SDI Firearm Finishes and Engraving
(FTT 201) Exam Questions and
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T/F: One possible indicator that a barrel is likely to shoot poorly is pitting
near the crown. - ✔✔TRUE
Lands in the throat are which are uneven in their short points are usually
caused by: - ✔✔Cleaning Rod Damage
According to Joe Carlos, what must you do with a barrel to know for
certain what its current capabilities are? - ✔✔Shoot It
T/F: The electropolishing process both improves barrel accuracy and is
safe for the environment. - ✔✔FALSE
Joe Carlos' experiment showed that electropolishing was: - ✔✔Effective for
Increasing the Accuracy of Damaged Barrels
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,The fire lapping process involves: - ✔✔Firing cartridges with progressively
finer grit abrasive coated bullets, which effectively polishes the bore.
T/F: Fire lapping has about the same average effective improvement on
accuracy as electropolishing. - ✔✔TRUE
There is generally more need for fire lapping in: - ✔✔Button Rifled Bores
T/F: Fire lapping does not remove metal from the barrel. - ✔✔FALSE
"Throat maintenance" bullets were found through extensive testing to: -
✔✔Have a reliably positive impact on accuracy
The two basic metal preparation processes, according to Frank Fry, are: -
✔✔Hand and Machine
The first of three steps to hand finishing is: - ✔✔Remove machine marks
with files
Which of the following wheel types used in machine polishing will cut the
fastest? - ✔✔Felt
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, To prevent the loss of or "pulling" of letters and numbers, these areas
should be polished by: - ✔✔Hand
When using a wheel for polishing: - ✔✔Always polish with sharp edges
pointed in the same direction the wheel is turning.
If stamping has been damaged or pitted, you should: - ✔✔Leave the
damaged stamping alone
Nickel plating has been a popular finish for handguns and certain small
parts of long guns since the turn of the century. The finish is applied by a
process called: - ✔✔Electroplating
For basic polishing: protect all of the newly-polished surfaces from rusting
with which of the following until you are ready to apply the bluing
solution: - ✔✔Light Coat of Oil
In general, power polishing entails starting which of the following grits
and polishing the surface of the metal in a given direction: - ✔✔Coarset
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(FTT 201) Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
T/F: One possible indicator that a barrel is likely to shoot poorly is pitting
near the crown. - ✔✔TRUE
Lands in the throat are which are uneven in their short points are usually
caused by: - ✔✔Cleaning Rod Damage
According to Joe Carlos, what must you do with a barrel to know for
certain what its current capabilities are? - ✔✔Shoot It
T/F: The electropolishing process both improves barrel accuracy and is
safe for the environment. - ✔✔FALSE
Joe Carlos' experiment showed that electropolishing was: - ✔✔Effective for
Increasing the Accuracy of Damaged Barrels
1
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,The fire lapping process involves: - ✔✔Firing cartridges with progressively
finer grit abrasive coated bullets, which effectively polishes the bore.
T/F: Fire lapping has about the same average effective improvement on
accuracy as electropolishing. - ✔✔TRUE
There is generally more need for fire lapping in: - ✔✔Button Rifled Bores
T/F: Fire lapping does not remove metal from the barrel. - ✔✔FALSE
"Throat maintenance" bullets were found through extensive testing to: -
✔✔Have a reliably positive impact on accuracy
The two basic metal preparation processes, according to Frank Fry, are: -
✔✔Hand and Machine
The first of three steps to hand finishing is: - ✔✔Remove machine marks
with files
Which of the following wheel types used in machine polishing will cut the
fastest? - ✔✔Felt
2
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, To prevent the loss of or "pulling" of letters and numbers, these areas
should be polished by: - ✔✔Hand
When using a wheel for polishing: - ✔✔Always polish with sharp edges
pointed in the same direction the wheel is turning.
If stamping has been damaged or pitted, you should: - ✔✔Leave the
damaged stamping alone
Nickel plating has been a popular finish for handguns and certain small
parts of long guns since the turn of the century. The finish is applied by a
process called: - ✔✔Electroplating
For basic polishing: protect all of the newly-polished surfaces from rusting
with which of the following until you are ready to apply the bluing
solution: - ✔✔Light Coat of Oil
In general, power polishing entails starting which of the following grits
and polishing the surface of the metal in a given direction: - ✔✔Coarset
3
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