SDI Firearm Finishes and Engraving (FTT
201) ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
T/F: One possible indicator that a barrel is likely to shoot poorly is pitting near the crown. -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅TRUE
Lands in the throat are which are uneven in their short points are usually caused by: -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Cleaning Rod Damage
According to Joe Carlos, what must you do with a barrel to know for certain what its current
capabilities are? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Shoot It
T/F: The electropolishing process both improves barrel accuracy and is safe for the
environment. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅FALSE
Joe Carlos' experiment showed that electropolishing was: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Effective for Increasing the Accuracy of Damaged Barrels
The fire lapping process involves: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅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. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅TRUE
There is generally more need for fire lapping in: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Button Rifled
Bores
T/F: Fire lapping does not remove metal from the barrel. - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅FALSE
"Throat maintenance" bullets were found through extensive testing to: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Have a reliably positive impact on accuracy
, The two basic metal preparation processes, according to Frank Fry, are: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Hand and Machine
The first of three steps to hand finishing is: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Remove machine
marks with files
Which of the following wheel types used in machine polishing will cut the fastest? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Felt
To prevent the loss of or "pulling" of letters and numbers, these areas should be polished by: -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Hand
When using a wheel for polishing: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Always polish with sharp
edges pointed in the same direction the wheel is turning.
If stamping has been damaged or pitted, you should: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅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: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅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: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅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: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Coarset
Power buffing: When using a bench grinder, one end of the double ended shaft contains a
conventional grinding wheel, while the other end has which of the following: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Muslin Buffing Wheel
201) ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
T/F: One possible indicator that a barrel is likely to shoot poorly is pitting near the crown. -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅TRUE
Lands in the throat are which are uneven in their short points are usually caused by: -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Cleaning Rod Damage
According to Joe Carlos, what must you do with a barrel to know for certain what its current
capabilities are? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Shoot It
T/F: The electropolishing process both improves barrel accuracy and is safe for the
environment. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅FALSE
Joe Carlos' experiment showed that electropolishing was: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Effective for Increasing the Accuracy of Damaged Barrels
The fire lapping process involves: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅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. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅TRUE
There is generally more need for fire lapping in: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Button Rifled
Bores
T/F: Fire lapping does not remove metal from the barrel. - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅FALSE
"Throat maintenance" bullets were found through extensive testing to: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Have a reliably positive impact on accuracy
, The two basic metal preparation processes, according to Frank Fry, are: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Hand and Machine
The first of three steps to hand finishing is: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Remove machine
marks with files
Which of the following wheel types used in machine polishing will cut the fastest? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Felt
To prevent the loss of or "pulling" of letters and numbers, these areas should be polished by: -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Hand
When using a wheel for polishing: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Always polish with sharp
edges pointed in the same direction the wheel is turning.
If stamping has been damaged or pitted, you should: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅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: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅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: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅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: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Coarset
Power buffing: When using a bench grinder, one end of the double ended shaft contains a
conventional grinding wheel, while the other end has which of the following: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Muslin Buffing Wheel
