NRA BASIC PISTOL SHOOTING COURSE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
TheGthreeGmajorGcomponentsGofGaGpistolGare:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-frame,GbarrelGandGaction
YourGfingerGmayGcontactGtheGtrigger:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-whenGyouGareGreadyGtoGshoot
TheGtriggerGmechanism:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-releasesGaGspring-
poweredGhammerGorGstrikerGtoGfireGtheGcartridge.
AimingGconsistsGof:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-sightGalignmentGandGsightGpicture.
WhenGaimingGaGpistol,GtheGeyeGcanGonlyGfocusGonGoneGobjectGatGaGtime;Gtherefore,GyouGshouldGfo
cusGonGtheG(BLANK)GsoGthatGitGappearsGclearGandGsharp.G-GCORRECTGANSWER-frontGsight
ToGensureGyouGuseGtheGcorrectGammunitionGforGyourGgun:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-
a.GcheckGtheGinformationGstampedGonGtheGbarrelGand/orGslide.
b.GcheckGyourGowner'sGmanual.
c.GcheckGtheGcartridgeGboxGandGcartridgeGheadstamp.
d.GallGofGtheGabove.
WhenGaGcartridgeGfailsGtoGfireGimmediately,GyouGshould:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-
keepGtheGpistolGpointedGinGaGsafeGdirectionGand,GafterGwaitingGatGleastG30GsecondsG(asGaGprecautio
nGinGcaseGofGaGhangfire),GopenGtheGactionGandGremoveGtheGcartridge.
WhenGgrippingGtheGpistol,GyouGshould:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-
useGtheGsameGgripGeachGtimeGthatGyouGholdGtheGpistol.
, Follow-throughGisGimportantGbecause:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-
itGintegrates,GmaintainsGandGcontinuesGallGshootingGfundamentalsGbefore,GduringGandGimmediatel
yGafterGfiringGtheGshot.
TheGframeGofGaGpistolGis:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-isGtheGcentralGcomponentGofGmostGpistols.
TheGfourGcomponentsGofGaGpistolGcartridgeGare:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-
case,Gprimer,GpowderGchargeGandGbullet.
SomeGofGtheGbenefitsGofGtheGIsoscelesGPositionGare:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-
itGisGnaturalGandGeasyGtoGassume.
Double-actionGrefersGtoGtheGtypeGofGaction:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-
inGwhichGpullingGtheGtriggerGperformsGtwoGtasks:GcockingGandGreleasingGtheGhammer.
BeforeGcleaningGaGpistol,GbeGsureGthat:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-a.GtheGpistolGisGunloaded.
b.GTheGpistolGisGdisassembledGaccordingGtoGinstructionsGinGowner'sGmanual.
c.GnoGammunitionGisGpresentGinGtheGarea.
d.GallGofGtheGabove.
A_______GoccursGwhenGaGcartridgeGfailsGtoGfireGafterGtheGprimerGhasGbeenGstruckGbyGtheGfiringGpi
n.G-GCORRECTGANSWER-misfire
TheGsafetyGonGaGpistolGis:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-aGmechanicalGdevice,GandGcanGfail.
WhenGshooting,GyouGshouldGholdGyourGbreathGbecause:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-
itGminimizesGbodyGmovement.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
TheGthreeGmajorGcomponentsGofGaGpistolGare:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-frame,GbarrelGandGaction
YourGfingerGmayGcontactGtheGtrigger:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-whenGyouGareGreadyGtoGshoot
TheGtriggerGmechanism:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-releasesGaGspring-
poweredGhammerGorGstrikerGtoGfireGtheGcartridge.
AimingGconsistsGof:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-sightGalignmentGandGsightGpicture.
WhenGaimingGaGpistol,GtheGeyeGcanGonlyGfocusGonGoneGobjectGatGaGtime;Gtherefore,GyouGshouldGfo
cusGonGtheG(BLANK)GsoGthatGitGappearsGclearGandGsharp.G-GCORRECTGANSWER-frontGsight
ToGensureGyouGuseGtheGcorrectGammunitionGforGyourGgun:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-
a.GcheckGtheGinformationGstampedGonGtheGbarrelGand/orGslide.
b.GcheckGyourGowner'sGmanual.
c.GcheckGtheGcartridgeGboxGandGcartridgeGheadstamp.
d.GallGofGtheGabove.
WhenGaGcartridgeGfailsGtoGfireGimmediately,GyouGshould:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-
keepGtheGpistolGpointedGinGaGsafeGdirectionGand,GafterGwaitingGatGleastG30GsecondsG(asGaGprecautio
nGinGcaseGofGaGhangfire),GopenGtheGactionGandGremoveGtheGcartridge.
WhenGgrippingGtheGpistol,GyouGshould:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-
useGtheGsameGgripGeachGtimeGthatGyouGholdGtheGpistol.
, Follow-throughGisGimportantGbecause:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-
itGintegrates,GmaintainsGandGcontinuesGallGshootingGfundamentalsGbefore,GduringGandGimmediatel
yGafterGfiringGtheGshot.
TheGframeGofGaGpistolGis:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-isGtheGcentralGcomponentGofGmostGpistols.
TheGfourGcomponentsGofGaGpistolGcartridgeGare:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-
case,Gprimer,GpowderGchargeGandGbullet.
SomeGofGtheGbenefitsGofGtheGIsoscelesGPositionGare:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-
itGisGnaturalGandGeasyGtoGassume.
Double-actionGrefersGtoGtheGtypeGofGaction:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-
inGwhichGpullingGtheGtriggerGperformsGtwoGtasks:GcockingGandGreleasingGtheGhammer.
BeforeGcleaningGaGpistol,GbeGsureGthat:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-a.GtheGpistolGisGunloaded.
b.GTheGpistolGisGdisassembledGaccordingGtoGinstructionsGinGowner'sGmanual.
c.GnoGammunitionGisGpresentGinGtheGarea.
d.GallGofGtheGabove.
A_______GoccursGwhenGaGcartridgeGfailsGtoGfireGafterGtheGprimerGhasGbeenGstruckGbyGtheGfiringGpi
n.G-GCORRECTGANSWER-misfire
TheGsafetyGonGaGpistolGis:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-aGmechanicalGdevice,GandGcanGfail.
WhenGshooting,GyouGshouldGholdGyourGbreathGbecause:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-
itGminimizesGbodyGmovement.
