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NRA Pistol Shooting Exam Questions And
Answers 2025 Update.
What are the frame, barrel, and action - Answer✔These are the three major components of a
pistol
What is the part of a revolver where cartridges are held in a circular pattern - Answer✔This is
the cylinder
What releases a spring-powered hammer or striker to fire the cartridge - Answer✔This is the
trigger mechanism
What are sight alignment and sight picture - Answer✔These are the elements or stages of
aiming
What is unique about the front sight in aiming - Answer✔Where to focus while aiming
What use is the information on the barrel or slide, the owner's manual, and the cartridge box
and headstamp - Answer✔This is how to ensure you use the correct ammunition for your gun
Why would one keep the pistol pointed in a safe direction and wait at least 30 seconds before
opening the action and removing the cartridge - Answer✔This is what to do upon a misfire or
hangfire: i.e. when a cartridge fails to fire immediately
Why use the same pistol grip each time you hold the pistol - Answer✔This is a best-practice for
gripping a pistol
Why continue all shooting fundamentals before, during, and immediately after firing a shot -
Answer✔This is the reason follow-through is important
What is the central component of a pistol and made of steel, aluminum, titanium, or polymer
materials - Answer✔This is the frame of the pistol
What is made of a case, primer, powder, and bullet - Answer✔These are the components of a
pistol cartridge
What are single and double action - Answer✔These are the two types of revolver actions
What is the type of action in which pulling the trigger performs two tasks: cocking and releasing
the hammer - Answer✔To what does 'double action' refer
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NRA Pistol Shooting Exam Questions And
Answers 2025 Update.
What are the frame, barrel, and action - Answer✔These are the three major components of a
pistol
What is the part of a revolver where cartridges are held in a circular pattern - Answer✔This is
the cylinder
What releases a spring-powered hammer or striker to fire the cartridge - Answer✔This is the
trigger mechanism
What are sight alignment and sight picture - Answer✔These are the elements or stages of
aiming
What is unique about the front sight in aiming - Answer✔Where to focus while aiming
What use is the information on the barrel or slide, the owner's manual, and the cartridge box
and headstamp - Answer✔This is how to ensure you use the correct ammunition for your gun
Why would one keep the pistol pointed in a safe direction and wait at least 30 seconds before
opening the action and removing the cartridge - Answer✔This is what to do upon a misfire or
hangfire: i.e. when a cartridge fails to fire immediately
Why use the same pistol grip each time you hold the pistol - Answer✔This is a best-practice for
gripping a pistol
Why continue all shooting fundamentals before, during, and immediately after firing a shot -
Answer✔This is the reason follow-through is important
What is the central component of a pistol and made of steel, aluminum, titanium, or polymer
materials - Answer✔This is the frame of the pistol
What is made of a case, primer, powder, and bullet - Answer✔These are the components of a
pistol cartridge
What are single and double action - Answer✔These are the two types of revolver actions
What is the type of action in which pulling the trigger performs two tasks: cocking and releasing
the hammer - Answer✔To what does 'double action' refer
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