Shotgun NRA Test
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT
Answers
1. What is the purpose of a shotgun barrel stamp?
Answer: To help the user match the shotgun to the correct ammunition.
2. What is the main function of the shotgun barrel?
Answer: To guide the projectile out of the shotgun.
3. What part of the shotgun should prevent the firearm from firing when the trigger
is pulled?
Answer: The safety.
4. What are two types of safeties commonly found on modern shotguns?
Answer: Crossbolt and tang safeties.
5. Which of the following is an action type found in modern shotguns?
A. Bolt action
, B. Lever action
C. Semi-automatic
D. Revolver
Answer: C. Semi-automatic.
6. When choosing a shotgun, what should you consider most?
Answer: The game you plan to hunt.
7. What part of the shotgun tightens the shot pattern?
Answer: The choke at the end of the barrel.
8. Which type of game is a shotgun best used for?
Answer: Birds such as ducks (upland or waterfowl).
9. What might be included in a shotgun designed to fire slugs?
Answer: A rifled bore.
10. How is a shotgun fired?
Answer: By pulling the trigger.
Quick Safety Rules
Always keep the gun pointed in a safe direction.
Keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot.
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT
Answers
1. What is the purpose of a shotgun barrel stamp?
Answer: To help the user match the shotgun to the correct ammunition.
2. What is the main function of the shotgun barrel?
Answer: To guide the projectile out of the shotgun.
3. What part of the shotgun should prevent the firearm from firing when the trigger
is pulled?
Answer: The safety.
4. What are two types of safeties commonly found on modern shotguns?
Answer: Crossbolt and tang safeties.
5. Which of the following is an action type found in modern shotguns?
A. Bolt action
, B. Lever action
C. Semi-automatic
D. Revolver
Answer: C. Semi-automatic.
6. When choosing a shotgun, what should you consider most?
Answer: The game you plan to hunt.
7. What part of the shotgun tightens the shot pattern?
Answer: The choke at the end of the barrel.
8. Which type of game is a shotgun best used for?
Answer: Birds such as ducks (upland or waterfowl).
9. What might be included in a shotgun designed to fire slugs?
Answer: A rifled bore.
10. How is a shotgun fired?
Answer: By pulling the trigger.
Quick Safety Rules
Always keep the gun pointed in a safe direction.
Keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot.
