The four major components of a rifle are:
A. receiver, barrel, action, and stock
B. sights, frame, barrel, and action
C. magazine, barrel, frame, and hammer
D. receiver, chamber,
The four major components of a rifle are:
A. receiver, barrel, action, and stock
B. sights, frame, barrel, and action
C. magazine, barrel, frame, and hammer
D. receiver, chamber, frame, and barrel - ANSWER-A
A magazine :
A. holds cartridges in a bolt-action, semi-automatic, lever-action or slide-action rifle
B. is composed of a body, a spring, a follower, and a floorplate
C. may be detachable or non-detachable
D. all of the above - ANSWER-b
The action is:
A. the group of moving parts used to load, fire, and unload the rifle
B. the part of a firearm in which a cartridge is contained at the instant of firing
C. the end of the barrel where the chamber is located
D. another term for the bolt of a semi-automatic rifle - ANSWER-A
The shooting fundamentals are:
A. aiming, breath control, hold control, trigger control, and follow-through
B. aiming, eye dominance, hold control, trigger control, and follow-through
C. comfort, aiming, trigger control
D. stance, hold control, aiming, trigger control - ANSWER-a
When aiming a rifle, the eye can only focus on one object at a time; therefore, you
should focus on the ___________ so that it appears clear and sharp.
A. rear sight
B. target
C. front sight
D. bullseye - ANSWER-
, There are three main ammunition malfunctions, consisting of:
A. misfire, hangfire, and squib loads
B. misfire, hangfire, doublefeed
C. stovepipe, hangfire, and squib loads
D. none of the above - ANSWER-
When a cartridge fails to fire immediately, you should:
A. put the safety on and put the rifle down
B. keep the rifle pointed in a safe direction and after waiting at least 30 seconds (as a
precaution in case of a hangfire), open the action and remove the cartridge
C. open the action immediately and inspect the cartridge to determine the malfunction
D. none of the above - ANSWER-c
The best position to use for zeroing a rifle is the:
A. prone position
B. standing position
C. kneeling position
D. benchers position - ANSWER-d
Follow-through is important because:
A. it is a continuation of everything that was being done at the time the shot was fired.
B. it helps maintain your grip
C. it keeps the gun from recoiling excessively
D. none of the above - ANSWER-a
Bolt-action rifles:
A. are generally the strongest type of rifle
B. have an external hammer
C. use gas pressure to work the action
D. have two or more barrels - ANSWER-a
The four components of a rifle cartridge are:
A. primer, wad, case and bullet
B. hull, shot, slug and primer
C. bullet, hull, powder and wad
D. case, primer, powder charge and bullet - ANSWER-d
Proper ammunition is determined by:
A. asking a dealer
B. comparing with another firearm of like design
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