Firearms - Quiz 4

Question 1

A ___________ may occur by dirt or debris under the extractor that locks the cylinder so it cannot rotate.

Answer 1

frozen cylinder

Question 2

Use Phase ____ Clearance to fix failure to feed, failure to fire, stovepipe, and failure to extract malfunctions.

Answer 2

1 (one)

Question 3

A ______ is a failure to extract the round in the chamber and a new round being feed from the magazine well.

Answer 3

double feed

Question 4

To prevent a frozen cylinder, check your ________ before loading.

Answer 4

ammunition

Question 5

_______ occurs when the pistol fails to extract a spent casing from its chamber.

Answer 5

Failure to extract

Question 6

_______ or failure to eject occurs when a fired round (brass) does not completely eject.

Answer 6

Stovepipe

Question 7

The primer on the cartridge protrudes above the _______.

Answer 7

headstamp

Question 8

A ________ occurs if the safety pin is engaged.

Answer 8

failure to fire

Question 9

Use the Phase 1 Clearance method - Tap, Rack, and Ready - to correct a _________ or failure to eject malfunction.

Answer 9

stovepipe

Question 10

Bad ammunition (high primer) can also cause a ____________.

Answer 10

frozen cylinder

Question 11

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).

Answer 11

stovepipe

Question 12

How do you clear a weapon with failure to feed, Phase 1 Clearance?

Answer 12

Tap, rack, ready to correct this malfunction or insert a new magazine

Question 13

________ causes include damaged or improperly dimensioned magazine lips or a faulty cartridge interrupter (in weapons with tubular magazines).

Answer 13

Double feed

Question 14

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.

Answer 14

failure to fire

Question 15

Failure to eject, often called a _______.

Answer 15

stovepipe

Question 16

To clear a double feed, you must use the ______ Clearance method.

Answer 16

Phase 2

Question 17

________ is any object or group of objects that create a visual barrier between you and a threat but may not stop a bullet.

Answer 17

Concealment

Question 18

In a revolver a _________ is one that does not rotate.

Answer 18

frozen cylinder

Question 19

________ 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.

Answer 19

Failure to extract

Question 20

Opening a frozen cylinder roughly can ignite the ______

Answer 20

primer

Question 21

If the cylinder freezes during ________, you should keep your weapon pointed downrange and raise your support hand to summon an instructor.

Answer 21

training

Question 22

The instructor will take the revolver and clear the _________.

Answer 22

ammunition

Question 23

To solve a _______ problem, clean under the extractor.

Answer 23

frozen cylinder

Question 24

A _______ is when the magazine is not seated in the magazine well. Correct this malfunction by tapping the magazine into the magazine well.

Answer 24

failure to feed