Hunter's Education Firearm Basics
What is a firearm? ️️A device that uses pressure from a powder to force a projectile (bullet)
through and out of a metal tube
3 basic parts of a modern firearm ️️Stock, action and barrel
Action ️️The part that loads, fires, and ejects/unloads th...
What is a firearm? ✔️✔️A device that uses pressure from a powder to force a projectile (bullet)
through and out of a metal tube
3 basic parts of a modern firearm ✔️✔️Stock, action and barrel
Action ✔️✔️The part that loads, fires, and ejects/unloads the shells or cartridges
Stock ✔️✔️Handle of the firearm
Barrel ✔️✔️The tube that the ammunition travels through as it leaves the firearm
Muzzle ✔️✔️It's the hole at the end of the barrel where the bullet exits
Safety (firearm) ✔️✔️The part that locks the trigger and prevents firing (not 100% foolproof)
Trigger Guard ✔️✔️Place around the trigger that prevents it from accidentally being bumped causing
the firearm to fire.
Trigger ✔️✔️Fires the firearm
First rule of firearm safety: Point the muzzle in a safe ______________ at all times. ✔️✔️direction
First step to becoming a responsible hunter: knowing your _____________ and how to use it safely
✔️✔️firearm
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