Firearm Safe Handling And Examination: Part 1

Question 1

What is a handgun?

Answer 1

A firearm designed to be held and fired with one hand.

Question 2

What is a long gun?

Answer 2

Any firearm fitted with a stock and designed to be used while held with both hands and supported by a shoulder.

Question 3

What is a pistol?

Answer 3

A pistol is a firearm that has its chamber as a part of the barrel and is designed to be held and fired with one hand.

Question 4

What are the parts of the pistol?

Answer 4

1. Slide
2. Barrel
3. Magazine
4. Recoil Assembly
5. Grip
6. Receiver
7. Chamber

Question 5

What is a revolver?

Answer 5

Revolver is a handgun which as a rotating cylinder with multiple chambers.

Question 6

What are the parts of the revolver?

Answer 6

1. Cylinder Latch
2. Hammer
3. Barrel
4. Ejector Rod
5. Cylinder
6. Trigger Guard
7. Trigger
8. Grip
9. Frame
10. Chamber

Question 7

What is a submachine gun?

Answer 7

A submachine gun chambers pistol cartridges and is capable of firing on fully automatic action. It is normally compact and designed for use in close combat.

Question 8

What is a rifle?

Answer 8

A Rifle is a firearm with a rifled bore and is designed to be fired from the shoulder.

Question 9

What is a shotgun designed to do?

Answer 9

A shotgun is designed to be fired from the shoulder, usually has a smooth bore and is designed to fire shotshells containing numerous pellets or sometimes a single projectile.

Question 10

What are the cycle of fire?

Answer 10

1. Feeding
2. Chambering
3. Locking*
4. Firing
5. Obturation
6. Unlocking*
7. Extraction
8. Ejection
9. Cocking

Question 11

Explain the meaning of the term “chambering” in the context of firearms.

Answer 11

The act of inserting a cartridge into the chamber. Also a term used to describe the reaming of a chamber in a barrel blank or cylinder.

Question 12

Explain the meaning of the term “locking” in the context of firearms.

Answer 12

The act of solidly securing the bolt or breechblock in a
fixed relationship with the chamber, closing the breach, so that it is in proper position for firing.

Question 13

Explain the meaning of the term “firing” in the context of firearms. How is this term used to describe the act of shooting or discharging a firearm, and what are the steps involved in this process?

Answer 13

To shoot or discharge a firearm.
- The trigger is pulled which moves the sear and releases the hammer/striker which causes the firing pin to strike the primer and discharge the cartridge.

Question 14

Explain the meaning of the term “obturation” in the context of firearms.

Answer 14

The sealing of gases due to the expansion and/or upset of the bullet base as it travels down the bore or the sealing of gases due to the expansion of a cartridge case as a result of chamber pressure

Question 15

Explain the meaning of the term “unlocking” in the context of firearms.

Answer 15

Opening the breach so that the case can be extracted and ejected.

Question 16

Explain the meaning of the term “extraction” in the context of firearms.

Answer 16

The act of withdrawing a cartridge or cartridge case from the chamber of a firearm.

Question 17

Explain the meaning of the term “ejection” in the context of firearms.

Answer 17

The act of expelling a cartridge case from a firearm.

Question 18

Explain the meaning of the term “cocking” in the context of firearms.

Answer 18

Putting the firing mechanism (hammer, firing pin or striker) under spring tension.

Question 19

Explain the meaning of the term “recoil operated” in the context of firearms.

Answer 19

An automatic or semiautomatic type firearm in which the force of recoil is used to unlock the breech bolt and then to complete the cycle of extracting, ejecting, and reloading.

Question 20

Explain the meaning of the term “gas operated” in the context of firearms. How is this term used to describe an automatic or semiautomatic firearm, and what role do the propellant gases play in the firing process?

Answer 20

An automatic or semiautomatic firearm in which the propellant gases are used to unlock the breech bolt and then to complete the cycle of extracting and ejecting. It is usually in conjunction with a spring which returns the operating parts to battery.

Question 21

What is firearm action?

Answer 21

The working mechanism of a firearm. The combination of the receiver or frame and breech bolt together with the other parts of the mechanism by which a firearm is
loaded, fired and unloaded.

Question 22

What are the several firearm action types

Answer 22

1. Semiautomatic Action.
2. Automatic Action
3. Single Action
4. Double Action
5. Dual Action
6. Lever Action
7. Bolt Action
8. Top Break Action

Question 23

What is definition of semiautomatic action?

Answer 23

A separate pull on the trigger is required for each shot fired.

Question 24

What is definition of automatic action?

Answer 24

• Cartridges are discharged as long as the trigger is fully depressed and there are cartridges in the feed system (fully automatic).
• Multiple cartridges are discharged with a single pull on the trigger.

Question 25

What is single action ?

Answer 25

An action requiring the manual cocking of the
firearm before the weapon is fired.

Question 26

What is double action?

Answer 26

A single pull of the trigger first cocks the firearm and releases the hammer or striker

Question 27

What is dual action?

Answer 27

A firearm which is able to fire using both single
and double action.

Question 28

What is lever action?

Answer 28

A design wherein the breech mechanism is cycled by an external lever generally below the receiver

Question 29

What is bolt action?

Answer 29

A firearm in which the breech closure:
* is in line with the bore at all times
* manually reciprocates to load, unload and cock,
* is locked in place by breech bolt lugs and engaging abutments usually in the receiver.

Question 30

What are two principal types of bolt action?

Answer 30

There are two principal types of bolt actions: the turn bolt
and the straight pull.

Question 31

What is top break action?

Answer 31

A design in which the barrel or barrels are connected to the frame by a hinge-pin below the barrels.

Question 32

What is simple blowback locking mechanism?

Answer 32

A design found in semiautomatic and automatic firearms
which relies simply on mass of the breechblock and the
strength of the return spring to prevent the cartridge case
from emerging from the chamber during its period of
peak pressure.

Question 33

What is delayed blowback locking mechanism?

Answer 33

A design where the breechblock is not locked but some mechanical delay is incorporated to ensure
that it cannot move back with such rapidity to allow the case to emerge from the chamber while the pressure is still high.

Question 34

What are firearm markings that is good for identifying firearms?

Answer 34

1. Make
2. Model
3. Manufacturer
4. Country of manufacture
5. Serial Number
6. Calibre
7. Import Markings
8. Importer
9. Proof marks
10. Others.

Question 35

What does examination of firearms involves?

Answer 35

The examination of firearms involves the
documentation of the make, model, serial number or any other identifying characteristics as well as the condition in which the firearm was received and any tests performed on or with the firearm.

Question 36

What is the most crucial consideration when handling a firearm?

Answer 36

Safety must be the primary consideration at all times when handling firearms.