BASIC RECRUIT TRAINING AND HIGH LIABILITY: FIREARMS
PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS
1. A single, hollow lead bullet that weighs from 7/8 to 11/8 ounce. It is .72 caliber
and penetrates most materials but not solid steel. It has an effective range of
approximately 100 yards.
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00 buckshot: Rifled Slug
2. 223 Remington, 9 mm, and 10 mm. These are examples of which type of
weapon?
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rifle/carbin: Rifle/Carbine
3. A round-nose lead bullet completely covered with a copper jacket; sometimes
called ball ammunition, it is normally of medium to high velocity.
frangible
jacketed
soft
point
Full metal jacket
hollow point: Full metal jacket
, 4. A round designed for training or noise; the casing's cardboard material
becomes a projectile when fired; the projectile cannot penetrate drywall or
hollowcore doors. However, it can penetrate soft body tissue.
full metal
jacket
hollow
point
blank
round
armor piercing: Blank Round
5. One-half to three-quarters of this lead bullet is jacketed with copper; the
exposed lead on the flat nose allows for expansion upon impact.
frangible
lead
round
nose
tracer
Jacketed soft point: Jacketed soft point
6. The standard 2 and 3/4-inch shell contains nine .33 caliber lead pellets.
The 3-inch magnum shell contains twelve .32 caliber pellets. The spread
pattern from a 20-inch barrel is approximately 1-inch spread per yard.
lead
round
nose
PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS
1. A single, hollow lead bullet that weighs from 7/8 to 11/8 ounce. It is .72 caliber
and penetrates most materials but not solid steel. It has an effective range of
approximately 100 yards.
r
i
f
l
e
d
s
l
u
g
b
i
r
d
s
h
o
t
l
,e
a
d
round nose
00 buckshot: Rifled Slug
2. 223 Remington, 9 mm, and 10 mm. These are examples of which type of
weapon?
m
u
s
k
e
t
s
h
o
t
g
u
n
r
e
v
o
l
v
,e
r
rifle/carbin: Rifle/Carbine
3. A round-nose lead bullet completely covered with a copper jacket; sometimes
called ball ammunition, it is normally of medium to high velocity.
frangible
jacketed
soft
point
Full metal jacket
hollow point: Full metal jacket
, 4. A round designed for training or noise; the casing's cardboard material
becomes a projectile when fired; the projectile cannot penetrate drywall or
hollowcore doors. However, it can penetrate soft body tissue.
full metal
jacket
hollow
point
blank
round
armor piercing: Blank Round
5. One-half to three-quarters of this lead bullet is jacketed with copper; the
exposed lead on the flat nose allows for expansion upon impact.
frangible
lead
round
nose
tracer
Jacketed soft point: Jacketed soft point
6. The standard 2 and 3/4-inch shell contains nine .33 caliber lead pellets.
The 3-inch magnum shell contains twelve .32 caliber pellets. The spread
pattern from a 20-inch barrel is approximately 1-inch spread per yard.
lead
round
nose
