Forensic Ballistics Review Questions 12
1. A Firearm having rifling in the bore and designed to be fired from
the shoulder. A. Shotgun B. Rifle C. Handgun D. Machine gun 2. The Spiral Grooves cut or swaged inside a gun barrel that gives the bullet a spinning motion. A. Grooves B. Land C. Bore D. Rifling 3. The Cartridge has the primer distributed around the periphery of the base. A. Wad B. Centefire C. Rimfire D. Wadcutter 4. A Military Term for a cartridge. A. Round B. Ammunition C. Cartridge D. Bullet 5. A Mechanism or Device on an action to prevent firing of the gun and may be manually operated or is a design feature intended to automatically prevent inadvertent firings. A. Receiver B. Safety C. Magazine D. Hammer Block 6. A Shoulder fired long gun with a smoothbore design to fire shotshells containing numerous pellets or sometimes a single projectile. A. Rifle B. Shotgun C. Machine gun D. Handgun 7. A Cartridge containing projectiles designed to be fired in a shotgun. A. Shotshell B. Slug C. Bullet D. Pellets 8. The Device on top of a barrel that allow the gun to be aimed. A. Stock B. Sights C. Safety D. Choke 9. A Device that fits over the muzzle of the barrel to muffle the sound of a gunshot. A. Silencer B. Sight C. Stock D. Choke 10. The Hammer must be manually cocked before the trigger can be pulled to fire the gun. A. Double-Action B. Single-Action C. Bolt-Action D. Action Answer: 1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. B Notes: 1. The metal between the grooves is called a land. The Spiral can have either a left or right twist. 2. A Shotshell body is generally made of plastic with a metal base but may be made of paper or metal. Related Readings:
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