5. Ammunition

Question 1

Under what circumstances can you store ammunition with a firearm?

Answer 1

Only when it is securely locked and cannot be easily broken into

Question 2

Name the malfunction whereby, after the trigger is pulled, there is a several second delay before firing?

Answer 2

Hangfire

Question 3

What is the preferred temperature and humidity for ammunition storage?

Answer 3

In a cool, dry place. Preferably vented

Question 4

Describe four factors which affect trajectory?

Answer 4

Gravity, air resistance, velocity, and mass

Question 5

What safety precaution should be taken with a firearm that does not have a data stamp?

Answer 5

Take the firearm to a professional to measure the chamber and advise ammunition.

Question 6

Is it legal to display a firearm and its ammunition together?

Question 7

What is rifling?

Answer 7

Rifled barrels have a series of spiral grooves inside the barrel. The ridges are called lands. Rifling makes the bullet spin as it leaves the barrel so that it will be stable in flight.

Question 8

What is calibre?

Answer 8

Rifled firearms are sized by caliber. It is a measurement of bore diameter in either thousand of inches or millimeters. Inches are usually land to land and mm are groove to groove

Question 9

What are the two types of cartridges commonly used?

Answer 9

rim-fire and centre fire. Describes where the primer is located at the base of the cartridge casing.

Question 10

What are the components of a cartridge?

Answer 10

Tip to base - bullet, powder charge, case, primer

Question 11

When the nose of the bullet is covered it a cartridge it is also called a…?

Answer 11

full-metal jacket, hard point or ball ammunition

Question 12

When the nose of the bullet is uncovered it a cartridge it is also called a…?

Answer 12

jacketed soft point

Question 13

What information is found on the headstamp?

Answer 13

calibre, manufacturer, and whether the ammuntion is regular or magnum

Question 14

How are shotguns sized?

Answer 14

By gauge instead of calibre

Question 15

What are 3 slug types?

Answer 15

rifled (spiraled grooves), sabot (flat top), and rounded

Question 16

How many lead balls are in a pound? and how many gauges is a pound?

Answer 16

12 lead balls = 1 lb = 12 gauges

Question 17

What is the choke?

Answer 17

It is the narrowing at the muzzle end. Helps control the spread of the shot after it is fired.

Question 18

What are the patterns of pellets on the target from the choke

Answer 18

full choke - tight pattern
modified choke - more open
improved cylinder - more open
cylinder bore = no choke - most open

Question 19

What are the components of shell?

Answer 19

tip to bottom - Shot or slug, wad, powder, primer, hull

Question 20

What are the differences between shot shells and shotgun shells with slug?

Answer 20

Shot shells have shots instead of a slug and are crimped closed as they cant be exposed like a slug

Question 21

What is the dangers of a wrong shell size?

Answer 21

Could burst the barrel and the firing hull opens

Question 22

What is stamped on the barrel or action of a shotgun?

Answer 22

gauge, max shell length, type of choke

Question 23

What is a buckshot?

Answer 23

a large size of lead shot used in shotgun shells for hunting game, as pheasants or ducks.

Question 24

What are 3 ammunition hazards?

Answer 24

Misfire, hangfire, and primer pop