Module 2 Firearm Safety Revision Exam Questions With All Correct Answers.

Pistol - Answer A handgun in which the chamber is integral with the barrel. Revolver - Answer A firearm, usually a handgun, with a cylinder having several chambers so arranged as to rotate around an axis. The firearm is discharged successively by the same firing mechanism. Rifle - Answer A firearm with a rifled bore designed to be fired from the shoulder. Shotgun - Answer A long gun designed to shoot from the shoulder, typically having a smooth bore and designed tofire shotshells. Semi-automatic action - Answer A repeating firearm that requires a separate pull of the trigger for eachshot fired, and which uses the energy of discharge to perform a portion of the operating or firingcycle. Also known as an autoloader or self-loader. Automatic action - Answer A firearm design that feeds cartridges, fires, extracts, and ejects cartridge cases as long as the trigger is fully depressed and there are cartridges in the feed system. Actuation of the mechanism may be from an internal power source such as gas pressure or recoil, or external power source, such as electricity. Also known as fully automatic, full auto or machinegun. Derringer - Answer The generic term applied to many variations of small one-, two- or even four-shot pistols, using both percussion caps and cartridges. The original designer, Henry Deringer, spelled his name "Deringer", not Derringer. Bolt-action - Answer A firearm in which the breech closure is in line with the bore at all times, manuallyreciprocates to load, unload, and cock, and is locked in place by breech bolt lugs and engagingabutments, usually in the receiver. There are two principal types of bolt actions: the turn bolt andthe straight pull. Slide (pump) action - Answer An action which features a movable forearm that is manually actuated in a motion parallel to the barrel by the shooter. Forearm motion is transmitted to a breech bolt assembly