NRA PISTOL SHOOTING EXAM 2027 UPDATE WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Question 1.
What are the frame, barrel, and action
Correct Answer: These are the three major components of a pistol
Question 2.
What is the part of a revolver where cartridges are held in a circular pattern
Correct Answer: This is the cylinder
Question 3.
What releases a spring-powered hammer or striker to fire the cartridge
Correct Answer: This is the trigger mechanism
Question 4.
What are sight alignment and sight picture
Correct Answer: These are the elements or stages of aiming
Question 5.
What is unique about the front sight in aiming
Correct Answer: Where to focus while aiming
Question 6.
What use is the information on the barrel or slide, the owner's manual, and the cartridge
box and headstamp
Correct Answer: This is how to ensure you use the correct ammunition for your
gun
Question 7.
Why would one keep the pistol pointed in a safe direction and wait at least 30 seconds
before opening the action and removing the cartridge
Correct Answer: This is what to do upon a misfire or hangfire: i.e. when a
cartridge fails to fire immediately
Question 8.
Why use the same grip each time you the pistol
, Correct Answer: This is a best-practice for gripping a pistol pistol hold
Question 9.
Why continue all shooting fundamentals before, ing, and immediately firing a shot
Correct Answer: This is the reason follow-through is important durafter
Question 10.
What is the central nent of a pistol and of steel, aluminum, um, or polymer materials
Correct Answer: compo- This is the frame of the pistol made titani-
Question 11.
What is made of a case, primer, powder, and bullet
Correct Answer: These are the components of a pistol cartridge
Question 12.
What are single and double action
Correct Answer: These are the two types of revolver actions
Question 13.
What is the type of action in which pulling the trigger performs two tasks: cocking and
releasing the hammer
Correct Answer: To what does 'double action' refer
Question 14.
When to unload, re-move ammunition from the area, and follow the owner's manual
Correct Answer: Do this before cleaning a pistol
Question 15.
What is a misfire
Correct Answer: This occurs when a cartridge fails to fire after the primer has
been struct by the firing pin
Question 16.
What is a mechanical de-vice that can fail
Correct Answer: This is the 'safety'
SOLUTIONS
Question 1.
What are the frame, barrel, and action
Correct Answer: These are the three major components of a pistol
Question 2.
What is the part of a revolver where cartridges are held in a circular pattern
Correct Answer: This is the cylinder
Question 3.
What releases a spring-powered hammer or striker to fire the cartridge
Correct Answer: This is the trigger mechanism
Question 4.
What are sight alignment and sight picture
Correct Answer: These are the elements or stages of aiming
Question 5.
What is unique about the front sight in aiming
Correct Answer: Where to focus while aiming
Question 6.
What use is the information on the barrel or slide, the owner's manual, and the cartridge
box and headstamp
Correct Answer: This is how to ensure you use the correct ammunition for your
gun
Question 7.
Why would one keep the pistol pointed in a safe direction and wait at least 30 seconds
before opening the action and removing the cartridge
Correct Answer: This is what to do upon a misfire or hangfire: i.e. when a
cartridge fails to fire immediately
Question 8.
Why use the same grip each time you the pistol
, Correct Answer: This is a best-practice for gripping a pistol pistol hold
Question 9.
Why continue all shooting fundamentals before, ing, and immediately firing a shot
Correct Answer: This is the reason follow-through is important durafter
Question 10.
What is the central nent of a pistol and of steel, aluminum, um, or polymer materials
Correct Answer: compo- This is the frame of the pistol made titani-
Question 11.
What is made of a case, primer, powder, and bullet
Correct Answer: These are the components of a pistol cartridge
Question 12.
What are single and double action
Correct Answer: These are the two types of revolver actions
Question 13.
What is the type of action in which pulling the trigger performs two tasks: cocking and
releasing the hammer
Correct Answer: To what does 'double action' refer
Question 14.
When to unload, re-move ammunition from the area, and follow the owner's manual
Correct Answer: Do this before cleaning a pistol
Question 15.
What is a misfire
Correct Answer: This occurs when a cartridge fails to fire after the primer has
been struct by the firing pin
Question 16.
What is a mechanical de-vice that can fail
Correct Answer: This is the 'safety'
