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SDI Firearm Finishes and Engraving (FTT201)
T/F: One possible indicator that a barrel is likely to shoot poorly is pitting near the
crown. - ANS-TRUE
Lands in the throat are which are uneven in their short points are usually caused by: -
ANS-Cleaning Rod Damage
According to Joe Carlos, what must you do with a barrel to know for certain what its
current capabilities are? - ANS-Shoot It
T/F: The electropolishing process both improves barrel accuracy and is safe for the
environment. - ANS-FALSE
Joe Carlos' experiment showed that electropolishing was: - ANS-Effective for Increasing
the Accuracy of Damaged Barrels
The fire lapping process involves: - ANS-Firing cartridges with progressively finer grit
abrasive coated bullets, which effectively polishes the bore.
T/F: Fire lapping has about the same average effective improvement on accuracy as
electropolishing. - ANS-TRUE
There is generally more need for fire lapping in: - ANS-Button Rifled Bores
T/F: Fire lapping does not remove metal from the barrel. - ANS-FALSE
"Throat maintenance" bullets were found through extensive testing to: - ANS-Have a
reliably positive impact on accuracy
The two basic metal preparation processes, according to Frank Fry, are: - ANS-Hand
and Machine
The first of three steps to hand finishing is: - ANS-Remove machine marks with files
Which of the following wheel types used in machine polishing will cut the fastest? -
ANS-Felt
, To prevent the loss of or "pulling" of letters and numbers, these areas should be
polished by: - ANS-Hand
When using a wheel for polishing: - ANS-Always polish with sharp edges pointed in the
same direction the wheel is turning.
If stamping has been damaged or pitted, you should: - ANS-Leave the damaged
stamping alone
Nickel plating has been a popular finish for handguns and certain small parts of long
guns since the turn of the century. The finish is applied by a process called: -
ANS-Electroplating
For basic polishing: protect all of the newly-polished surfaces from rusting with which of
the following until you are ready to apply the bluing solution: - ANS-Light Coat of Oil
In general, power polishing entails starting which of the following grits and polishing the
surface of the metal in a given direction: - ANS-Coarset
Power buffing: When using a bench grinder, one end of the double ended shaft contains
a conventional grinding wheel, while the other end has which of the following: -
ANS-Muslin Buffing Wheel
There are four popular methods of finishing gun metal prior to bluing, plating,
parkerizing, and the like: hand polishing, power buffing, mass finishing, and which of the
following: - ANS-Sandblasting
Besides keeping the metal free of oil, which of the following is the most important step in
obtaining a rich, velvety finish on your gun parts? - ANS-Polishing
When polishing, be careful not to polish out which of the following, and other lettering
that is found on the typical firearm? - ANS-Serial Numbers
While polishing or draw filling, it is important that all screw holes are maintained at the
proper taper and that the holes do not become: - ANS-Funneled
Which of the following seems to be the most critical task involved in restoring valuable
firearms? - ANS-Metal Refinishing
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