Air Rifle Test Review

What is the first thing you should do when you pick up or receive an air rifle from someone else?

Control the muzzle (Point in a safe direction)

What does the command LOAD mean?

You can charge your rifle and load a pellet in it.

When a rifle malfunctions or misfires, what do you do?

1. Keep the muzzle pointed downrange 2. Raise your hand so the RO can see it and 3. Wait for instructions from the RO

Before you can go downrange to change targets, or any reason, what must happen?

All rifles must be unloaded, grounded with CBIs inserted and checked.

If you have a loaded rifle after the RO gives the STOP command, what must you do?

1. Remain in position 2. Raise your hand so the RO can see it, and 3. Follow the RO's instructions

After you pick up a gun and have made sure the muzzle is pointed in a safe direction, what is the second thing you must do to make sure it is safe?

Check the action/bolt to be sure it is open and a CBI is inserted.

What does the command STOP mean?

Immediately take your finger off the trigger and do not fire any more rounds.

What is the safest and correct way to load a pneumatic air rifle?

Open the action, charge air, then insert a pellet

The most important component of rifle safety is?

The person holding the rifle

If you are with someone who is handling a gun behind the firing line with the action closed, what should you do?

Ask the person to open the action of the gun immediately.

When a rifle is grounded, it must:

Be lying on the floor or bench with its action open and a CBI inserted

The proper time to place the index finger on the trigger is:

After I start to aim at your target.

An air rifle is considered "unloaded" if:

The action is open, there is no pellet in the barrel and a CBI is inserted

The only place you can close the bolt/action of your rifle to dry fire or to load and fire is?

On your designated firing point after the RO begins a PREPARATION period or gives the command LOAD.

When I am on the firing line and the Range Officer begins a PREPARATION period, I may:

Remove the CBI, close the action and dry fire.

The rules for Safe Gun Handling apply only to air rifle shooting and not to other types of guns?

False

On target ranges, the safest direction to point a gun muzzle is downrange or up towards the ceiling?

True

No one is authorized to fire a shot until the command START is given, even if the command LOAD has already been given.

True

When I am shooting after the commands to LOAD and START have been given, it's ok to lay a loaded air rifle on my shooting mat or bench and step away from the firing line.

False

When I finish firing my shots on a target, I should lay my rifle down, but I don't have to open the action or insert a CBI until the Range Officer tells me to do that.

False

Everyone who handles air rifle pellets should wash their hands immediately after they leave the range.

True

Safety rules are not as important in being safe with air guns because air rifles are not very powerful.

False

After I finish firing, I may put my rifle down without opening the action first because it has just been fired.

False

Once an air rifle is unloaded and checked by a Range Officer, it is OK to point it in any direction.

False

To dry fire my air rifle, I do not need to charge air in my air rifle.

True