2.TO LOAD THE GUN. Hold the magazine with one of your hands and with the other one insert the cartridges one at a time, pressing them down and to the rear. Insert the MAGAZINE into the pistol until it is held by the MAGAZINE CATCH.
3.TO LOAD CHAMBER. Hold the pistol with one hand keeping your finger AWAY from the
TRIGGER. With the other hand pull the | 2 | |
SLIDE to its limit and release it. The SLIDE | ||
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will go forward under RECOIL SPRING |
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pressure and will insert one cartridge in the |
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chamber, or tip up barrel by pushing forward |
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on the barrel catch located above the trigger |
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on the left side of the frame and insert |
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cartridge. |
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4.TO FIRE PISTOL. The pistol is fired by
pulling the TRIGGER. After firing, the SLIDE | 3 |
will recoil from gas pressure and will eject the empty cartridge case and feed another cartridge into the chamber. The pistol will be ready to fire again.
5.If you want to STOP SHOOTING before firing the last cartridge of the MAGAZINE, PUT SAFETY LEVER IN THE SAFE POSI-
TION, i.e. manual safety lever fully up (on). To | 3 | |
start shooting again you only have to take | ||
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safety off and pull the TRIGGER as this |
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TAURUS pistol is double action. |
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TO UNLOAD THE GUN. Remove the maga- |
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zine and tip up barrel and pick out cartridge |
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from chamber. |
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ATTENTION: Unload your pistol with the |
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muzzle pointing in a safe direction. | 4 |
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