Ballistics

Question 0

Barrel

Answer 0

The long metal tube that guides a projectile out of a firearm.

Question 1

Ballistics

Answer 1

The study of projectiles (bullets) and firearms.

Question 2

Breech

Answer 2

The end of the barrel attached to the firing mechanism of a firearm where the cartridge is loaded and unloaded.

Question 3

Bullet

Answer 3

The projectile that is released when a firearm is discharged.

Question 4

Caliber

Answer 4

A measure of the inside diameter of a firearm barrel.

Question 5

Cartridge

Answer 5

A case that holds a bullet, primer powder, and gunpowder.

Question 6

Firearm

Answer 6

A weapon capable of firing a projectile using a confined explosive as a propellant.

Question 7

Fully Automatic

Answer 7

A firearm with a clogged mechanism that fires repeatedly as long as the trigger is pressed.

Question 8

Gunshot Residue (GSR)

Answer 8

The tiny particles expelled from a firearm when it is fired.

Question 9

Land and Grooves

Answer 9

The ridges (lands) and depressions (grooves) found in the insides of a firearm’s barrel that are created when the firearm is manufactured.

Question 10

Muzzle

Answer 10

The end of a barrel from which the projectile exits a firearm.

Question 11

Pistol

Answer 11

A handheld firearm.

Question 12

Revolver

Answer 12

A pistol with a revolving cylinder.

Question 13

Rifle

Answer 13

A firearm that has a long barrel; a long gun.

Question 14

Rifling

Answer 14

The spiraling pattern of lands and grooves in the barrel of a firearm.

Question 15

Semiautomatic

Answer 15

A pistol with a cliffed mechanism that fires one shot per pull of the trigger; the empty cartridge ejects and the next cartridge advances automatically.

Question 16

Shell casing

Answer 16

The metal (usually brass) housing for the gunpowder of a firearm.

Question 17

Trajectory

Answer 17

The path of flight of a projectile.