MCOLES Firearms Exam Study Guide Questions and Answers| Graded A+

What are the two main types of handguns? - - Semi-auto pistols - Revolvers What type of handgun is primarily used in law enforcement today? - Semi-auto pistols What are the two main types of long guns? - - Rifles - Shotguns What are the different types of reloads? - 1. Combat reload 2. Administrative load/reload 3. Sustained reload 4. Tactical reload What is a combat reload for pistol and rifle? - The gun runs out of ammo, slide locks to the rear, new magazine needs to be inserted and slide racked forward What is a combat load/reload for shotgun? - Turn shotgun sideways, drop one shell/slug inside the open ejection port, rack the pump forward, turn the shotgun back forward, then load the rest of the shells/slugs into the magazine tube What is an administrative load/reload for pistol? - Pistol stays in holster, old magazine stripped out, new magazine placed in without drawing the gun from the holster What is an administrative load/reload for pistol? - All shells are loaded one-by-one into the magazine tube What is an administrative load/reload for rifle? - Empty chamber, safety on, bolt locked to the rear, magazine is inserted, bolt catch is pressed/slapped What is a sustained reload for pistol and rifle? - A round is still in the chamber, the magazine is dropped, and a new magazine is loaded in (no racking slide) What is a sustained reload for shotgun? - A shell/slug is still in the chamber, and more shells/slugs are loaded into the magazine tube (no cycling the pump) What is a tactical reload for pistol and rifle? - Support hand holds a fresh magazine, takes the old magazine out (not dropping it) and inserts the new magazine (all done with support hand) What situations would require an officer to use a tactical reload? - A gunfight that is not over but has a lull in the action allowing the officer to reload. The officer keeps the partial magazine in case they need every bullet later in the fight What type of reload is typically not done in combat? - Administrative load/reload What are some common malfunctions that can happen to a pistol? - 1. Failure to fire 2. Failure to feed 3. Stovepipe 4. Double feed 5. Squib load What is a failure to fire? - The trigger is pulled and nothing happens. The ignition pin hits the primer on the round, but no shot is fired