NRA BASIC PISTOL INSTRUCTOR COARSE

NRA BASIC PISTOL INSTRUCTOR COARSE

What is the inside of a barrel called? - Answer -A Bore

What are two components of rifling? - Answer -Lands and grooves

What is the "action" of a firearm? - Answer -A group of moving parts used to load, fire,
and unload

Sight Picture - Answer -The relationship between the eye, front sight, rear sight, and
target.

What are the Five fundamentals of pistol shooting? - Answer -Eye Dominance,
Handgrip, Aiming, Breath Control, and Hold Control.

What is the NRA top three gun owner's safety rules? - Answer -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? - Answer -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? - Answer -the process of lining up a firearm's rear and front
sights
-Equal Light
-Equal Hight

What are the three components of a pistol? - Answer -Frame, Barrel, and Action

What is a Misfire? - Answer -A complete failure to fire (Dud)

What is a Hangfire - Answer -Delay in the explosion of the charge after the trigger is
pulled.

How Long can a Hangfire last? - Answer -The delay can last 30 seconds or more.

What is a Squib Load? - Answer -A round does not fire fully through the barrel and
becomes stuck in the barrel.
-STOP FIRING IMMEDIATELY