MCOLES Firearms Exam Study Guide questions and 100% correct answers

What are the two main types of handguns? - correct answer - Semi-auto pistols - Revolvers What type of handgun is primarily used in law enforcement today? - correct answer Semi-auto pistols What are the two main types of long guns? - correct answer - Rifles - Shotguns What are the different types of reloads? - correct answer 1. Combat reload 2. Administrative load/reload 3. Sustained reload 4. Tactical reload What is a combat reload for pistol and rifle? - correct answer 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? - correct answer 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? - correct answer 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? - correct answer All shells are loaded one-by-one into the magazine tube