JROTC Marksmanship Safety Exam
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When I pick up or receive an air rifle from someone else, the first thing I must do is: -
✔✔Control the muzzle
The command LOAD means: - ✔✔I can charge my air rifle and load a pellet in it
When my air rifle malfunctions, I must: - ✔✔Keep the muzzle pointed downrange;
Raise my hand so the INSTRUCTOR can see it; wait for instructions from the
INSTRUCTOR.
Before anyone can go downrange to change targets or for any other purpose: - ✔✔All
air rifles must be unloaded, grounded with CBIs inserted and checked
If I still have a loaded rifle (pellet in barrel) after the INSTRUCTOR gives the command
STOP, I must: - ✔✔Remain in position and keep my air rifle muzzle pointed
downrange; Raise my hand so the INSTRUCTOR can see it; Follow the INSTRUCTOR'S
instructions.
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, After I pick up or receive a gun and have made sure the muzzle is pointing in a safe
direction, the second thing that I must do to make sure it is safe is: - ✔✔Check the
action/bolt to be sure it is open and has a CBI inserted
The command STOP means: - ✔✔Immediately take my finger off the trigger and do not
fire any more shots
The safest and correct way to load a pneumatic air rifle is: - ✔✔Open the action, charge
air, then insert a pellet
The most important component of rifle safety is: - ✔✔The person holding the rifle
If I am with someone else who is handling a gun behind the firing line with the action
closed, I should: - ✔✔Ask that person to open the action of the gun immediately
When a rifle is grounded, it must: - ✔✔Be lying on the floor or bench with its action
open and a CBI inserted
The proper time to place the index finger on the trigger is: - ✔✔When I receive the
command "START" or "FIRE"
An air rifle is considered "unloaded" if: - ✔✔The action is open, there is no pellet in the
barrel and a CBI is inserted.
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Study Guide Questions and Answers
100% Pass
When I pick up or receive an air rifle from someone else, the first thing I must do is: -
✔✔Control the muzzle
The command LOAD means: - ✔✔I can charge my air rifle and load a pellet in it
When my air rifle malfunctions, I must: - ✔✔Keep the muzzle pointed downrange;
Raise my hand so the INSTRUCTOR can see it; wait for instructions from the
INSTRUCTOR.
Before anyone can go downrange to change targets or for any other purpose: - ✔✔All
air rifles must be unloaded, grounded with CBIs inserted and checked
If I still have a loaded rifle (pellet in barrel) after the INSTRUCTOR gives the command
STOP, I must: - ✔✔Remain in position and keep my air rifle muzzle pointed
downrange; Raise my hand so the INSTRUCTOR can see it; Follow the INSTRUCTOR'S
instructions.
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, After I pick up or receive a gun and have made sure the muzzle is pointing in a safe
direction, the second thing that I must do to make sure it is safe is: - ✔✔Check the
action/bolt to be sure it is open and has a CBI inserted
The command STOP means: - ✔✔Immediately take my finger off the trigger and do not
fire any more shots
The safest and correct way to load a pneumatic air rifle is: - ✔✔Open the action, charge
air, then insert a pellet
The most important component of rifle safety is: - ✔✔The person holding the rifle
If I am with someone else who is handling a gun behind the firing line with the action
closed, I should: - ✔✔Ask that person to open the action of the gun immediately
When a rifle is grounded, it must: - ✔✔Be lying on the floor or bench with its action
open and a CBI inserted
The proper time to place the index finger on the trigger is: - ✔✔When I receive the
command "START" or "FIRE"
An air rifle is considered "unloaded" if: - ✔✔The action is open, there is no pellet in the
barrel and a CBI is inserted.
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