READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USING YOUR PT22/25 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. IMPORTANT: DO NOT DISCARD KEEP THIS MANUAL WITH YOUR FIREARM. UPON CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP, TRANSFER THIS MANUAL WITH THE FIREARM.
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 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, generally 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.
ATTENTION 1. NEVER, NEVER-EVER point any gun, loaded or unloaded, at anything you do not intend to shoot. 2. ALWAYS treat every gun as if it were loaded. 3. Get instruction from a competent firearms instructor before using any gun. 4. The safety is only a mechanical device, not a substitute for common sense. 5. Keep your finger off the trigger until you are actually aiming at the target ready to shoot. 6. Be certain the gun is unloaded before cleaning. 7.
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. Dry firing is bad for this gun. 23. While handling any firearm, never allow it to point at any part of your body or at another person. No harm should result if you obey this rule, even if an accidental discharge occurs. 24.
WARNING Taurus revolvers and pistols 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.
In such cases it is possible that a bullet is lodged part way down the barrel. Firing a subsequent bullet into the obstructed barrel can wreck the firearm and cause serious injury to the shooter or to bystanders. 5. Bullets can become lodged in the barrel.
WARNING: This pistol is equipped with a magazine disconnector. It is intended that the pistol will not fire with the magazine removed, however, 1) The magazine disconnector is not a safety and should not be relied on as such to prevent injury or death. 2) The magazine disconnector can be accidentally bypassed through abnormal handling. If so, the pistol will fire and may result in injury or death.
9. Use lubricants sparingly on the moving parts of your firearm. Avoid excessive spraying of any aerosol gun care product, especially where it may get on ammunition. All lubricants and aerosol spray lubricants in particular, can penetrate cartridge primers and cause misfires. Some highly penetrative lubricants can also migrate inside cartridge cases and cause deterioration of the propellant powder; on firing, the powder may not ignite.
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.
FIRING 1. Keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction and your finger away from the trigger when cocking any firearm. 2. Never carry, handle or leave unattended any firearm which is cocked and ready to fire. When cocked, it will fire from slight pressure on the trigger. An accidental discharge could easily result if you fall or drop the firearm, or if the firearm is struck or disturbed by someone or something. 3.
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.
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.
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 SLIDE to its limit and release it.
PARTS LIST ITEM NAME 1 ........Barrel 2 ........Slide 3 ........Firing pin retaining spring 4 ........Firing pin spring 5 ........Firing pin 6 ........Barrel spring plunger pin 7 ........Barrel spring 8 ........Trigger spring 9 ........Barrel pivot pin 10 ........Frame 11 ........Trigger bar 12 ........Trigger 13 ........Trigger pin/barrel catch pin 14 ........Barrel catch spring 15 ........Ejector 16 ........Trigger bar spring 17 ........Ejector pin 18 ........Barrel catch 19 ........Sear 20 ........
TAURUS MODEL PT-22 & PT-25 NOTE: Magazine sold as a unit - not in individual parts.
SAFETY DEVICES Your pistol is manufactured with the following described safety devices. REMEMBER! Mechanical safety devices are not a substitute for safe gun handling practices. 1. This pistol is designed so that it can only be fired by pulling the trigger through its full range. It cannot be cocked and then discharged by pulling the trigger with lighter pressure. 2. The manual safety is designed to be “ON SAFE” when pushed UP FULLY, covering the red dot.
3. Pull forward end of slide up and forward - removing the slide from the frame. 4. The barrel chamber and slide surfaces can now be cleaned and lightly oiled. Attention: No further cleaning or disassembly is recommended unless done by a skilled gunsmith. 3 ASSEMBLY In order to reassemble the pistol, proceed by reversing the disassembly instructions, while observing the following details. 1.
USE OF SAFETY 1. Your firearm comes equipped with an effective, well-designed safety device. HOWEVER, NEVER RELY COMPLETELY ON ANY SAFETY MECHANISM. The best safety mechanism is your own common sense: USE IT! Always handle your firearm as though you expect the safety NOT to work. 2. While handling any firearm, NEVER ALLOW IT TO POINT AT any part of your body or at another person. No harm will result if you obey this rule, even if an accidental discharge occurs. 3.
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.
TAURUS LIMITED WARRANTY WHAT DOES THIS WARRANTY COVER? This warranty covers any service and repair needed by any product manufactured by Forjas Taurus S.A. 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.
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.
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! 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.
