Firearms

Definition of a Firearms?

A firearm is a mechanical device that uses pressure from a burning powder to force a projectile through and out of a metal tube.

What Do you Do before using your rifle?

1. Screws tightened

2. Clean and free of obstructions

3. Lightly oil all moving parts

4. No cracks

5. Clean undamaged and right ammo

6. Scope distance

7. Crosshair focused

How does a rifle fire? In steps?

Cartrige in chamber, Action bolt closed and firing pin Set.

Trigger squeeze, pin Release, pin strikes Primer, spark ignites power, Gas expands.

Gas push bullet down Barrel, rifling spinnst bullet, gasses make Bang

Types of Firearm Aktions

1. Bolt Action

2. Pump Action

3. Lever Action

4. Break Action

5. Semi automatic action

Ammo consist of what parts…?

Primer, powder, casing, projectile

Shooting positions?

1. Prone

2. Standing

3. Sitting

4. Kneeling

Caliber and Muzzle Standards for Buffalo, Eland/Oryx/Kudu & springbok Duiker…

Buffalo - 5400 joules

Eland - 2700 joules

Duiker - 1350 joules

Ballistics of a bullet…

1. Internal ballistics - travel down (inside) barrel

2. External ballistics - path through air (airtime)

3. Terminal Ballstics - path through a target (in animal)

What to do in case of misfire?

1. Points Firearm in safe Direktion

2. Wait at least 30 sec

3. Carefully unload ammo from magazine

4. Points breach away from Person and open Action

5. Check cartriage

   • if Primer was hit correctly - bullet is Faultier

   • If Primer Not hit correctly - Firearms mechanism faulty