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Ballistics 2 - Long Guns vs Handguns

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18 questions
Note from the author:
This is the second in a serise of formatives teaching the basics of ballistics for a CSI class.
As you move through the presentation; be sure to read all the information and answer all the questions. Also, make sure to fill in your worksheet for your notebook as you go. Here is the link if you need to print a new packet. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gsPhnwjoUw1Bv0Y0tccwToZEtzAv3D9IxhEa9I7xE60/copy?usp=sharing
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Question 2
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What is the difference between a pistol and a semi automatic handgun?

Question 3
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What is the difference between a handgun and a long gun?

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Question 4
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Tighter rifling will spin a projectile ___________ while looser rifling will spin the projectile
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Faster
the same
Slower
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Question 9
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Drag the names on to the correct location on the image.
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gunpowder
bullet
cartridge case
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Question 18
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Overall, the diameter of a handgun or rifle cartridge is measured in _______ while the size of shotguns is measured in_______ . Handguns require only _______ hand to fire while _______ require two hands to fire.
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What are the main types of long guns?

Question 5
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As a gun is fired the rifling inside the barrel marks the projectile ...

Question 6
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The red indentations on the rifling of the barrel are called...

Question 7
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What kind of information do you see on the headstamp

Question 8
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How are bullets and cartridges different?

Question 10
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Match up the action to the correct order it happens in. 1 is the "Hammer is cocked"

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Hammer is pulled back to cocked position
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Trigger is pulled
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Hammer comes down slamming the firing pin into the primer of the cartridge.
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The gunpowder in the cartridge is ignited.
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The bullet is launched from the cartridge and sent down the barrel.
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The rifling spin stabilizes the bullet as it leaves the barrel.
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Which has caliber is the largest?

Question 12
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Which has caliber is the smallest?

Question 13
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Which gauge of shotgun will have the largest sized barrel?

Question 14
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Which gauge of shotgun will have the smallest sized barrel?