Multiple Choice Questions

Shotguns are classified by:
  • full
  • gauge
  • steel
  • caliber
What might cause a shotgun to explode?
  • using the wrong shotshell in your shotgun
  • case, primer, powder, and projectile
  • point the muzzle in a safe direction
  • Rimfire primer is in the rim of the casing.
Which shotgun choke has the tightest shot pattern?
  • lead
  • action
  • full
  • A fully-automatic may not be used for hunting.
What is the first step in cleaning a firearm?
  • Rimfire primer is in the rim of the casing.
  • case, primer, powder, and projectile
  • point the muzzle in a safe direction
  • using the wrong shotshell in your shotgun
Which factor has a significant impact on a firearm's maximum projectile range?
  • altitude
  • action
  • after each use
  • steel
A telescopic sight (or scope):
  • point the muzzle in a safe direction
  • case, primer, powder, and projectile
  • gathers light to magnify a target
  • using the wrong shotshell in your shotgun
The basic components of cartridges and shotshells are similar. Which basic component is a bullet and shot pellets?
  • powder
  • action
  • projectile
  • altitude
______ is a term that describes the size of a rifle or handgun bore. This term also describes the size of cartridges used with different bores.
  • powder
  • caliber
  • rifling
  • altitude
Within a firearm, a burning material creates pressure to force the bullet or shot out of the barrel. What is this burning material?
  • altitude
  • steel
  • caliber
  • powder
Which statement is true about fully-automatic firearms?
  • Never carry more than one caliber or gauge of ammunition at the same time.
  • full
  • Rimfire primer is in the rim of the casing.
  • A fully-automatic may not be used for hunting.
What type of shotgun pellets are allowed for waterfowl hunting in the U.S.?
  • full
  • action
  • lead
  • steel
To make sure a bolt-action firearm is unloaded, you must check the:
  • open-action and magazine
  • action, stock, barrel
  • when a shot can give a clean kill.
  • single-shot and repeating
Rifles, shotguns, and handguns differ mostly based on their:
  • after each use
  • caliber
  • rifling
  • barrel and ammo
A 20-gauge shell is placed in a 12-gauge shotgun. What is the danger?
  • The shell could lodge in the barrel and cause serious personal injury
  • when a shot can give a clean kill.
  • When you know a firearm's range, you know how far the bullet or shot can travel and still cause injury.
  • steel shot weighs about 2/3 as much
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