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TASER Bolt 2 Energy Weapon User Manual
Chapter 4: TASER Bolt 2 Energy Weapon and Cartridge Features
4
Remove the cartridge cover.
5
Keeping your hands away from the blast doors and firing button, place the cartridge into the
front of the energy weapon, until is it approximately 90 percent inserted.
6
Confirm that the cartridge is secure by gently pulling on the sides of the cartridge.
7
Put the safety cap back on the energy weapon.
Unloading a Cartridge
The Bolt 2 cartridge is designed to ensure a secure fit when inserted in the Bolt 2 energy weapon.
The placement of the wire bundles behind the insertion tabs aids in providing a secure fit. It may be
very difficult to remove a cartridge with the wire in place (that is, when the cartridge has not been
deployed). To remove a live cartridge, follow these steps:
1
Ensure that the front of the Bolt 2 energy weapon is pointed in a safe direction.
2
Move the safety switch forward to cause the safety cap to pop off.
3
Move the safety switch to the rearward (SAFE) position. Do not place any part of your hands or
other body parts in front of the Bolt 2 energy weapon.
4
Depress both tabs until the cartridge releases. Note that it might take two hands to depress the
tabs.
Be sure to not press the firing button
.
5
Re-install the clear cartridge cover on the cartridge.
Removal of an expended cartridge does not require as much force because the wires are no longer