MCOLES Firearms Exam Study Guide
2024
What are the two main types of handguns? - ANS-- Semi-auto pistols
- Revolvers
What type of handgun is primarily used in law enforcement today? - ANS-Semi-auto
pistols
What are the two main types of long guns? - ANS-- Rifles
- Shotguns
What are the different types of reloads? - ANS-1. Combat reload
2. Administrative load/reload
3. Sustained reload
4. Tactical reload
What is a combat reload for pistol and rifle? - ANS-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? - ANS-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? - ANS-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? - ANS-All shells are loaded one-by-one
into the magazine tube
What is an administrative load/reload for rifle? - ANS-Empty chamber, safety on, bolt
locked to the rear, magazine is inserted, bolt catch is pressed/slapped
What is a sustained reload for pistol and rifle? - ANS-A round is still in the chamber, the
magazine is dropped, and a new magazine is loaded in (no racking slide)
2024
What are the two main types of handguns? - ANS-- Semi-auto pistols
- Revolvers
What type of handgun is primarily used in law enforcement today? - ANS-Semi-auto
pistols
What are the two main types of long guns? - ANS-- Rifles
- Shotguns
What are the different types of reloads? - ANS-1. Combat reload
2. Administrative load/reload
3. Sustained reload
4. Tactical reload
What is a combat reload for pistol and rifle? - ANS-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? - ANS-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? - ANS-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? - ANS-All shells are loaded one-by-one
into the magazine tube
What is an administrative load/reload for rifle? - ANS-Empty chamber, safety on, bolt
locked to the rear, magazine is inserted, bolt catch is pressed/slapped
What is a sustained reload for pistol and rifle? - ANS-A round is still in the chamber, the
magazine is dropped, and a new magazine is loaded in (no racking slide)
