REVOLVER General Safety, Operating Instructions and Limited Warranty READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USING YOUR FIREARM Important: Keep this manual with your firearm. The information contained in this manual is useful, both for beginners and experienced shooters. In addition to important information about functioning, cleaning and care of the gun, the manual contains instructions that may be very helpful in shooting properly.
THIS BOOKLET The safety warnings in this booklet are important. By understanding the dangers inherent in the use of any firearm, and by taking the precautions described herein, you can enjoy complete safety in the use of your Taurus revolver or pistol. Failure to heed any of these warnings may result in serious injury to you or others, as well as severe damage to the firearm or other property.
SAFETY WARNINGS NOT JUST FOR BEGINNERS Regardless of your familiarity or experience with firearms, don’t assume that you have no need to study this manual. The safe handling of firearms requires specialized training, discipline and caution. Firearms, by their nature and intended function, are deadly instruments. Accidental death or serious injury can result if they are handled improperly or carelessly. Firearms rarely cause accidents.
GUNS ARE NOT ALIKE Many makes and models of firearms might look nearly the same. However, they differ widely in design and operation, and in the location and function of various controls. Study this manual thoroughly. Educate yourself on the characteristics and operation of your particular firearm before attempting to handle it. Do not permit others to handle it - unless they also have done so. You should have an instruction manual for every firearm you own.
17. When receiving a gun always check that it is unloaded (Pistols: Remove magazine and open slide to check if chamber is empty. Revolvers: Open cylinder to check if it is empty), even if you saw it done previously. 18. Never put your hand over the muzzle of a gun. 19. Check ammunition to be sure it is the right size and caliber, and that it is not dented. 20. Use a proper holster and draw only if you intend to shoot. 21. Never cock the gun until you are ready to shoot. 22.
WARNING Taurus revolvers were manufactured to perform properly with the original parts as designed. It is your duty to make sure any parts you buy are installed correctly and that neither replacements nor originals are altered or changed. Your gun is a complex tool with many parts that must relate correctly to other parts. Putting a gun together wrong or with modified parts can result in a damaged gun, danger and injury or death to you and others through malfunction.
AMMUNITION 1. Use only high quality, original, factory-manufactured ammunition. Do not use cartridges that are dirty, wet, corroded, bent or damaged. Do not oil cartridges. Do not spray aerosol-type lubricants, preservatives, or cleaners directly onto cartridges or where excess spray may flow into contact with cartridges. Lubricant or other foreign matter on cartridges can cause potentially dangerous ammunition malfunctions. Use only ammunition of the caliber for which your firearm is chambered.
5. Bullets can become lodged in the barrel. • If the cartridge has been improperly loaded without propellant powder, or if the powder fails to ignite (Ignition of the cartridge primer alone will push the bullet out the cartridge case, but usually does not generate sufficient energy to expel the bullet completely from the barrel). • If the bullet is not properly seated tightly in the cartridge case.
Taurus revolvers were designed to use cartridges loaded to the limits shown below. Other cartridges of various types or bullet weights may or may not function acceptably; such ammunition should be thoroughly tested by the user before relying on it. Because of the widely differing specifications of such other ammunition, Taurus cannot be responsible for malfunctions resulting from its use. CALIBER BULLET WEIGHT 22LR ........................................................40 GR 22WRF MAGNUM................
POSITION FOR TARGET SHOOTING Take such stance that your body faces the target at a 90 degree angle. Keep your feet 1 ft. to 1 1/2 ft. apart. Raise your arm so that it lines up naturally with the target. Your head should be turned as needed, so as to have a good sight picture. When you are in a correct position, aim the gun and squeeze the trigger. AIMING Align the front and rear sights carefully.
CARE AND MAINTENANCE A. The gun may be cleaned and lubricated under normal conditions without the need of any disassembly. B. In special conditions, such as repairs, when disassembling is necessary, it is recommended the gun be returned to the factory or sent to a competent gunsmith or to the importer. C. In order to keep a gun in perfect condition it must be kept clean and covered with a slight film of good quality oil to prevent corrosion. This is specially necessary after use. D.
TAURUS LIMITED WARRANTY What Does This Warranty Cover? This warranty covers any service and repair needed by any product manufactured by Forjas Taurus SA. and imported by Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc. or manufactured in the United States by Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc. How Long Does Coverage Last? This warranty is of unlimited duration. What Will We Do? Taurus will service and/or repair all covered products free of charge.
LOADING 1. Always make sure the muzzle is pointed in a safe direction. 2. Never attempt to load or unload any firearm inside a vehicle, building or other confined space (except a properly constructed shooting range). Enclosed areas frequently do not offer a completely safe direction to point the firearm; if an accidental discharge occurs, there is a great risk of injury or property damage. 3.
REVOLVER OPERATION The Taurus revolver has a swing out type cylinder with various numbers of chambers, turning around a central axis which allows you to fire (five, six, seven, eight or nine) shots. When the cylinder is locked in position, the revolver is ready for firing. The shots may be fired by single action (by cocking the hammer and thereafter, pulling the trigger) or by double action (by merely pulling the trigger). Concealed hammer models are double action only.
PARTS All firearms require periodic maintenance and inspection which may reveal a need for adjustment or repair. Have your firearm checked by a competent gunsmith annually, even if it seems to be working well, since breakage, improper functioning, undue wear, or corrosion of some components may not be apparent from external examination. If you notice ANY mechanical malfunction, do NOT continue to use the firearm. UNLOAD the firearm and take it to a competent gunsmith immediately.
EXPLODED VIEW OF TAURUS REVOLVERS SMALL FRAME ADJUSTABLE SIGHTS REVOLVERS 16
EXPLODED VIEW OF TAURUS REVOLVERS SMALL FRAME FIXED SIGHTS REVOLVERS 17
EXPLODED VIEW OF TAURUS REVOLVERS MEDIUM FRAME FIXED SIGHTS REVOLVERS 18
EXPLODED VIEW OF TAURUS REVOLVERS MEDIUM FRAME ADJUSTABLE SIGHTS REVOLVERS 19
EXPLODED VIEW OF TAURUS REVOLVERS LARGE FRAME REVOLVERS 20
REVOLVERS PARTS LIST ITEM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NAME Extractor Cylinder retaining bushing Cylinder Center pin with spring Extractor spring with rod collar Yoke Extractor rod Cylinder stop plunger with spring Barrel Locking bolt pin Locking bolt with spring Frame Firing pin retaining pin Thumb piece Thumb piece screw Stock screw Left stock Firing pin Firing pin spring Bolt Bolt spring Hammer Transfer bar Trigger Cylinder stop ITEM 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
TAURUS SERVICE POLICY Before shipment, your firearm was carefully inspected and test fired in order to ensure that it conformed to our specifications and standards. Should your firearm require adjustment or repair, we strongly recommend that you return it to Taurus for factory service. If there is any question regarding the performance of your firearm, please write to our Service Department fully describing all circumstances and conditions involved.
This trademark, forged for over 50 years of hard and dedicated work, became a symbol of quality in handguns for civilian, police and military use.
A WORD TO THE WISE MOST GUN ACCIDENTS HAPPEN BECAUSE THE SHOOTER CARELESSLY VIOLATES THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT RULE OF SAFE GUN HANDLING: ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION! IMPORTANT: DO NOT DISCARD KEEP THIS MANUAL WITH YOUR FIREARM. UPON CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP, TRANSFER THIS MANUAL WITH THE FIREARM. Forjas Taurus, S.A Av. do Forte, 511 - Cx. Postal 44 - Telegr.: “Forja” Fone: (051)347.4000 - Fax: (051)347.
