4/19/26, 1:30 PM NRA Basic Pistol
PWS 330 \ NRA Basic Pistol Shooting Course Brigham Young
University ACTUAL FINAL EXAM 2026 -2027 \LATEST UPDATE
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
To ensure you use the correct ammunition for your gun:
a. check the information stamped on the barrel and/or slide.
b. check your owner's manual.
c. check the cartridge box and cartridge headstamp.
d. all of the above.
When a cartridge fails to fire immediately, you should:
keep the pistol pointed in a safe direction and, after waiting at least 30
seconds (as a precaution in case of a hangfire), open the action and
remove the cartridge.
When gripping the pistol, you should:
use the same grip each time that you hold the pistol.
Follow-through is important because:
it integrates, maintains and continues all shooting fundamentals before,
during and immediately after firing the shot.
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, 4/19/26, 1:30 PM NRA Basic Pistol
The frame of a pistol is:
is the central component of most pistols.
The four components of a pistol cartridge are:
case, primer, powder charge and bullet.
Some of the benefits of the Isosceles Position are:
it is natural and easy to assume.
Double-action refers to the type of action:
in which pulling the trigger performs two tasks: cocking and releasing the
hammer.
Before cleaning a pistol, be sure that:
a. the pistol is unloaded.
b. The pistol is disassembled according to instructions in owner's manual.
c. no ammunition is present in the area.
d. all of the above.
A_____ occurs when a cartridge fails to fire after the primer has been struck
by the
firing pin.
misfire
2/9
PWS 330 \ NRA Basic Pistol Shooting Course Brigham Young
University ACTUAL FINAL EXAM 2026 -2027 \LATEST UPDATE
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
To ensure you use the correct ammunition for your gun:
a. check the information stamped on the barrel and/or slide.
b. check your owner's manual.
c. check the cartridge box and cartridge headstamp.
d. all of the above.
When a cartridge fails to fire immediately, you should:
keep the pistol pointed in a safe direction and, after waiting at least 30
seconds (as a precaution in case of a hangfire), open the action and
remove the cartridge.
When gripping the pistol, you should:
use the same grip each time that you hold the pistol.
Follow-through is important because:
it integrates, maintains and continues all shooting fundamentals before,
during and immediately after firing the shot.
1/9
, 4/19/26, 1:30 PM NRA Basic Pistol
The frame of a pistol is:
is the central component of most pistols.
The four components of a pistol cartridge are:
case, primer, powder charge and bullet.
Some of the benefits of the Isosceles Position are:
it is natural and easy to assume.
Double-action refers to the type of action:
in which pulling the trigger performs two tasks: cocking and releasing the
hammer.
Before cleaning a pistol, be sure that:
a. the pistol is unloaded.
b. The pistol is disassembled according to instructions in owner's manual.
c. no ammunition is present in the area.
d. all of the above.
A_____ occurs when a cartridge fails to fire after the primer has been struck
by the
firing pin.
misfire
2/9
