FIREARM SAFETY ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Firearm Safety. Answer: prevent firearm and hunting accidents and to
ensure the future of hunting and shooting sports through the compliance
with laws, regulations and ethics
◉ Pittman-Robertson Act of 1937. Answer: 11% tax on sporting goods
to help protect habitat, wildlife, water and to help fund hunter education
◉ TIP. Answer: turn in poachers; cash rewards for tips leading to the
arrest of bad guys
◉ Ethical Hunting. Answer: respect for self, respect for others,
responsibility for actions, respect for resourse
◉ Shotgun. Answer: a shoulder fired firearm; usually with a smooth
bore; shoots shot pellets made of lead, steel, or alloy; effective range is
50 yards or less; classified by gauge; shoot multiple projectiles called
pellets or shots; used for short distance/moving objects
◉ Rifle. Answer: a shoulder fired firearm; with spiral grooves cut into
the inner surface of the barrel; shoots a single projectile a long distance;
classified by caliber; shoots bullets or balls; used for long
, distance/stationary objects; bore diameter is measured in one thousands
of an inch or measured in millimeters; rifle bullets have a very high
velocity
◉ Rifling. Answer: lands and grooves cut into the inside of the barrel;
causes the projectile to spin.
◉ Open Sights. Answer: front and rear parts, sight can be moved to
change where the bullet will hit
◉ Rear/Peep Sights. Answer: front and rear parts, rear part is a peephole
where your eye will focus
◉ Telescopic Sights. Answer: gathers light and magnifies, target appears
closer
◉ Gauge. Answer: determined by the number of lead balls equal to the
diameter of the bore to weigh one pound, the smaller the gauge the
larger the number; used to determine barrel diameter in shotguns.
◉ Caliber. Answer: the bore number is in one thousands of an inch or
measured in millimeters; used to determine barrel diameter in rifles.
◉ Shot Patterns. Answer: the spread of the shot after it leaves the barrel
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Firearm Safety. Answer: prevent firearm and hunting accidents and to
ensure the future of hunting and shooting sports through the compliance
with laws, regulations and ethics
◉ Pittman-Robertson Act of 1937. Answer: 11% tax on sporting goods
to help protect habitat, wildlife, water and to help fund hunter education
◉ TIP. Answer: turn in poachers; cash rewards for tips leading to the
arrest of bad guys
◉ Ethical Hunting. Answer: respect for self, respect for others,
responsibility for actions, respect for resourse
◉ Shotgun. Answer: a shoulder fired firearm; usually with a smooth
bore; shoots shot pellets made of lead, steel, or alloy; effective range is
50 yards or less; classified by gauge; shoot multiple projectiles called
pellets or shots; used for short distance/moving objects
◉ Rifle. Answer: a shoulder fired firearm; with spiral grooves cut into
the inner surface of the barrel; shoots a single projectile a long distance;
classified by caliber; shoots bullets or balls; used for long
, distance/stationary objects; bore diameter is measured in one thousands
of an inch or measured in millimeters; rifle bullets have a very high
velocity
◉ Rifling. Answer: lands and grooves cut into the inside of the barrel;
causes the projectile to spin.
◉ Open Sights. Answer: front and rear parts, sight can be moved to
change where the bullet will hit
◉ Rear/Peep Sights. Answer: front and rear parts, rear part is a peephole
where your eye will focus
◉ Telescopic Sights. Answer: gathers light and magnifies, target appears
closer
◉ Gauge. Answer: determined by the number of lead balls equal to the
diameter of the bore to weigh one pound, the smaller the gauge the
larger the number; used to determine barrel diameter in shotguns.
◉ Caliber. Answer: the bore number is in one thousands of an inch or
measured in millimeters; used to determine barrel diameter in rifles.
◉ Shot Patterns. Answer: the spread of the shot after it leaves the barrel
