Firearms - Shotgun

Question 1

A smooth bore gun designed for firing at short distances.

Answer 1

shotgun

Question 2

12 gauge (ga) most common; chamber 2-3/4” or 3”.

Answer 2

gauge

Question 3

Overall 38” with an 18” barrel (standard).

Answer 3

length

Question 4

Rifle or bead

Answer 4

sights

Question 5

Full, modified, improved cylinder.

Answer 5

choke

Question 6

12”, 20”, and 22” barrels most commonly used

Answer 6

barrel

Question 7

Mechanical device that, when activated, releases the slide.

Answer 7

action/slide release

Question 8

Long cylinder-shaped tube through which the projectile travels from the chamber.

Answer 8

barrel

Question 9

Cylindrical steel part containing the firing pin and extractor, which closes the breech end of the barrel for firing.

Answer 9

bolt

Question 10

Flat steel part that fits onto the action bars and on which the bolt sits.

Answer 10

bolt carrier

Question 11

Opening on the side or bottom of the receiver; spent casings are ejected from it and live rounds are loaded into this port.

Answer 11

ejection port

Question 12

Piece of spring steel mounted on the inside left of the receiver; when the action pulls a shell to the rear, it compresses and then releases the ejector as the bolt goes past it. A small extension stops the shell from going further and assists in ejecting the shell from the receiver.

Answer 12

ejector

Question 13

Metal hook-shaped part mounted on the bolt; the hook engages the rim of the cartridge so that when the action is brought to the rear, the extractor removes the shell from the chamber.

Answer 13

extractor

Question 14

Wooden or polymer grip near the magazine.

Answer 14

fore-end or slide

Question 15

Bead or raised post on the front of the barrel used to bring the firearm into alignment for accuracy.

Answer 15

front/bead sight or post

Question 16

Bottom opening on the receiver that live rounds are fed into or removed from the magazine tube.

Answer 16

loading port

Question 17

Located on the magazine tube’s end and keeps the barrel in place.

Answer 17

magazine cap

Question 18

Located under the barrel and holds rounds.

Answer 18

magazine tube

Question 19

Barrel’s front end.

Answer 19

muzzle

Question 20

Secondary aligning device located on the receiver or barrel that aligns with the front sight bead or post to bring the shotgun into alignment for accuracy.

Answer 20

rear sight

Question 21

Holds the trigger group and bolt assembly.

Answer 21

receiver

Question 22

Mechanical device that prevents a shooter from pulling the trigger and discharging the shotgun.

Answer 22

safety

Question 23

Slightly rounded steel part that blocks the loading port; catches rounds released from the magazine and raises them into alignment with the chamber.

Answer 23

shell carrier

Question 24

Two pieces of steel mounted on each side of the inside of the receiver at the magazine’s rear; they help hold the cartridges in the magazine and release them one at a time when the action operates. They are also used to manually unload the shotgun.

Answer 24

shell latches (stops)

Question 25

Part of the weapon attached to the receiver; a shooter places this on his or her shoulder when firing.

Answer 25

stock

Question 26

Rear area of the stock that the shooter mounts against the shoulder for firing; normally covered with a metal or plastic butt platte or recoil pad.

Answer 26

butt

Question 27

Stock’s top edge where the shooter’s cheek rests.

Answer 27

comb

Question 28

“Small of the stock”, just behind the receiver; the shooter uses the _____ and his or her shooting hand for for control when firing of or carrying it.

Answer 28

grip

Question 29

Top corner of the butt.

Answer 29

heel

Question 30

A butt plate, usually rubber, that reduces the effect of the shotgun’s recoil of “kick”.

Answer 30

recoil pad

Question 31

The bottom part of the butt.

Answer 31

toe

Question 32

When pulled, this releases the rear (a part that holds the hammer in the cocked position) and activates the firing pin.

Answer 32

trigger

Question 33

Part of the frame that protects the trigger.

Answer 33

trigger guard

Question 34

Placing live rounds in the magazine tube or open ejection port.

Answer 34

loading

Question 35

Removing a round from the magazine tube and placing it in the barrel’s chamber by cycling the weapon, or after placing a round in the open ejection port, pushing the slide forward.

Answer 35

chambering

Question 36

Closing the action to a locked position by moving the fore-end forward until it stops.

Answer 36

locking

Question 37

Discharging the weapon by depressing the trigger.

Answer 37

firing

Question 38

Weapon unlocks when fired.

Answer 38

unlocking

Question 39

Extractor’s removal of the empty casing from the chamber and pushing the empty casing out of the weapon through the ejection port by manually cycling the slide/fore-end grip to the rear.

Answer 39

extracting/ejecting