Firearms - Quiz 1 Flashcards
The _____ transfers energy to the firing pin.
hammer
The _____ provides a path for the fired bullet.
barrel
A _____ is an indentation in the case that may weaken the case wall.
scrape
A _____ mechanism performs the single action of releasing the hammer or striker.
single-action
The ________ _____ holds the internal parts and provides a way of gripping the firearm.
receiver frame
The _____ _____ is a pin or firing pin; part of the hammer or frame that protrudes through the frame and strikes the primer.
hammer nose
The _____ _____ is the hand that assists the shooting hand.
support hand
The _____ _____ is the position of the grip that is placed in the palm of of the shooting hand.
back strap
_____ _____ do not need external levers to render them ready to fire.
Glock handguns
Pistols are characterized by their type of _____ mechanism.
trigger
The _____ _____ _____ holds the internal parts, as well as the slide assembly, and provides a way to grip the pistol.
semiautomatic pistol frame
A _____ makes a layer of the case wall metal look as if it has been torn away,
scrape
When the trigger is pulled, the _____ falls forward to activate the primer.
hammer
The _____ is the extension of the back strap that protects the hand from the slide and hammer.
tang
In a _____ pistol, the first round fires double action.
double/single
____ balls that fit the bore of a ____-gauge shotgun weigh one pound.
12 & 12
The _____ _____ is part of the hammer used for cocking the weapon to single-action mode.
hammer spur
A _____ is a dimple or depression in the case.
dent
_____ is a measurement of shotgun bores derives from the number of bore-sized balls of lead per pound.
Gauge
There are ____ types of pistols.
4
The _____ _____ is referred to as your dominant hand or strong hand.
shooting hand
When a pistol is ________, every round fire double action with the hammer at rest against the rear of the slide.
double-action only
With a _________ pistol, the trigger is the one and only operative control on the gun.
safe action
Glock handguns never fully cock until the _____ is pulled completely back.
trigger
