The document contains questions about the parts of pistol and rifle cartridges such as the jacket, lead, extractor groove, primer cup, rim, neck, shoulder, disc, vent, anvil, primer mixture, headstamp, rebated case design, and rim fire primer location. It also discusses cartridge types, components like the shell/casing, propellant, and black powder ingredients. The questions cover topics such as cartridge unit assembly, sealing breech pressure, and forensic marking of cartridge evidence. Magnum ammunition and propellants like nitroglycerin are also addressed.
The document contains questions about the parts of pistol and rifle cartridges such as the jacket, lead, extractor groove, primer cup, rim, neck, shoulder, disc, vent, anvil, primer mixture, headstamp, rebated case design, and rim fire primer location. It also discusses cartridge types, components like the shell/casing, propellant, and black powder ingredients. The questions cover topics such as cartridge unit assembly, sealing breech pressure, and forensic marking of cartridge evidence. Magnum ammunition and propellants like nitroglycerin are also addressed.
The document contains questions about the parts of pistol and rifle cartridges such as the jacket, lead, extractor groove, primer cup, rim, neck, shoulder, disc, vent, anvil, primer mixture, headstamp, rebated case design, and rim fire primer location. It also discusses cartridge types, components like the shell/casing, propellant, and black powder ingredients. The questions cover topics such as cartridge unit assembly, sealing breech pressure, and forensic marking of cartridge evidence. Magnum ammunition and propellants like nitroglycerin are also addressed.
The document contains questions about the parts of pistol and rifle cartridges such as the jacket, lead, extractor groove, primer cup, rim, neck, shoulder, disc, vent, anvil, primer mixture, headstamp, rebated case design, and rim fire primer location. It also discusses cartridge types, components like the shell/casing, propellant, and black powder ingredients. The questions cover topics such as cartridge unit assembly, sealing breech pressure, and forensic marking of cartridge evidence. Magnum ammunition and propellants like nitroglycerin are also addressed.
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Question 1
The 4 main parts of the pistol cartridge are already labeled.
Label the specific parts that are pointed by the red arrows. 1. JACKET 2. LEAD 3. EXTRACTOR GROOVE 4. PRIMER CUP 5. RIM Question 2 Name the specific parts of the rifle cartridge pointed by the red arrows. 1. NECK 2. SHOULDER Question 3 Label the specific parts of the cartridge that are pointed by the red arrows. 1. DISC 2. VENT 3. ANVIL 4. PRIMER MIXTURE 5. PRIMER CUP 6. HEADSTAMP Question 4 What type of cartridge case design is used in this cartridge? REBATED Question 5 These are the cartridge types according to location of primer. The red color represents the priming mixture. RIM FIRE Question 6 The types of cartridges according to the location of primer are the following, except – LIVE FIRE Question 7 Talking about small arms ammunition, the cylindrical container for the gunpowder is the – SHELL Question 8 Ammunition for pistols have a shell that is classified as – STRAIGHT-RIMLESS TYPE Question 9 Bottleneck rimless shell are designed for cartridges loaded in – MODERM RIFLES Question 10 3 main functions of the cartridge case aka casing: The casing assembles the bullet, gunpowder and primer as one _UNIT The casing works as a waterproof _CONTAINER_ for the gunpowder. It _SEALS _ the breech end of the barrel to prevent gas/pressure from leaking during the actual firing. Question 11 A ROUND is a term synonymous with a fully loaded cartridge containing a projectile, propellant, primer and casing. MISFIRE HANGFIRE Question 12 What specific part of revolver ammo limits the forward travel of the cartridge into the chamber? RIM Question 13 What is the best description of a complete unfired unit that is loaded in the chamber of a gun ready to be fired? CARTRIDGE Question 14 During firing, which is ignited by a flash inside the cartridge and rapidly burns thus converted into hot gases? PROPELLANT Question 15 Who developed the first propellant known today as black powder? CHINESE ALCHEMISTS Question 16 Based on the basic formula of black powder, what ingredient provides oxygen? KNO3 Question 17 Paul Vieille developed the first smokeless powder mentioned in the history of ammunition as – POUDRE B Question 18 The gunpowder is the ammunition component loaded in the cartridge case that serves as propellant. It is the so-called fuel of the cartridge. Hence, the function of the gunpowder is to generate ENERGY that is sufficient to launch the PROJECTILE. Question 19 In marking evidence cartridge case that were found at the shooting incident scene, you should place your marks as the recovering officer at the following areas, except - BASE ARE Question 20 Why is the magnum ammo more powerful than its regular ammo counterpart? MAGNUM AMMO CONTAINS MORE PROPELLANT Question 21 Single base propellant is also known as – NITROGLYCERIN Question 22 Cartridge case manufacturing process is called- CUPPING PROCESS Question 23 A single piece of gunpowder is called ____. STICK PROPELLANTS Question 24 He is credited for discovering the ingredients of black powder. ROGER BACON Question 25 This is the main ingredient of black powder. POTASSIUM NITRATE Question 26 Without this, the other parts of the cartridge cannot be assembled into a unit. CARTRIDGE CASE
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