CLEET Firearms Exam With Correct Answers

utt Plate - ANSWER-A cap on the rear of the stock. The part of the stock to be placed in the contact with the shoulder when shooting Stock - ANSWER-The part to the rear of the action, by which the weapon is grasped by the strong hand. Also, call the buttstock. Receiver - ANSWER-The part of which the barrel, magazine and trigger assemblies are attached. Considered the main feature of the weapon it must be serially numbered by the manufacturer. Breach Block - ANSWER-Housed within the receiver, it is that part that locks the shotshell into the barrel chamber. It serves the same general function as the bolt of a bolt action rifle. Loading Port - ANSWER-That portion under the receiver by which a magazine-fed shotgun s designed to be loaded. Ejection Port - ANSWER-That cutout portion of the receiver through which shotshells or fired hulls are ejected. Trigger Guard - ANSWER-The enclosure on the underside of the receiver, forward of the stocks pistol handgrip, which provides some protection against accidental discharges. Trigger - ANSWER-The small lever which protrudes downward from the receiver, and inside the trigger guard. When pulled, the trigger starts the sequence of the action designed to fire the shotshell. Safety - ANSWER-That feature which, when activated, prevents the weapon from being fired. It is accessible to either the shooter's thumb or trigger finger, depending on the design. Magazine - ANSWER-A tubular housing for shotshells, attached to the forward end of the receiver and located under the barrel. Fore-End - ANSWER-The forward grip, grasped by the shooter's non-gun hand and is usually made of the same material as the stock. On pump-action weapons, it is used to cycle the action through the loading and unloading sequences Sights - ANSWER-Either a bead on the top of the muzzle end of the barrel, to be aligned with the top of the receiver, or a front sight assembly consisting of a front sight on top of the muzzle end of the barrel an adjustable rear sight assembly near of on the receiver. Muzzle - ANSWER-Front of barrel Front Site: - ANSWER-Protrusion located on the top of the barrel toward the front Barrel - ANSWER-Tubular part of the revolver which the bullet passes Top Strap - ANSWER-Portion over the cylinder on which rests the front site and used for the transfer Rear Site - ANSWER-Aperture located on top of the rear of the frame used to line site Hammer - ANSWER-That part of the firing mechanism that holds the hammer nose and strikes the cartridge's primer when the trigger is pulled Grips - ANSWER-Handles of the handgun Main Spring Strain Screw - ANSWER-The screw located on the grip frame of the revolver which determines the degree of tension on the mainspring. This screw is not adjustable.