NRA BASIC EVALUATION UPDATED EXAM QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Trigger control - ✔✔Pulling the trigger without causing any movement of the aligned
sights
✔✔Burning gun powder - ✔✔Creates high-pressure gas that pushes the bullet down the
barrel
✔✔Consistency, balance, support, natural aiming area, comfort - ✔✔Elements of a
good shooting position
✔✔Proper sight alignment - ✔✔Top of front and rear sights are even & front sight is
centered in rear sight
✔✔Squib load - ✔✔A load that develops less than normal pressure
✔✔Proper maintenance - ✔✔This helps a gun function more reliably, shoot more
accurately & last longer
✔✔The NRA first rule of gun safety - ✔✔Always keep the gun pointed in a safe
direction.
✔✔First rule of gun storage - ✔✔Guns should be stored so that they are inaccessible to
unauthorized persons
✔✔Single-action - ✔✔Pulling the trigger only performs one action: releasing the
hammer
✔✔+P cartridges - ✔✔Cartridges loaded to higher pressures than standard ammunition
✔✔The NRA third rule of gun safety - ✔✔Always keep the gun unloaded until ready to
use.
✔✔Magazine - ✔✔The part of a semi-automatic pistol designed to hold extra cartridges
✔✔Muzzle - ✔✔The front end of the barrel where the bullet exits
✔✔Chamber - ✔✔The place where the cartridge is located at the time it is fired
✔✔The NRA second rule of gun safety - ✔✔Always keep your finger off the trigger until
ready to shoot.
✔✔Bullet - ✔✔The projectile that exits the gun when it is fired
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Trigger control - ✔✔Pulling the trigger without causing any movement of the aligned
sights
✔✔Burning gun powder - ✔✔Creates high-pressure gas that pushes the bullet down the
barrel
✔✔Consistency, balance, support, natural aiming area, comfort - ✔✔Elements of a
good shooting position
✔✔Proper sight alignment - ✔✔Top of front and rear sights are even & front sight is
centered in rear sight
✔✔Squib load - ✔✔A load that develops less than normal pressure
✔✔Proper maintenance - ✔✔This helps a gun function more reliably, shoot more
accurately & last longer
✔✔The NRA first rule of gun safety - ✔✔Always keep the gun pointed in a safe
direction.
✔✔First rule of gun storage - ✔✔Guns should be stored so that they are inaccessible to
unauthorized persons
✔✔Single-action - ✔✔Pulling the trigger only performs one action: releasing the
hammer
✔✔+P cartridges - ✔✔Cartridges loaded to higher pressures than standard ammunition
✔✔The NRA third rule of gun safety - ✔✔Always keep the gun unloaded until ready to
use.
✔✔Magazine - ✔✔The part of a semi-automatic pistol designed to hold extra cartridges
✔✔Muzzle - ✔✔The front end of the barrel where the bullet exits
✔✔Chamber - ✔✔The place where the cartridge is located at the time it is fired
✔✔The NRA second rule of gun safety - ✔✔Always keep your finger off the trigger until
ready to shoot.
✔✔Bullet - ✔✔The projectile that exits the gun when it is fired
