NRA Basic Pistol Instructor Coarse Questions And
Answers
What is the inside of a barrel called? ANS A Bore
What are two components of rifling? ANS Lands and grooves
What is the "action" of a firearm? ANS A group of moving parts used to load, fire, and unload
Sight Picture ANS The relationship between the eye, front sight, rear sight, and target.
What are the Five fundamentals of pistol shooting? ANS Eye Dominance, Handgrip, Aiming,
Breath Control, and Hold Control.
What is the NRA top three gun owner's safety rules? ANS Always keep the gun pointed in a safe
direction
Always keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot.
Always keep the gun unloaded until ready to use.
What is Hold Control? ANS Allows to shooter to maintain proper sight alignment and sight
picture while firing a shot.
- Good Grip
-Minimize the Arc of movement
what is Sight Alignment? ANS the process of lining up a firearm's rear and front sights
-Equal Light
-Equal Hight
What are the three components of a pistol? ANS Frame, Barrel, and Action
Answers
What is the inside of a barrel called? ANS A Bore
What are two components of rifling? ANS Lands and grooves
What is the "action" of a firearm? ANS A group of moving parts used to load, fire, and unload
Sight Picture ANS The relationship between the eye, front sight, rear sight, and target.
What are the Five fundamentals of pistol shooting? ANS Eye Dominance, Handgrip, Aiming,
Breath Control, and Hold Control.
What is the NRA top three gun owner's safety rules? ANS Always keep the gun pointed in a safe
direction
Always keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot.
Always keep the gun unloaded until ready to use.
What is Hold Control? ANS Allows to shooter to maintain proper sight alignment and sight
picture while firing a shot.
- Good Grip
-Minimize the Arc of movement
what is Sight Alignment? ANS the process of lining up a firearm's rear and front sights
-Equal Light
-Equal Hight
What are the three components of a pistol? ANS Frame, Barrel, and Action
