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Ballistics and Firearms Warm-up

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Last updated 10 months ago
27 questions
Monday 3/3/2025
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Tuesday 3/4/2025
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Wednesday 3/5/2025
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Thursday 3/6/2025
Monday 3/10/2025
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Tuesday 3/11/2025
Friday 3/14/2025
Monday 3/17/2025
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Tuesday 3/17/2025
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Wednesday 3/18/2025
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Question 1
1.
Drag and drop the terms onto the image to label the schematic of a bullet.
Other Answer Choices:
lead core
propellant
primer
extracting groove
copper jacket
brass cartridge case
Question 2
2.

There are 4 types of firearms. Drag and drop each description into its appropriate category.

  • similar to rifles, but the inside of the barrels are smooth, and the cartridges contains small spherical pellets called "shot"
  • firearms with longer barrels that possess greater range and accuracy
  • firearms designed to be held in one hand, easy to carry, and easy to conceal
  • a firearm that propels pellets through air, spring compression, or a carbon dioxide cartridge
  • a 6-cylinder firearm that must be reloaded by hand and does not eject a spent shell
  • handguns
  • rifles
  • shotguns
  • Air guns
Question 3
3.

Select all of the following that are true about the following firearm:

Question 4
4.

Categorize the bullets as left twist or right twist.

  • LEFT
  • RIGHT
Question 5
5.

"9 mm Luger" is the ________ imprinted on the cartridge.

Question 6
6.
Label the cartridge casings as centerfire or rimfire.
Other Answer Choices:
rimfire
centerfire
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Question 7
7.
groove or land?
__________
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Question 8
8.
groove or land?
__________
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Question 9
9.
groove or land?
__________
Question 10
10.
Calculate the angle of impact of the bloodstains in the "show your work section."

Round all answers to the nearest degree.

A) _______°
B) _______ °
C) _______ °
D) _______ °
E) _______ °
F) _______ °
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Question 20
20.

Summarize Locard's Exchange Principle and discuss how it applies to gunshot residue and GSR testing.

Question 21
21.

Explain why GSR cannot be used to connect a suspect to a weapon used in commission of a crime.

Question 22
22.

What is a diphenylamine test and what are 2 substances that can trigger a positive test result?

Question 23
23.

Examine the following bullet and note its dimensions:
- 6 lands/grooves
- cut rifling
- groove width = 0.072 inches
- land width = 0.147 inches

Check the "show your work" section and select all of the possible firearm manufacturers from the list below:

Question 24
24.

Examine the following bullet and note its dimensions:
- 6 lands/grooves
- cut rifling
- groove width = 0.058 - 0.071 inches
- land width = 0.161 - 0.165 inches

Check the "show your work" section and select all of the possible firearm manufacturers from the list below:

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Question 25
25.
In this example, a projectile is fired from a BB rifle at a velocity (speed) of 600 ft/sec.

How many seconds after the projectile is fired will it take to reach the target?
_______ seconds

Calculate the vertical distance dropped by the projectile while it is airborne.
_______ feet
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Question 26
26.
2 more BB rifles are test fired with the following velocities:

BB1(original): 600 ft/sec
BB2: 700 ft/sec
BB3: 800 ft/sec

Which of the BB rifles' bullets will fall the most during the initial 0.2 seconds?

__________
Question 27
27.

Calculate the height of the shooter given the above scenario.
_______ feet (round to the nearest whole number)
Question 11
11.
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Question 12
12.
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Question 13
13.
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Question 14
14.
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Question 15
15.
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Question 16
16.
_______
Question 17
17.
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Question 18
18.
_______°
Question 19
19.

Which of the following elements are commonly found in ammunition primers?