Weapon and gun Quiz
The Winchester brand of rifles were among the earliest
what?
A: Repeating rifles.
Winchester brand repeater was highly popular and was known
as "The Gun that Won the West" for its widespread use by who?
A: Western settlers.
The grooves most commonly used in modern rifling have fairly sharp what?
A: Edges.
The first Winchester rifle, the Winchester Model 1866 , was nicknamed what?
A: The "Yellow Boy" because of its receiver of a bronze/brass alloy.
The Winchester Model 1866 was known for its rugged construction and lever-action mechanism that allowed the rifleman to fire a
number of shots before having to what?
A: Reload.
In 2013 Winchester brought back which iconic rifle?
A: Model 1873.
Which Winchester model was introduced to celebrate the
American Centennial, and earned a reputation as a durable and powerful
hunting rifle?
A: Model 1876.
A Winchester Model 1876 was found in the possession of what
Apache warrior after his surrender in 1886?
A: Geronimo.
From the late Middle Ages onwards, warships began to carry what of various calibres?
A: Cannons.
The U.S. 5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun can fire 20 rounds per minute with a range of how far?
A: 20 miles.
What is a bore snake?
A: A tool used to clean the barrel of a gun.
For purposes of gun safety, access to a functioning firearm can be prevented by keeping the firearm in what condition?
A: Disassembled.
In gun safety, what is a trigger lock used for?
A: To prevent the trigger from being pulled on a gun.
Often, guns will discharge if the gun is what?
A: Dropped.
When a firearm is discharged it emits a very loud noise that can cause temporary or permanent hearing damage such as what?
A: Tinnitus.
When discharged, a firearm can emit hot gases, powder, and other what?
A: High velocity debris.
Semi-automatic and fully automatic guns, can eject what at high speed?
A: Spent cartridges.
Spent shell casings can be what when ejected?
A: Dangerously hot.
In gun safety, what can include a failure to fire, a delayed fire, or an incomplete discharge?
A: A misfire.
A mechanical malfunction of a gun is typically called a what?
A: Jam.
Access to guns is a major risk factor for youth what?
A: Suicide.
The Minie ball, was a type of muzzle-loading rifle bullet that came to prominence in what wars?
A: American Civil War and the Crimean War.
Helical rifling grooves in the barrel of a gun impart spin to the projectile around its long axis which gyroscopically stabilizes the
projectile, improving its what?
A: Aerodynamic stability and accuracy.
What were smoothbore, large caliber weapons using ball-shaped ammunition fired at relatively low velocity called?
A: Muskets.
With muskets, the ball was a loose fit in the barrel and thus the projectile was not very what?
A: Accurate.
With a shotgun, what is the choke?
A: A tapered constriction of a shotgun barrel's bore at the muzzle end.
A bullet designed to expand on impact is often called a what?
A: Dum-dum.
In a bullet, what is the jacket?
A: A metal covering, usually copper, wrapped around a lead core.
A firearms malfunction where a fired bullet does not have enough force for it to exit the barrel, so it gets stuck in the barrel is called a what?
A: Squib.
A device that attaches to the barrel of a gun to reduce noise and flash generated when firing it is called a what?
A: Silencer or sound suppressor.