Manual

SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOLS
1. SAFETY FIRST: 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.
SAFETY FIRST: If you MUST carry a Taurus semi-automatic pistol with a
cartridge in the chamber, always lower the hammer to the uncocked position.
In addition, if your pistol is equipped with a manual safety, never carry the
pistol with a cartridge in the chamber unless the safe is “on” until you are
ready to shoot and the firearm is pointed at the target.
3.
SAFETY FIRST: When uncocking the hammer, always EASE the hammer
down, NEVER LET IT SNAP DOWN, AS THIS MAY CAUSE THE PISTOL TO
FIRE ACCIDENTALLY.
4. On some semi-automatic pistols it is possible to lower the hammer to a
“half-cock” position. This position is the intercept notch.
WARNING: DO NOT USE THIS INTERCEPT NOTCH OR HALF COCK
POSITION AS A SAFETY DEVICE. DO NOT CARRY THE FIREARM AT
ANYTIME IN THE HALF COCK POSITION. It is not designed or suitable
for that purpose. The “half cock” or intercept notch serves only to prevent
unintended firing in case of internal malfunction or in case your thumb
slips off the hammer during manual cocking or decocking.
WARNING: TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, it is absolutely
essential to USE THE MANUAL SAFETY. NEVER CARRY THE PISTOL
IN THE COCKED OR HALF COCKED POSITION AT ANYTIME.
5. SAFETY FIRST: 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 and your finger is off of the trigger.
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ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION.