800 Series Manual
800 Series Manual
800 Series Manual
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
General Safety,
Operating Instructions
and Limited Warranty
READ CAREFULLY BEFORE
USING YOUR FIREARM
Specifications Page 13
3. Ammunition Page 19
5. Disassembly/Reassembly Page 24
Disassembly Page 25
Reassembly Page 27
SAFETY WARNINGS
NOT JUST FOR BEGINNERS
Regardless of your familiarity or experience with firearms, you
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. Firearms accidents almost
always are caused by a failure to obey the basic rules of gun safety.
Unfortunately, experienced shooters seem to violate these rules as
frequently as beginners. Thus the basics of safe firearms handling
cannot be repeated too often. Read, re-read and practice the basic
principles of firearms safety until they become second nature: habits
that you don’t forget. If you have any question about your knowledge
or ability to use this or any other firearm with complete safety you
should seek supervised instruction. Personalized instruction is often
available from firearms dealers, gun clubs, state hunter safety
programs or police departments in the United States. If none of these
sources is accessible, write to the National Rifle Association, 11250
Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030 or at www.nra.org. THEY WILL
ASSIST YOU.
ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION
04 AND FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER.
A person with a firearm in his possession has a full-time
responsibility. He must KNOW how to keep and use his firearm safely,
and then must always TAKE the precautions necessary -all of them. He
cannot guess; he cannot forget. This responsibility is his alone. It
cannot be passed off to someone else. Remember: no firearm can be
made accident-proof. A firearm is just a machine, with no judgement of
its own. It responds to your actions, whether wise or foolish. The only
truly effective safety device is the mind of a cautious shooter who never
forgets that a moment’s carelessness can produce permanent
tragedy.
You also may access the Taurus web site at taurususa.com to view
and print manuals.
DANGER
THIS PISTOL IS CAPABLE OF FIRING WITH MAGAZINE
REMOVED. INJURY OR DEATH MAY RESULT. NEVER POINT A
LOADED PISTOL AT ANYONE OR ANYTHING YOU DO NOT
INTEND TO SHOOT.
WARNING
To prevent injury or death, it is imperative that you must keep your
firearm unloaded, uncocked and securely locked, with ammunition in a
separate location. In addition, take any other reasonable steps to limit
the possibility of theft, crime, accident or suicide.
WARNING
Securing your firearm may inhibit access to it in a defense situation
and result in injury or death.
WARNING
Failure to properly secure a firearm may result in injury or death.
3. SAFETY FIRST: Before loading, always clean all grease and oil from
the bore and chamber, and check to be certain that no obstruction is in
the barrel. Any foreign matter in the barrel could result in a bulged or
burst barrel or other damage to the firearm, and could cause serious
injury to the shooter or the others.
FIRING MECHANISM
The Taurus PT 800 series has a hammer firing mechanism. It
normally operates as a conventional Single Action system e.g. every
time the slide cycles it cocks the hammer.
It is possible to enable the double action mode by decocking the
hammer (according to page 17).
If an ammunition failure occurs and a misfire happens, the system
automatically goes to a double action condition allowing you to fire
again by pulling the trigger (double action), with no need to cycle the
slide or engage the hammer manually.
MANUAL SAFETY
& HAMMER
DECOCKER
FRONT SIGHT DISASSEMBLY LATCH
REAR SIGHT
SLIDE
TRIGGER
MAGAZINE RELEASE
GRIP
BACKSTRAP
MAGAZINE
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. Leave the safety “on” until you are ready to shoot and the firearm is
pointed at the target.
4. Always keep your finger off the trigger and point the muzzle in a
safe direction when turning the safety “on” or “off”.
2) LOADED CHAMBER
INDICATOR
4) HAMMER DROP
(HAMMER DECOCKER)
ENGAGEMENT (SECURE)
Insert the key into the mechanism
and turn clockwise until a click is
felt or heard. The mechanism
now partially protrudes above the
surface of the slide. The action is
locked in place and cannot
function.
DISENGAGEMENT
(READY-TO-FIRE)
To place the pistol in a firing
condition, insert the key into the
mechanism and turn it counter-
clockwise. The mechanism is
now virtually flush with the
surface of the slide. The pistol
can now be fired.
WARNING:
Securing your firearm may inhibit access to it in a defense situation and result
in injury or death.
3.4 Immediately stop shooting and check the barrel for a possible
obstruction whenever:
- You have difficulty in, or feel unusual resistance in, chambering a cartridge;
- A cartridge misfires(does not go off);
- The mechanism fails to extract a fired cartridge case;
- Unburned grains of propellant powder are discovered spilled in mechanism;
- A shot sounds weak or abnormal.
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.
If the bullet can be removed with a cleaning rod, clean any unburned powder
grains from the bore, chamber, and mechanism before resuming shooting. If
the bullet cannot be dislodged by tapping it with a cleaning rod, take the
firearm to a gunsmith.
Dirt, corrosion, or other foreign matter on a cartridge can impede complete
chambering and may cause the cartridge case to burst upon firing. The same
is true of cartridges which are damaged or deformed.
3.7 Do not oil cartridges, and be sure to wipe the chamber clean of
any oil or preservative before commencing to shoot. Oil interferes with
the friction between cartridge case and chamber wall that is necessary for
safe functioning, and subjects the firearm to stress similar to that imposed by
excessive pressure.
Only fire SAAMI rated Plus P (“+P”) ammunition in Taurus Models designated by
Taurus for +P use as below. Firing +P ammunition in other Taurus products may be
dangerous and can result in serious bodily injury or death.
WARNING
Even if your Taurus firearm is rated for Plus-P (“+P”) ammunition, such
ammunition generates pressures significantly in excess of the pressures
associated with standard ammunition. Such pressures may affect the useful life of
the firearm or exceed the margin of safety built into many firearms. Unless you
need +P ammunition, do not use it, particularly for practice.
4. R e l e a s e s l i d e s p r i n g
assembly from its position on the
bottom of the barrel.
BACKSTRAP REPLACEMENT
The main function of the backstrap
is to assure the owner’s comfort
while holding the gun. There are
A
three backstrap sizes available,
with easy replacement, according
to the instructions below:
A) REMOVAL: using the pin-
extractor (included in packing),
B move the backstrap pin away
from the grip. After that, remove
the backstrap, pulling it towards the
bottom.
B) REPLACEMENT: to assemble
the backstrap, adjust it to the grip
and insert the pin. A tool can be
used to make the assembling
process easier.
ATTENTION: No further disassembly is recommended unless done by
a skilled gunsmith.
ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION
26 AND FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER.
REASSEMBLY
In order to reassemble the pistol, proceed by reversing the
disassembling procedure while observing the following details:
1b
1c
1.02
1.03 1.08
1.18
1.01 1.07
1.09
1.05
1.06
2
1.04
1.25
3.01
1.11
1.17
1.16 1.12
3.06
3.04
1.14
3.02
4.13 3.07
4.30
3.03
4.14
4.45 3.05
4.39 4.24
4.17
4.11 7.12
4.18
7.15
4.34
4.15 7.14
7.11 4.35
5.14 4.07
7.08
5.15
4.38
5.16 4.40
4.26
4.42 7.16
4.41
4.43 7.13
4.44
1.22
6.01
1.23
1.24 1.21
5.01 6.03
6.02
7.04
6.04
5.08 5.04
5.07
5.11
5.09
5.12 6.06
5.03
5.13
5.10
6.05
*Indicative View
If a problem should arise, describe the problem in writing and send the firearm to
Taurus International at the above address, insured and pre-paid with the written
description of the problem enclosed. Within 4 business days of our receipt of your
firearm our Customer Service Department will contact you in writing advising you of
when to expect your firearm back. We will ship firearms serviced because of defect in
materials or workmanship insured and pre-paid. We will ship firearms repaired out of
warranty COD. There will, of course, be no charge for parts or labor if the repair work
performed is covered by this express warranty.
How Does State Law Apply?
This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights
which vary from state to state.
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