Firearms
The most common shotgun gauge is
What is 12 gauge
Others most commonly used are 20 ga, 28 ga, .410 ga, 16 ga
You should always treat a gun as if it were
What is loaded
Regardless if you know the firearm is unloaded/loaded. You should always treat every firearm as if it were loaded & keep it pointed in a safe direction.
Which U.S. Constitution Amendment protects the individual right to keep and bear arms
What is Second Amendment
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Types of bows are
What is compound bow, crossbow, barebow, and olympic recurve (with sights)
Who makes the most delicious pulled pork (for our Banquet dinner)
Who is Steve Ewing
Thank you Steve!
An important process to do when owning a firearm (and often overlooked or forgotten)
What is cleaning
Firearms should be kept well cleaned and oiled to prevent rust or corrosion and to allow proper functioning.
The 3 cardinal rules of shooting & firearm safety are
What is 1. Know your target and what's beyond it
2. Keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot
3. Always keep your muzzle pointed down range
What year was the 2nd Amendment written
What is 1791
It was ratified by the U.S. Congress on December 15, 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights.
4 whistle blasts in archery shooting means
What is Cease Fire
James Bond's pistol manufacturer of choice
Walther
James Bond's favorite pistols are Walther PPK, P5 Compact, P99 and PPK/S.
S and F on a firearm mean
What is Safe and Fire.
The Safety selector on most firearms will be marked as Safe or Fire (often with the color red shown).
Cease Fire means
What is Stop, put your gun/bow down and make it safe.
Cease Fire means something unsafe is going on down range or to stop firing and make the line safe.
Which semi-automatic rifle was used by US soldiers in first in WWII, the Korean War and saw limited use in the Vietnam War
What is M1 Garand
For World War II, soldiers had something better, a newly designed semi-automatic rifles capable of automatic reloading. U.S. troops used the M1 Rifle, which became known as the M1 Garand after John C. Garand, the Canadian who developed the weapon & became the standard service rifle of the U.S. Army in 1936. The M1 Garand was used in WWII, the Korean War and saw limited use later in the Vietnam War and is still often used today.
What are the four parts of an arrow
What is tip, fletchings , shaft, and nock
What handgun did Dirty Harry make famous
What is Smith & Wesson M29
"Go ahead, make my day." The Smith & Wesson Model 29 has been around for nearly 50 years, but it was Dirty Harry's immortal words, spoken as he leveled this weapon, that made it famous. Chambered for .44 Magnum ammunition, the M29 can crack a truck engine block with a single shot.
Process to load a traditional muzzleloader/black powder rifle
What is powder, patch, ball
First gunpowder is measured and poured down the barrel. Next the pre-lubed patch and round lead ball are placed over the bore. A short starter is used to start the ball into the barrel & then a ramrod to drive it all the way down the barrel. The ramrod will bounce when the ball is seated tightly against the powder.
When shooting firearms you should always wear
What is ear protection & eye protection
The first gun made mostly from plastic was
What is Heckler & Koch VP70
Heckler & Koch VP70 was the first polymer framed handgun. However, when Gaston Glock introduced the Glock 17 in 1982, it was hailed as a "plastic pistol" and sent ripples of panic through air travelers who thought the weapon would remain invisible to airport security scanners. In reality, the Heckler & Koch VP70 predates it by more than a decade.
The big round archery targets with colored rings are called
What is FITA targets
The spiral grooves cut into the bore of a gun are called
What is Rifling
Early firearms had smooth bores and fired projectiles with little or no spin. These projectiles had to have a stable shape to keep them from tumbling. Then came rifling, or spiral lands and grooves cut into the inside of the barrel. Grooves impart spin to a bullet moving down the barrel, and a spinning bullet has greater accuracy over a long distance.
"AR" in the popular AR-15 civilian rifle stands for
What is ArmaLite Rifle
A lot of people get this wrong, so don't feel bad if you guessed "assault rifle." In reality, AR is an abbreviated form of "ArmaLite Rifle." ArmaLite refers to the company that came up with the original design in the 1950s for the AR-15.
CBI stands for
Also called an ECI (Empty Chamber Indicator) or OBI (Open Bolt Indicator) which is inserted into the chamber to show the firearm is safe & unloaded.
Twin Rivers Junior Shooting Sports is celebrating how many annual banquets this year
What is 8, 8th Annual Banquet
Twin Rivers Junior Shooting Sports started in 2012 by a group of local volunteers who wanted the Banquet proceeds to benefit local shooting sports organizations.
The animal life-like targets are called
What is 3-D targets
Cowboy action shooting involves these firearms:
What is handguns, rifles and shotguns
Most serious Cowboy Action shooters use single Action revolvers, one pistol caliber lever action rifle, and one side-by-side shotgun.