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SDI Firearm Finishes and Engraving (FTT
201) Questions and Answers | Latest
Update 2024/2025
T/F: One possible indicator that a barrel is likely to shoot poorly is pitting near
the crown.
✓ ~~> TRUE
Lands in the throat are which are uneven in their short points are usually
caused by:
✓ ~~> Cleaning Rod Damage
According to Joe Carlos, what must you do with a barrel to know for certain
what its current capabilities are?
✓ ~~> Shoot It
T/F: The electropolishing process both improves barrel accuracy and is safe
for the environment.
✓ ~~> FALSE
Joe Carlos' experiment showed that electropolishing was:
✓ ~~> Effective for Increasing the Accuracy of Damaged Barrels
The fire lapping process involves:
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✓ ~~> 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.
✓ ~~> TRUE
There is generally more need for fire lapping in:
✓ ~~> Button Rifled Bores
T/F: Fire lapping does not remove metal from the barrel.
✓ ~~> FALSE
"Throat maintenance" bullets were found through extensive testing to:
✓ ~~> Have a reliably positive impact on accuracy
The two basic metal preparation processes, according to Frank Fry, are:
✓ ~~> Hand and Machine
The first of three steps to hand finishing is:
✓ ~~> Remove machine marks with files
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Which of the following wheel types used in machine polishing will cut the
fastest?
✓ ~~> Felt
To prevent the loss of or "pulling" of letters and numbers, these areas should
be polished by:
✓ ~~> Hand
When using a wheel for polishing:
✓ ~~> Always polish with sharp edges pointed in the same direction the
wheel is turning.
If stamping has been damaged or pitted, you should:
✓ ~~> 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:
✓ ~~> 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:
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SDI Firearm Finishes and Engraving (FTT
201) Questions and Answers | Latest
Update 2024/2025
T/F: One possible indicator that a barrel is likely to shoot poorly is pitting near
the crown.
✓ ~~> TRUE
Lands in the throat are which are uneven in their short points are usually
caused by:
✓ ~~> Cleaning Rod Damage
According to Joe Carlos, what must you do with a barrel to know for certain
what its current capabilities are?
✓ ~~> Shoot It
T/F: The electropolishing process both improves barrel accuracy and is safe
for the environment.
✓ ~~> FALSE
Joe Carlos' experiment showed that electropolishing was:
✓ ~~> Effective for Increasing the Accuracy of Damaged Barrels
The fire lapping process involves:
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✓ ~~> 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.
✓ ~~> TRUE
There is generally more need for fire lapping in:
✓ ~~> Button Rifled Bores
T/F: Fire lapping does not remove metal from the barrel.
✓ ~~> FALSE
"Throat maintenance" bullets were found through extensive testing to:
✓ ~~> Have a reliably positive impact on accuracy
The two basic metal preparation processes, according to Frank Fry, are:
✓ ~~> Hand and Machine
The first of three steps to hand finishing is:
✓ ~~> Remove machine marks with files
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, 3 | P a g e | © copyright 2024/2025 | Grade A+
Which of the following wheel types used in machine polishing will cut the
fastest?
✓ ~~> Felt
To prevent the loss of or "pulling" of letters and numbers, these areas should
be polished by:
✓ ~~> Hand
When using a wheel for polishing:
✓ ~~> Always polish with sharp edges pointed in the same direction the
wheel is turning.
If stamping has been damaged or pitted, you should:
✓ ~~> 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:
✓ ~~> 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:
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