SDI INTRO TO FIREARMS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
Running electrical, setting up an inspection with your local office, and remodeling are all
considerations for what kind of gunsmithing shop? - ANS Outbuilding
If a machine is in good working condition, making adjustments and taking measurements while
the machine is running is completely acceptable. True or False? - ANS False
If a customer enters your facility and discusses the type of round that was used to kill their deer,
would you consider this time spent, time invested or neither? - ANS Time Spent
If the firearm is on "safe" and the chamber is empty, you can point the weapon in any direction
you want. True or False? - ANS False
What does the acronym OSHA stand for? - ANS OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health
Association
According to the Introduction Firearms Technology course text, what is the fourth safety rule? -
ANS Know your target and what is beyond it
What is a major disadvantage of setting up shop in a basement? - ANS Dampness and/or
humidity
, Before a gunsmith can work on firearms for others - in any capacity - he or she must first have
a(n)? - ANS Federal Firearms License
Which items must be kept away from machinery during operation : Lose Clothing, Rings,
Watches, Long Hair? - ANS All the Above
Along with minimum tools, a beginning gunsmith or hobbyist must have a solid work bench
and? - ANS Bench Vise
The chamber and bolt will form a container that fits the size and shape of the round and
completely encapsulates the cartridge. This process describes which of the cycle of operation? -
ANS Chambering
What is the most common limitation of the pump-action design? - ANS Tubular magazine
capacity
Action types that include a tubular magazine below the barrel rely upon what to feed the round
into the chamber? - ANS Lift or elevator
During the cocking cycle of operation, the sear's role is to ______ until the trigger moves the
sear from its engagement? - ANS Arrest the travel of hammer or striker
What is the very first thing that happens when a primer is struck by a firing pin? - ANS The
priming compound is crushed between the cup and anvil
Dynamic ejectors are typically spring driven and live in the bolt or breech face of the firearm.
True or False - ANS True
Revolvers lock when what engages a notch in the cylinder? - ANS Cylinder stop
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
Running electrical, setting up an inspection with your local office, and remodeling are all
considerations for what kind of gunsmithing shop? - ANS Outbuilding
If a machine is in good working condition, making adjustments and taking measurements while
the machine is running is completely acceptable. True or False? - ANS False
If a customer enters your facility and discusses the type of round that was used to kill their deer,
would you consider this time spent, time invested or neither? - ANS Time Spent
If the firearm is on "safe" and the chamber is empty, you can point the weapon in any direction
you want. True or False? - ANS False
What does the acronym OSHA stand for? - ANS OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health
Association
According to the Introduction Firearms Technology course text, what is the fourth safety rule? -
ANS Know your target and what is beyond it
What is a major disadvantage of setting up shop in a basement? - ANS Dampness and/or
humidity
, Before a gunsmith can work on firearms for others - in any capacity - he or she must first have
a(n)? - ANS Federal Firearms License
Which items must be kept away from machinery during operation : Lose Clothing, Rings,
Watches, Long Hair? - ANS All the Above
Along with minimum tools, a beginning gunsmith or hobbyist must have a solid work bench
and? - ANS Bench Vise
The chamber and bolt will form a container that fits the size and shape of the round and
completely encapsulates the cartridge. This process describes which of the cycle of operation? -
ANS Chambering
What is the most common limitation of the pump-action design? - ANS Tubular magazine
capacity
Action types that include a tubular magazine below the barrel rely upon what to feed the round
into the chamber? - ANS Lift or elevator
During the cocking cycle of operation, the sear's role is to ______ until the trigger moves the
sear from its engagement? - ANS Arrest the travel of hammer or striker
What is the very first thing that happens when a primer is struck by a firing pin? - ANS The
priming compound is crushed between the cup and anvil
Dynamic ejectors are typically spring driven and live in the bolt or breech face of the firearm.
True or False - ANS True
Revolvers lock when what engages a notch in the cylinder? - ANS Cylinder stop
