procedures": [
        {
          "procedure": "reassembly",
          "title": "Reassembly",
          "configuration": false,
          "steps": [
            {
              "n": 1,
              "instruction": "Reinstall any choke tubes, greased and fully seated."
            },
            {
              "n": 2,
              "instruction": "Engage the barrels on the action hinge and pivot them closed."
            },
            {
              "n": 3,
              "instruction": "Fit the forend onto the barrels and engage its latch.",
              "warning": "Confirm the forend is latched."
            },
            {
              "n": 4,
              "instruction": "Close the action fully until the top lever returns toward centre.",
              "warning": "Confirm the action locks shut."
            },
            {
              "n": 5,
              "instruction": "Perform the function check."
            }
          ],
          "instruction": null
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "torque",
      "title": "Torque",
      "coverage": "none-recorded",
      "manufacturer": [],
      "reported": [],
      "notes": "The manufacturer's documents give no torque value. They say: \"Manually tighten the choke tubes, clockwise, and tighten using the wrench supplied, until they have bottomed out in their housing inside the barrels (fig. 37).\" (Over-and-Unders User Manual, PDF p. 26) \"fit the new butt plate and tighten the two fastening screws.\" (Over-and-Unders User Manual, PDF p. 28)"
    },
    {
      "id": "function-check",
      "title": "Function check",
      "checks": [
        "Verify both chambers are empty before each check.",
        "Close the action and confirm it locks shut.",
        "Engage the safety and press the trigger. The hammer must not fall.",
        "Disengage the safety and press the trigger. It should release.",
        "Operate the barrel selector and confirm the trigger fires the selected barrel first, then switches after the first release.",
        "Open the action and confirm the ejectors throw snap caps clear as expected.",
        "Confirm choke tubes are fully seated and tight."
      ],
      "videos": []
    }
  ],
  "troubleshooting": [],
  "sources": [
    {
      "n": 1,
      "id": null,
      "title": "Beretta 680 Series Over-Under Shotgun Use and Maintenance Manual",
      "publisher": "Fabbrica d’Armi Pietro Beretta",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": null,
      "accessed": null
    },
    {
      "n": 2,
      "id": "beretta-usa-fabbrica-d-armi-pietro-b-d396ac",
      "title": "Over-and-Unders User Manual",
      "publisher": "Beretta USA / Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta S.p.A.",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://dam.beretta.com/content/dam/beretta-usa/user-manuals/Over-and-Under_Manual.pdf",
      "accessed": "2026-09-27"
    },
    {
      "n": 3,
      "id": "tier-16383606",
      "title": "P. Beretta S686 Silver Pigeon, S687 Silver Pigeon II, Onyx - exploded view and spare parts list (Product code / Name / POS)",
      "publisher": "berettaweb.com (Ugo Muffolini; unofficial site reproducing Beretta estore part codes)",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://www.berettaweb.com/sezionati/sez%20686%20687%20II.htm",
      "accessed": "2026-10-29"
    }
  ]
}