MCOLES Firearms Exam Study Guide with Complete & Updated Solutions

MCOLES Firearms Exam Study Guide with Complete & Updated Solutions What are the two main types of handguns? - Answer ️️ -- Semi-auto pistols - Revolvers What type of handgun is primarily used in law enforcement today? - Answer ️️ - Semi-auto pistols What are the two main types of long guns? - Answer ️️ -- Rifles - Shotguns What are the different types of reloads? - Answer ️️ -1. Combat reload 2. Administrative load/reload 3. Sustained reload 4. Tactical reload What is a combat reload for pistol and rifle? - Answer ️️ -The gun runs out of ammo, slide locks to the rear, new magazine needs to be inserted and slide racked forward What is a combat load/reload for shotgun? - Answer ️️ -Turn shotgun sideways, drop one shell/slug inside the open ejection port, rack the pump forward, turn the shotgun back forward, then load the rest of the shells/slugs into the magazine tube What is an administrative load/reload for pistol? - Answer ️️ -Pistol stays in holster, old magazine stripped out, new magazine placed in without drawing the gun from the holster What is an administrative load/reload for pistol? - Answer ️️ -All shells are loaded one-by-one into the magazine tube What is an administrative load/reload for rifle? - Answer ️️ -Empty chamber, safety on, bolt locked to the rear, magazine is inserted, bolt catch is pressed/slapped What is a sustained reload for pistol and rifle? - Answer ️️ -A round is still in the chamber, the magazine is droppe