Category 3 Flashcards
What does ‘safe direction’ mean?
It’s the direction in which a weapon should be aimed to prevent accidental shooting from hitting people or property.
What is the sequence to check if a .22 caliber semi-automatic pistol is unloaded?
Activate the safety if present, remove the magazine, pull the slide to the rear, and visually check that there is no ammo in the chamber.
What is the procedure for announcing a malfunction during a shooting competition with a carbine?
Without leaving your firing point, keep the gun pointed at the target and raise your other hand to alert the nearest referee.
If an athlete has a malfunction in his gun during a shooting competition with a semi-automatic handgun, he must immediately unload it and go to the referee. True or false?
False. Without leaving your firing point, keep the gun pointed at the target and raise your other hand to alert the nearest referee.
If you are using a revolver and a referee tells you to unload, what are the correct procedures?
Open the cylinder, remove the ammunition, and put the revolver down with the barrel facing the target, keeping the cylinder open and inserting the safety flag.
What is the sequence when ending a shooting session with a semi-automatic firing rifle to transport it safely home?
Remove the magazine (or empty the internal magazine), put the safety tab in the Security position, pull the bolt to the rear and secure it in this position, visually check (or by physical means if necessary) that there is no ammunition in the chamber, release the bolt, put the safety tab in the ‘Fire’ position, store the rifle in its case.
If your pistol falls to the ground, as long as it didn’t accidentally fire, can you resume training or the shooting competition? True or false?
False. The muzzle may have become clogged or warped, causing an accident.
At the firing points:
The presence of any element other than the shooter is forbidden unless authorized by the person in charge.
In the area of the Shooting Range reserved for the public:
It is prohibited to handle weapons, ammunition, magazines, gunpowder, or primers.
At the firing point, the handling of weapons, ammunition, or magazines:
It is expressly prohibited when there are persons forward of the shooting line.
Will the shooter be able to touch the weapons or utensils of other shooters?
No.
At the firing point, the handling of weapons, ammunition, or magazines:
It is only allowed between the ‘load’ and ‘stop’ voices or signals.
Anytime the sound signal is activated (Bell, Whistle, or verbal warning ‘Stop Firing’):
Shooters must immediately suspend shooting and unload their weapons.
