Mcoles Firearms Exam Study Guide (Complete Solution)

How can a shooter correct a stovepipe when it occurs? {Ans: Sweep your support hand across the top of the slide, "chopping" the casing and sending it flying}What can cause a failure to feed? {Ans: The magazine is not inserted all the way and no round is loaded into the chamber}What is a combat load/reload for shotgun? {Ans: Turn shotgun sideways, drop one shell/slug inside the open ejection port, rack the pump forward, turn the shotgun back forward, then load the rest of the shells/slugs into the magazine tube}What is an administrative load/reload for pistol? {Ans: All shells are loaded one-by-one into the magazine tube}What are the three main shooting positions? {Ans: 1. Standing 2. Kneeling 3. Prone}What is a tactical reload for pistol and rifle? {Ans: Support hand holds a fresh magazine, takes the old magazine out (not dropping it) and inserts the new magazine (all done with support hand)}