SEMI-AUTOMATIC Pistols

1.Risk of an accident is greatly increased when any semi-automatic pistol, no matter how safely designed is carried with a cartridge in the chamber. THIS PRACTICE IS NOT RECOMMENDED AND MAY BE JUSTIFIED ONLY IN CIRCUMSTANCE OF CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER, WHEN THE PISTOL MAY IMMEDIATELY HAVE TO BE USED IN SELF-DEFENSE.By far the safest procedure when carrying a loaded pistol is to leave the chamber empty.

2.If you must carry a semi-automatic pistol with a cartridge in the chamber, ALWAYS place safety in “ON” position until you are ready to shoot and the firearm is pointed at the target.

3.ALWAYS point the muzzle in a SAFE DIRECTION when manually

operating the slide to load the first cartridge from the magazine into the chamber. Malfunctions which allow the pistol to fire without the trigger being pulled when the slide snaps closed are rare but can happen. Always grip the slide so that your fingers, hand, elbow, and other parts of your body are BEHIND the pistol.

4.These pistols are designed as a “double action only” gun. This means that the pistol can only be fired by pulling the trigger through. This pistol cannot be cocked i.e. hammer pulled back into a locked (cocked) position. Each shot must be accomplished by pulling the trigger through from its forward position all the way to the rear most position in the trigger guard.

TAURUS PISTOLS OPERATION

1.TO REMOVE THE MAGAZINE. Press the MAGAZINE RELEASE BUTTON located near the TRIGGER-GUARD with your thumb.