Firearms Flashcards
Firearm Justification
You are only justified in discharging your firearm when there is an immediate risk to your life, or the life or someone else, or there is an immediate risk of serious injury to you or someone else and there is no other way of preventing the risk.
Safe Direction
A safe direction is a direction in which any unintentionally fired shot, would be safely stopped and contained with no human injury, and at most, only minimal property damage.
Stoppage
A stoppage is anything that prevents the pistol from firing, when the user intends that it should fire.
Glock Definition
The Glock pistol is a mechanically locked, recoil operated self-loading pistol, with inbuilt trigger, firing pin and drop safety mechanisms.
Trigger characteristics
- 12.5mm of trigger travel
- 4mm forward of trigger reset
Safety features
- Trigger safety
- Firing pin safety
- Drop safety
Ammunition
- Speer Le Gold Dot 9mm Luger
Muzzle Velocity
- 375 metres / second
Weight (loaded and unloaded)
- Loaded = 1045 grams
- Unloaded = 759 grams
Discharge Steps
- The firearm must be a functional, working model.
- There must a be a round in the chamber; and
- Someone must pull the trigger.
General safety principles (1)
- Treat all firearms as if they are loaded.
General safety principles (2)
- Be conscious of where the muzzle of your firearm is pointed at all times (never allow the muzzle of your firearm to cover another human being unless it is required by your duties as a police officer).
General safety principles (3)
- Keep your finger off the trigger and on the receiver until your sights are on target and you have decided to fire; and
General safety principles (4)
- Be sure of your target. (Know what it is, what is in line with it and what is behind it. Never fire at anything you have not positively identified).
Parts of the Glock 17
- Slide
- Receiver
- Recoil spring assembly
- Barrel
- Magazine
Loaded vs unloaded
- Mag containing rounds fitted / not fitted
- Round in chamber / not in chamber
- Pistol can be fired / cannot be fired
Function sequence
- Firing
- Unlocking
- Extracting
- Ejecting
- Feeding
- Locking into battery
- Locking open (last shot)
Function checks (after reassembly)
- Trigger
- Trigger reset
- Slide lock
