Florida Basic Recruit Training Program High
Liability (Firearms)-MARVELUS Exam Questions
and Answers 100% Pass
Shooting hand - ANSWER ✔✔-___ is used to describe the hand used to shoot the firearm.
Support hand - ANSWER ✔✔-___ is used to describe the hand that aids the other in shooting.
Safety - ANSWER ✔✔-___ is the most important element of firearms training.
Negligence - ANSWER ✔✔-___ is the most common cause of firearms accidents.
At all times - ANSWER ✔✔-The highest standards of firearms safety are required ___.
Loaded - ANSWER ✔✔-Always treat every firearm as if it were ___, whether you think it is or not.
Safety Check - ANSWER ✔✔-Each time you pick up, put down, or hand a firearm to another, open the
firearm's action and physically and visually inspect it to make sure that it is not loaded. This is called a
___.
Memory - ANSWER ✔✔-Never rely on ___ to decide if a firearm is unloaded.
Safe direction - ANSWER ✔✔-Always point the muzzle in a ___.
Environment - ANSWER ✔✔-The ___ dictates what direction is safe.
45 - ANSWER ✔✔-A safe direction is generally muzzle pointed down at a ___ degree angle away from
your body with your finger outside the trigger guard.
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Once - ANSWER ✔✔-Clean the firearm each time it is fired, and fully inspect the firearm ___ a week.
Safety check the firearm each time you use it.
Unloaded and is pointed in a safe direction - ANSWER ✔✔-Before cleaning or handling a firearm, make
sure that it is ___ and ___. Never clean a loaded firearm.
16 - ANSWER ✔✔-As officers and perhaps first-time gun owners, you are responsible for making sure
your weapon is secure while you are off duty. Section 790.174, F.S. addresses requirements for storing
firearms safely.As used in this act, the term "minor" means any person under the age of ___.
Backstrap - ANSWER ✔✔-___ is the portion of the grip that is placed in the palm of the shooting hand.
Barrel - ANSWER ✔✔-___ provides a path for the fired bullet.
Center Pin - ANSWER ✔✔-On a Smith & Wesson revolver, ___ is the spring-loaded part that holds the
cylinder closed.
Crane - ANSWER ✔✔-The ___ attaches the cylinder to the frame so the cylinder can swing in and out of
the frame opening; Colt uses the term ___ (internal part).
Yoke - ANSWER ✔✔-Smith & Wesson uses the term ___ instead of "crane" (internal part).
Cylinder - ANSWER ✔✔-___ houses the extractor rod and contains the chambers that hold the cartridges.
Cylinder Release/Thumb Latch - ANSWER ✔✔-___ disengages the cylinder from the frame.
Cylinder Stop - ANSWER ✔✔-___ locks the cylinder.
Extractor - ANSWER ✔✔-The ___ is star-shaped device attached to the extractor rod that fits inside the
cylinder that the rounds rest on (internal part).
Extractor Rod - ANSWER ✔✔-When depressed, the ___ causes the extractor to push the cartridge from
the cylinder. (Revolver)
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Frame - ANSWER ✔✔-The ___ is internal structure that holds the parts of the revolver and provides a
way of gripping the firearm.
Front Sight - ANSWER ✔✔-___ is located on the end of the barrel near the muzzle; it is designed for the
swift location of the target and for bringing the firearm into alignment for accuracy.
Grip - ANSWER ✔✔-The ___ made of wood, plastic, or rubber; designed to allow the shooter to grip the
firearm easily for control.
Hammer - ANSWER ✔✔-When the trigger is pulled, the ___ falls forward to activate the primer.
Hammer Nose - ANSWER ✔✔-___ is part of the hammer or frame that protrudes through the frame and
strikes the primer (internal part). (Revolver)
Hammer Spur - ANSWER ✔✔-The part of the hammer used for cocking the weapon to single-action
mode.
Hand - ANSWER ✔✔-The part of a revolver that turns the cylinder as the gun is cocked, thus aligning a
cartridge with the hammer or firing pin (internal part).
Rear Sight - ANSWER ✔✔-The ___ is located on the rear of the frame; it can be adjustable or fixed.
Top Strap - ANSWER ✔✔-The part of the frame that houses the rear sight, positioned over cylinder.
Trigger - ANSWER ✔✔-The ___ activates the revolver's operation in both single and double action.
Trigger Gaurd - ANSWER ✔✔-The part of the frame that protects the trigger.
Projectile - ANSWER ✔✔-The term bullet is as known as a ___.
Counterclockwise - ANSWER ✔✔-The direction of the cylinder rotation depends upon the manufacturer.
A Smith & Wesson and Ruger revolver rotates ___.
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