Ballistic Basic
This is the study of Bullets and Firearms
What is Ballistics
hese two types of firearms are classified as "Long Guns"
What is Rifle and Shotgun?
These are the five parts of a cartridge.
What are the bullet, casing, gunpowder, rim, and primer?
These scratch marks are left on a projectile by the rifling lines of a barrel
What is Striations?
A weapon capable of firing a projectile using a confined explosive.
What is a Firearm?
This type of firearm is designed to be fired with one hand
What is Handgun?
This part of the firearm hits the base of the cartridge to ignite the powder.
What is the Firing Pin
These unique marks are left on the spent cartridge casing when it strikes the back of the firing mechanism
What is Breach Block Markings?
This measurement refers to the diameter of a bullet
What is Caliber?
A handgun that fires one bullet per pull of the trigger
What is a Semi Automatic
$600: The pressure of this event pushes the bullet out of the casing and into the barrel.
What is ignition?
This specific part of the cartridge receives a unique stamping from the firing pin.
What is the Primer?
One thing ballistics can tell investigators about a crime scene
What are the type of firearm used?
What are the number of bullets fired?
Unlike rifles, these long guns fire multiple projectiles (pellets) or a single slug
What is a shotgun.
These patterns inside a barrel cause a bullet to spiral as it leaves the weapon.
What are lands and grooves?
These two reference points can be used to calculate a bullet's trajectory
What are bullet holes, wounds, GSR, or spent cartridge casings?
The calculation of a bullet's path to find a shooter's location.
What is Trajectory?
A firearm that fires repeatedly as long as the trigger is pressed
What is a Fully-Automatic?
This scientific law explains why a casing is sent backward against the breechblock when a bullet is fired forward.
What is Newton's third law?
This is the primary reason firearm identification is possible regardless of the gun's manufacturer
Every Gun is Unique.