1. Know Your Firearm Equipment
By: Colton F, Owen P, Heather J.

2. Actions
Bolt Action- A bolt-action firearm operates like opening and closing a door bolt.
Lever Action- The lever-action firearm has a large metal lever located behind the trigger.
Pump Action- The pump-action firearm is fast and smooth. It allows the shooter to re-cock the firearm without taking his or her eye off the target.
Semi-Automatic Action- As each shot is fired manually, the case of the cartridge or shotshell is ejected automatically and the chamber is reloaded automatically.
Break or Hinge Action: The break-action firearm operates on the same principle of a door hinge. Simple to load and unload is often chosen as a hunter's first firearm.
Revolving Action- The revolving action takes it’s name from a revolving cylinder containing a number or cartridge chambers.
Single Action- Will fire only after the hammer has been cocked manually
Double Action- Pulling the trigger both cocks and releases the hammer. A double-action revolver typically also can be hammer cocked like a single-action revolver

3. Safeties
Cross Bolt Safety- push button safety, that is common on pump and semi- automatic firearms
Pivot Safety- a pivoting lever or tab, that is common handguns and bolt- action rifles
Slide or Tang Safety- A sliding bar or button, that is common on some rifles and break-action shotguns
Half-Cock or Hammer Safety- positions the trigger at half-cock away from the firing pin, that is common on firearms with exposed hammers

4. Parts Of A Gun Rifle Shotgun Safety Stock Safety Stock Action bar Rib
Butt
Trigger guard
Trigger
Magazine
Forestock
Barrel
Muzzle
Sight
Chamber
Bolt
Bolt handle
Shotgun
Stock
Safety
Action bar
Rib
Sight
Muzzle
Barrell
Forestock
Magazine
Trigger
Trigger guard
Safety (alternate location)
butt

5. Parts of a Pistol Muzzle Sights Barrel Hammer Safety Grip Slide
Trigger guard
Trigger
magazine

6. Parts of a bullet Rifle and handgun- Shotgun- Bullet Shot Slug
Cartridge case
Gunpowder
Rim containing power
Primer
Rimfire
Centerfire
Shotgun-
Shot
Slug
Shell case
Wad with shot cup
Wad
Gunpowder
Primer

7. How Ammunition Is Fired
The inbolt moves forward, compressing the firing pin spring and inserting a cartridge into the chamber.
The firing pin is held back under spring tension.
When the trigger is squeezed, the firing pin moves forward, crushing and igniting the primer in the cartridge base.
The primer ignites the gunpowder, generating gas pressure, which forces the bullet forward

8. True or False If the shot number is 8 then the diameter is .11
If the number of led pellets per ounce is 585 then the shot number is 9
In the buckshot category if the shot number is 00 then the diameter is .33
Shot size cannot be adjusted for the game being hunted
If the shot B then the number of steel pellets per ounce is 86
As pellet diameter increases, more shot can be placed in a standard shotshell load

9. T or F Answers F T

10. Sights
Bead sight: simple round bead set into the top of the barrel near the muzzle of a shotgun
Open sight: Combination of a bead or post front sight and a notched rear sight.
Aperture (peep) sight: Combination of a bead or post front sight and a round hole set on the rifle’s receiver close to the shooter’s eye.
Telescopic sight (scope): Small telescope mounted on your firearm.
Dot sight: Small device mounted on your firearm.

11. Cleaning Your Firearm
Point the muzzle in a safe direction, and make sure the gun is unloaded.
Remove all ammunition from the cleaning bench
For the most thorough cleaning, field strip the firearm as directed in the firearm owner’s manual. Then clean each part separately.
Follow the instructions in your cleaning kit. If possible, clean the barrel from the breech end, using a bore guide and a cleaning rod holding a bore- brush or patch, wetted with solvent. Pass the brush/patch all the way through the barrel. Repeat several times with fresh patches. You may need a larger brush for the chamber. Use a hand brush to clean the crevices where powder residue accumulates. Follow with a dry patch, and finish with a lightly oiled patch for the barrel. Use cloth for other parts.

12. Storing Your Firearm
DO NOT store in closed gun cases or scabbards because moisture can accumulate
Store firearms in a locked case with ammunition in a different place