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The Taurus TX22 is a semi-automatic pistol chambered for .22 Long Rifle (5.59 mm Caliber) rimfire ammunition. It is manufactured in Bainbridge , Georgia by Taurus Armas ' American division, Taurus USA.
Taurus Armas S.A. (previously known as Forjas Taurus S.A.) is a Brazilian manufacturing conglomerate based in São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.Founded in 1939 as a tool and die forging plant, [2] the company now consists of Taurus Armas, its firearm division, as well as other divisions focusing on metals manufacturing, plastics, body armor, helmets and civil construction.
A light primer strike will result in a dead trigger and the gun will not cycle. This malfunction is not to be mistaken with a squib load which the gunpowder is ignited and the bullet fires, but is trapped in the barrel of a gun. A light primer strike will not have expanding gases as a squib load would produce as sign that there is one.
Headspace positioning of rimless, rimmed, belted and straight cartridges Several different rimmed, .22 rimfire cartridges, which have a uniform forward diameter, and which have headspace on the rim, allowing any length of cartridge shorter than the maximum size to be used in the same firearm Firearms chambered for tapered rimmed cartridges like this .303 British cannot safely fire shorter ...
This type of SA/DA system, pioneered on Taurus pistols, is much faster and simpler than the standard tap, rack, bang method of clearing a dud cartridge. The later Pro "DS" models and some of the "OSS" pistols sport a de-cocking lever to safely release the striker, even on a live round, thus requiring a double-action pull for the first shot.
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The PT22 is often viewed as a Taurus copy of the Beretta 21 Bobcat due to having a similar "tip up" barrel. This small pistol is very different in design and function from the Beretta. The PT22 may have either a cast aluminum or polymer frame and a steel slide. It is one of an increasing variety of Taurus firearms manufactured in Florida, USA.
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