Basic Operations Small Arms

Question 1

8 steps in the cycle of operation

Answer 1

Feeding
Chambering 
Locking
Firing
Unlocking
Extracting
Ejecting
Cocking

Question 2

5 types of cartridges

Answer 2

Rimmed
Semi-rimmed
Rimless
Belted
Rebated

Question 3

5 varieties of firing pins

Answer 3

Free floating
Inertia 
percussion
Striker
Fixed

Question 4

2 types of primers

Answer 4

Boxer

Berdan

Question 5

8 locking systems

Answer 5

Rotating bolt
Rising/lowering bolt
Roller
Rising barrel
Locking flaps
Swinging bolt
Locking block
Rotating barrel

Question 6

8 operating systems

Answer 6

Bolt action
Blowback
Delayed blowback
Recoil
Recoil with gas assist
Gas operation
Manual pump
Revolving cylinder

Question 7

Accelerator

Answer 7

A device that operates during rearward movement of the recoiling parts to increase the speed at which certain parts move. When the rate of the bolt or breechblock increases, the rate of fire increases