Firearms - Quiz 4 Flashcards
A ___________ may occur by dirt or debris under the extractor that locks the cylinder so it cannot rotate.
frozen cylinder
Use Phase ____ Clearance to fix failure to feed, failure to fire, stovepipe, and failure to extract malfunctions.
1 (one)
A ______ is a failure to extract the round in the chamber and a new round being feed from the magazine well.
double feed
To prevent a frozen cylinder, check your ________ before loading.
ammunition
_______ occurs when the pistol fails to extract a spent casing from its chamber.
Failure to extract
_______ or failure to eject occurs when a fired round (brass) does not completely eject.
Stovepipe
The primer on the cartridge protrudes above the _______.
headstamp
A ________ occurs if the safety pin is engaged.
failure to fire
Use the Phase 1 Clearance method - Tap, Rack, and Ready - to correct a _________ or failure to eject malfunction.
stovepipe
Bad ammunition (high primer) can also cause a ____________.
frozen cylinder
The most common causes of a ________ or failure to eject, are weak powder charge (bad ammunition), a dry weapon (not enough lubrication), and, if while firing, the shooter does not provide resistance for the slide to operate (limp wrist).
stovepipe
How do you clear a weapon with failure to feed, Phase 1 Clearance?
Tap, rack, ready to correct this malfunction or insert a new magazine
________ causes include damaged or improperly dimensioned magazine lips or a faulty cartridge interrupter (in weapons with tubular magazines).
Double feed
A ________ occurs when the primer fails to fire after the firing pin or striker hits it. The result is a misfire and a dead round. Correct this malfunction with the Phase 1 Clearance method: Tap, Rack, and Ready.
failure to fire
Failure to eject, often called a _______.
stovepipe
To clear a double feed, you must use the ______ Clearance method.
Phase 2
________ is any object or group of objects that create a visual barrier between you and a threat but may not stop a bullet.
Concealment
In a revolver a _________ is one that does not rotate.
frozen cylinder
________ causes include a weak powder charge, dirt behind the extractor, a dirty chamber, a broken extractor, a damaged or worn rim on the case, or an over expanded or cracked case.
Failure to extract
Opening a frozen cylinder roughly can ignite the ______
primer
If the cylinder freezes during ________, you should keep your weapon pointed downrange and raise your support hand to summon an instructor.
training
The instructor will take the revolver and clear the _________.
ammunition
To solve a _______ problem, clean under the extractor.
frozen cylinder
A _______ is when the magazine is not seated in the magazine well. Correct this malfunction by tapping the magazine into the magazine well.
failure to feed