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A comprehensive set of questions and answers covering various aspects of pistol shooting, including safety procedures, firearm components, and shooting techniques. it's a valuable resource for anyone seeking to improve their knowledge and skills in safe and responsible firearm handling. The q&a format facilitates learning and self-assessment, making it suitable for both beginners and those with some experience.
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This must be done to pistols that are fired regularly -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ What is cleaned
These are the two stages of aiming -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ What are sight alignment and sight picture
This is trigger control -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ What is one of the most important shooting fundamentals
These are the major components of breech-loading -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ What are the frame, barrel, and action
This is located at the rear of the barrel -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ Where is the chamber of a semi-automatic pistol
This is the storage device that holds extra cartridges in a semi- automatic pistol -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ What is the magazine
These should not be exposed to water and solvents -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ How cartridges should be treated
This is the front end of the barrel -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ What is the muzzle where the bullet exits
Know these when shooting a pistol -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ When to know your target and what is beyond
This is done before handling a gun -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ When to learn how a gun operates and read the manual
These are the components of a pistol cartridge -Correct Answer ✔
✔ What is made of a case, primer, powder, and bullet
These are the two types of revolver actions -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ What are single and double action
To what does 'double action' refer -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ What is the type of action in which pulling the trigger performs two tasks: cocking and releasing the hammer
This is the technique of pulling the trigger without causing movement of the aligned sights -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ What is trigger control
This is produced as gun powder burns -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ What produces high pressure gas that moves a bullet down the barrel
These are elements of a good shooting position -Correct Answer ✔
✔ What good are consistency, balance, support, natural aiming area, and comfort
This is having the top of the sights aligned and the front sight centered -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ What is proper sight alignment
This results from less than normal pressure of velocity after ignition of the cartridge -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ What is a squib load
This is how to make a gun more reliable, accurate, and last longer - Correct Answer ✔ ✔ What results when a gun is properly maintained
Always do this -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ When to keep a gun pointed in a safe direction
This is a safety -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ What is a mechanical device that can fail
This is a place not accessible to unauthorized persons -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ Where do you store a pistol
This is a perceptible delay in the ignition of a cartridge after the primer has been struck -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ What is a hangfire
This is not true of pistol cartridges -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ What can be fired from any handgun
These are the three major components of a pistol -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ What are the frame, barrel, and action
This is the cylinder -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ What is the part of a revolver where cartridges are held in a circular pattern
This is the reason follow-through is important -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ Why continue all shooting fundamentals before, during, and immediately after firing a shot
This is the frame of the pistol -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ What is the central component of a pistol and made of steel, aluminum, titanium, or polymer materials
This is a single-action pistol -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ What pistol design has a trigger perform only one action
These are +P cartridges -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ What cartridges are loaded to higher pressure than standard
Do this with unserviceable ammunition -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ When to return ammunition to the manufacturer or to a hazardous disposal center
This is when to keep your finger off the trigger -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ Do this until you are prepared to shoot
This is essential for accurate shooting -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ What is grip consistency
This should not be present around a pistol -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ What is ammunition during cleaning
This is the most important selection factor for a pistol -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ What is purpose of the firearm
This is how to breath until the shot is fired -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ What is breath control and holding half a breath
Use this eye for aiming -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ What is the use of your dominant eye
Do this with a gun until you are ready to use it -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ What is keep the gun unloaded