NRA BASIC FINAL PAPER UPDATED EXAM QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔True/False: The gun safety rules described in the NRA Guide to the Basics of Rifle
Shooting do not apply at all times. - ✔✔f
✔✔True/False: Ammunition should not be present when cleaning a rifle. - ✔✔t
✔✔True/False: Laws for transporting a rifle may differ from one locality to another. -
✔✔t
✔✔True/False: Your breath should be let out slowly and steadily until the shot is fired. -
✔✔t
✔✔True/False: Your non-dominant eye should be used for aiming the rifle. - ✔✔
✔✔True/False: You should aways keep your gun unloaded until you are ready to use it.
- ✔✔t
✔✔True/False: A rifle should be cleaned at regular intervals. - ✔✔t
✔✔True/False: The benchrest position is the least stable rifle shooting position. - ✔✔f
✔✔True/False: Trigger Control is the technique of pulling the trigger without causing
movement of the aligned sights. - ✔✔t
✔✔True/False: Tubular magazines are found only on lever-action rifles. - ✔✔f
✔✔True/False: The chamber of a rifle is located in the rear of the barrel. - ✔✔f
✔✔True/False: Maintenance of rifle magazines is critical for proper rifle functioning. -
✔✔t
✔✔True/False: Rifle cartridges should not be exposed to water or solvents. - ✔✔t
✔✔True/False: The muzzle is the front end of the barrel where the bullet exits. - ✔✔t
✔✔True/False: When shooting a rifle, you should always know your target and what is
beyond. - ✔✔t
✔✔True/False: The unloading procedure is exactly the same for the different types and
models of rifles. - ✔✔f
, ✔✔ The four major components of a rifle are:
A. receiver, barrel, action, and stock
B. sights, frame, barrel, and action
C. magazine, barrel, frame, and hammer
D. receiver, chamber, frame, and barrel - ✔✔A
✔✔A magazine :
A. holds cartridges in a bolt-action, semi-automatic, lever-action or slide-action rifle
B. is composed of a body, a spring, a follower, and a floorplate
C. may be detachable or non-detachable
D. all of the above - ✔✔b
✔✔The action is:
A. the group of moving parts used to load, fire, and unload the rifle
B. the part of a firearm in which a cartridge is contained at the instant of firing
C. the end of the barrel where the chamber is located
D. another term for the bolt of a semi-automatic rifle - ✔✔A
✔✔The shooting fundamentals are:
A. aiming, breath control, hold control, trigger control, and follow-through
B. aiming, eye dominance, hold control, trigger control, and follow-through
C. comfort, aiming, trigger control
D. stance, hold control, aiming, trigger control - ✔✔a
✔✔When aiming a rifle, the eye can only focus on one object at a time; therefore, you
should focus on the ___________ so that it appears clear and sharp.
A. rear sight
B. target
C. front sight
D. bullseye - ✔✔
✔✔There are three main ammunition malfunctions, consisting of:
A. misfire, hangfire, and squib loads
B. misfire, hangfire, doublefeed
C. stovepipe, hangfire, and squib loads
D. none of the above - ✔✔
✔✔When a cartridge fails to fire immediately, you should:
A. put the safety on and put the rifle down
B. keep the rifle pointed in a safe direction and after waiting at least 30 seconds (as a
precaution in case of a hangfire), open the action and remove the cartridge
C. open the action immediately and inspect the cartridge to determine the malfunction
D. none of the above - ✔✔c
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔True/False: The gun safety rules described in the NRA Guide to the Basics of Rifle
Shooting do not apply at all times. - ✔✔f
✔✔True/False: Ammunition should not be present when cleaning a rifle. - ✔✔t
✔✔True/False: Laws for transporting a rifle may differ from one locality to another. -
✔✔t
✔✔True/False: Your breath should be let out slowly and steadily until the shot is fired. -
✔✔t
✔✔True/False: Your non-dominant eye should be used for aiming the rifle. - ✔✔
✔✔True/False: You should aways keep your gun unloaded until you are ready to use it.
- ✔✔t
✔✔True/False: A rifle should be cleaned at regular intervals. - ✔✔t
✔✔True/False: The benchrest position is the least stable rifle shooting position. - ✔✔f
✔✔True/False: Trigger Control is the technique of pulling the trigger without causing
movement of the aligned sights. - ✔✔t
✔✔True/False: Tubular magazines are found only on lever-action rifles. - ✔✔f
✔✔True/False: The chamber of a rifle is located in the rear of the barrel. - ✔✔f
✔✔True/False: Maintenance of rifle magazines is critical for proper rifle functioning. -
✔✔t
✔✔True/False: Rifle cartridges should not be exposed to water or solvents. - ✔✔t
✔✔True/False: The muzzle is the front end of the barrel where the bullet exits. - ✔✔t
✔✔True/False: When shooting a rifle, you should always know your target and what is
beyond. - ✔✔t
✔✔True/False: The unloading procedure is exactly the same for the different types and
models of rifles. - ✔✔f
, ✔✔ The four major components of a rifle are:
A. receiver, barrel, action, and stock
B. sights, frame, barrel, and action
C. magazine, barrel, frame, and hammer
D. receiver, chamber, frame, and barrel - ✔✔A
✔✔A magazine :
A. holds cartridges in a bolt-action, semi-automatic, lever-action or slide-action rifle
B. is composed of a body, a spring, a follower, and a floorplate
C. may be detachable or non-detachable
D. all of the above - ✔✔b
✔✔The action is:
A. the group of moving parts used to load, fire, and unload the rifle
B. the part of a firearm in which a cartridge is contained at the instant of firing
C. the end of the barrel where the chamber is located
D. another term for the bolt of a semi-automatic rifle - ✔✔A
✔✔The shooting fundamentals are:
A. aiming, breath control, hold control, trigger control, and follow-through
B. aiming, eye dominance, hold control, trigger control, and follow-through
C. comfort, aiming, trigger control
D. stance, hold control, aiming, trigger control - ✔✔a
✔✔When aiming a rifle, the eye can only focus on one object at a time; therefore, you
should focus on the ___________ so that it appears clear and sharp.
A. rear sight
B. target
C. front sight
D. bullseye - ✔✔
✔✔There are three main ammunition malfunctions, consisting of:
A. misfire, hangfire, and squib loads
B. misfire, hangfire, doublefeed
C. stovepipe, hangfire, and squib loads
D. none of the above - ✔✔
✔✔When a cartridge fails to fire immediately, you should:
A. put the safety on and put the rifle down
B. keep the rifle pointed in a safe direction and after waiting at least 30 seconds (as a
precaution in case of a hangfire), open the action and remove the cartridge
C. open the action immediately and inspect the cartridge to determine the malfunction
D. none of the above - ✔✔c
