SHOTGUN NRA EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉Your finger may contact the trigger: Answer: when you are ready
to shoot
◉The trigger mechanism: Answer: releases a spring-powered
hammer or striker to fire the cartridge.
◉Aiming consists of: Answer: sight alignment and sight picture.
◉When aiming a pistol, the eye can only focus on one object at a
time; therefore, you should focus on the (BLANK) so that it appears
clear and sharp. Answer: front sight
◉To ensure you use the correct ammunition for your gun: Answer:
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: Answer:
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: Answer: use the same grip
each time that you hold the pistol.
◉Follow-through is important because: Answer: it integrates,
maintains and continues all shooting fundamentals before, during
and immediately after firing the shot.
◉The frame of a pistol is: Answer: is the central component of most
pistols.
◉The four components of a pistol cartridge are: Answer: case,
primer, powder charge and bullet.
◉Some of the benefits of the Isosceles Position are: Answer: it is
natural and easy to assume.
◉Double-action refers to the type of action: Answer: in which
pulling the trigger performs two tasks: cocking and releasing the
hammer.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉Your finger may contact the trigger: Answer: when you are ready
to shoot
◉The trigger mechanism: Answer: releases a spring-powered
hammer or striker to fire the cartridge.
◉Aiming consists of: Answer: sight alignment and sight picture.
◉When aiming a pistol, the eye can only focus on one object at a
time; therefore, you should focus on the (BLANK) so that it appears
clear and sharp. Answer: front sight
◉To ensure you use the correct ammunition for your gun: Answer:
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: Answer:
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: Answer: use the same grip
each time that you hold the pistol.
◉Follow-through is important because: Answer: it integrates,
maintains and continues all shooting fundamentals before, during
and immediately after firing the shot.
◉The frame of a pistol is: Answer: is the central component of most
pistols.
◉The four components of a pistol cartridge are: Answer: case,
primer, powder charge and bullet.
◉Some of the benefits of the Isosceles Position are: Answer: it is
natural and easy to assume.
◉Double-action refers to the type of action: Answer: in which
pulling the trigger performs two tasks: cocking and releasing the
hammer.
