NRA BASIC PISTOL SHOOTING COMPREHENSIVE
ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Proper sight alignment is having the front sight even with the top of the rear sight,
and the front sight centered in the notch of the rear sight so that there is an equal
amount of space on each side of the front sight. - ✔✔True
✔✔A squib load develops less than normal pressure or velocity after ignition of the
cartridge powder charge. - ✔✔True
✔✔A gun that is properly maintained will function more reliably, shoot more accurately
and last longer. - ✔✔True
✔✔ALWAYS keep your gun pointed in a safe direction. - ✔✔True
✔✔The safety on a pistol is a mechanical device that can fail. - ✔✔True
✔✔Pistols should be stored so that they are not accessible to unauthorized persons. -
✔✔True
✔✔A misfire is a perceptible delay in the ignition of a cartridge after the primer has been
struck by the firing pin. - ✔✔False
✔✔Most pistol cartridges can be fired from any handgun. - ✔✔False
✔✔Both ear and eye protection are highly recommended whenever you are firing live
ammunition. - ✔✔True
✔✔Cartridges loaded to lower pressures than standard ammunition are known as "+P"
cartridges. - ✔✔False
✔✔You should always bury unserviceable ammunition. - ✔✔False
ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Proper sight alignment is having the front sight even with the top of the rear sight,
and the front sight centered in the notch of the rear sight so that there is an equal
amount of space on each side of the front sight. - ✔✔True
✔✔A squib load develops less than normal pressure or velocity after ignition of the
cartridge powder charge. - ✔✔True
✔✔A gun that is properly maintained will function more reliably, shoot more accurately
and last longer. - ✔✔True
✔✔ALWAYS keep your gun pointed in a safe direction. - ✔✔True
✔✔The safety on a pistol is a mechanical device that can fail. - ✔✔True
✔✔Pistols should be stored so that they are not accessible to unauthorized persons. -
✔✔True
✔✔A misfire is a perceptible delay in the ignition of a cartridge after the primer has been
struck by the firing pin. - ✔✔False
✔✔Most pistol cartridges can be fired from any handgun. - ✔✔False
✔✔Both ear and eye protection are highly recommended whenever you are firing live
ammunition. - ✔✔True
✔✔Cartridges loaded to lower pressures than standard ammunition are known as "+P"
cartridges. - ✔✔False
✔✔You should always bury unserviceable ammunition. - ✔✔False
