Firearms and Ammunition Questions and Answers

Barrel, ignition, trigger - 3 basic components of a firearm Accuracy, reliability, power, speed - 4 goals of firearm improvement Revolver - a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets) (single pulls back) Single or double action - types of revolver Semi-automatic - A firearm that fires only once for each pull of the trigger. It reloads after each shot. The form: a semi-automatic rifle, a semi-automatic weapon, a semi-automatic pistol Fed by a magazine Fed by a magazine - a semi-automatic Fully automatic - a firearm with a clip-fed mechanism that fires repeatedly as long as the trigger is pressed Rifle - a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore Barreled gun that shot a bullet long distances Shotgun - Smooth bored barrel. Ammunition is small spherical pellets in a plastic cartridge. Suitable for short-distance shooting. Pellets - often used in shotguns, smaller and fired with less pressure. Striation - The usually microscopic markings on the surface of a fired Ammunition component caused by a combination of force and motion; these marks can contain class and/or individual characteristics. Smokeless powder - The chemical composition that, when ignited by a Primer, generates gas; the force of the gas propels the projectile(s).