NRA BASIC
NRA BASIC PISTOL SHOOTING COURSE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
TheGthreeGmajorGcomponentsGofGaGpistolGare:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-
frame,GbarrelGandGaction
YourGfingerGmayGcontactGtheGtrigger:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-
whenGyouGareGreadyGtoGshoot
TheGtriggerGmechanism:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-
releasesGaGspringpoweredGhammerGorGstrikerGtoGfireGtheGcartridge.
AimingGconsistsGof:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-sightGalignmentGandGsightGpicture.
WhenGaimingGaGpistol,GtheGeyeGcanGonlyGfocusGonGoneGobjectGatGaGtime;Gtherefo
re,GyouGshouldGfo cusGonGtheG(BLANK)GsoGthatGitGappearsGclearGandGsharp.G-
GCORRECTGANSWER-frontGsight
ToGensureGyouGuseGtheGcorrectGammunitionGforGyourGgun:G-
GCORRECTGANSWERa.GcheckGtheGinformationGstampedGonGtheGbarrelGand/
orGslide.
b.GcheckGyourGowner'sGmanual.
c.GcheckGtheGcartridgeGboxGandGcartridgeGheadstamp.
d.GallGofGtheGabove.
WhenGaGcartridgeGfailsGtoGfireGimmediately,GyouGshould:G-
GCORRECTGANSWERkeepGtheGpistolGpointedGinGaGsafeGdirectionGand,GafterGwaiti
ngGatGleastG30GsecondsG(asGaGprecautio
nGinGcaseGofGaGhangfire),GopenGtheGactionGandGremoveGtheGcartridge.
NRA BASIC PISTOL SHOOTING COURSE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
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WhenGgrippingGtheGpistol,GyouGshould:G-
GCORRECTGANSWERuseGtheGsameGgripGeachGtimeGthatGyouGholdGtheGpistol.
Follow-throughGisGimportantGbecause:G-
GCORRECTGANSWERitGintegrates,GmaintainsGandGcontinuesGallGshootingGfunda
mentalsGbefore,GduringGandGimmediatel yGafterGfiringGtheGshot.
TheGframeGofGaGpistolGis:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-
isGtheGcentralGcomponentGofGmostGpistols.
TheGfourGcomponentsGofGaGpistolGcartridgeGare:G-
GCORRECTGANSWERcase,Gprimer,GpowderGchargeGandGbullet.
SomeGofGtheGbenefitsGofGtheGIsoscelesGPositionGare:G-
GCORRECTGANSWERitGisGnaturalGandGeasyGtoGassume.
Double-actionGrefersGtoGtheGtypeGofGaction:G-
GCORRECTGANSWERinGwhichGpullingGtheGtriggerGperformsGtwoGtasks:GcockingGa
ndGreleasingGtheGhammer.
BeforeGcleaningGaGpistol,GbeGsureGthat:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-
a.GtheGpistolGisGunloaded.
b.GTheGpistolGisGdisassembledGaccordingGtoGinstructionsGinGowner'sGmanual.
c.GnoGammunitionGisGpresentGinGtheGarea.
d.GallGofGtheGabove.
A_______GoccursGwhenGaGcartridgeGfailsGtoGfireGafterGtheGprimerGhasGbeenGstruck
GbyGtheGfiringGpi n.G-GCORRECTGANSWER-misfire
NRA BASIC PISTOL SHOOTING COURSE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
NRA BASIC PISTOL SHOOTING COURSE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
TheGthreeGmajorGcomponentsGofGaGpistolGare:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-
frame,GbarrelGandGaction
YourGfingerGmayGcontactGtheGtrigger:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-
whenGyouGareGreadyGtoGshoot
TheGtriggerGmechanism:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-
releasesGaGspringpoweredGhammerGorGstrikerGtoGfireGtheGcartridge.
AimingGconsistsGof:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-sightGalignmentGandGsightGpicture.
WhenGaimingGaGpistol,GtheGeyeGcanGonlyGfocusGonGoneGobjectGatGaGtime;Gtherefo
re,GyouGshouldGfo cusGonGtheG(BLANK)GsoGthatGitGappearsGclearGandGsharp.G-
GCORRECTGANSWER-frontGsight
ToGensureGyouGuseGtheGcorrectGammunitionGforGyourGgun:G-
GCORRECTGANSWERa.GcheckGtheGinformationGstampedGonGtheGbarrelGand/
orGslide.
b.GcheckGyourGowner'sGmanual.
c.GcheckGtheGcartridgeGboxGandGcartridgeGheadstamp.
d.GallGofGtheGabove.
WhenGaGcartridgeGfailsGtoGfireGimmediately,GyouGshould:G-
GCORRECTGANSWERkeepGtheGpistolGpointedGinGaGsafeGdirectionGand,GafterGwaiti
ngGatGleastG30GsecondsG(asGaGprecautio
nGinGcaseGofGaGhangfire),GopenGtheGactionGandGremoveGtheGcartridge.
NRA BASIC PISTOL SHOOTING COURSE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
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WhenGgrippingGtheGpistol,GyouGshould:G-
GCORRECTGANSWERuseGtheGsameGgripGeachGtimeGthatGyouGholdGtheGpistol.
Follow-throughGisGimportantGbecause:G-
GCORRECTGANSWERitGintegrates,GmaintainsGandGcontinuesGallGshootingGfunda
mentalsGbefore,GduringGandGimmediatel yGafterGfiringGtheGshot.
TheGframeGofGaGpistolGis:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-
isGtheGcentralGcomponentGofGmostGpistols.
TheGfourGcomponentsGofGaGpistolGcartridgeGare:G-
GCORRECTGANSWERcase,Gprimer,GpowderGchargeGandGbullet.
SomeGofGtheGbenefitsGofGtheGIsoscelesGPositionGare:G-
GCORRECTGANSWERitGisGnaturalGandGeasyGtoGassume.
Double-actionGrefersGtoGtheGtypeGofGaction:G-
GCORRECTGANSWERinGwhichGpullingGtheGtriggerGperformsGtwoGtasks:GcockingGa
ndGreleasingGtheGhammer.
BeforeGcleaningGaGpistol,GbeGsureGthat:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-
a.GtheGpistolGisGunloaded.
b.GTheGpistolGisGdisassembledGaccordingGtoGinstructionsGinGowner'sGmanual.
c.GnoGammunitionGisGpresentGinGtheGarea.
d.GallGofGtheGabove.
A_______GoccursGwhenGaGcartridgeGfailsGtoGfireGafterGtheGprimerGhasGbeenGstruck
GbyGtheGfiringGpi n.G-GCORRECTGANSWER-misfire
NRA BASIC PISTOL SHOOTING COURSE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
