Forensic 6 (Forensic Ballistic)

Pre-final Examination

Name: John Christopher A. Peraz Date: April.29,2021

Instruction: Read and analyze the questions. Do not advertise your answer.

I. Multiple Choice. Choose and underline the correct answer.

1. An automatic or semi automatic firearm with a locked breech that uses a small
amount of the expanding gas.
a. gas operated c. blowback operated
b. recoil operated d. Conventional operated
2. The mechanism of this revolver is made such a way pressure of upon the trigger both
cocks and released the hammer
a. single action c. swing out cylinder
b. double action d. top break
3. It serves as chamber and magazine of the cartridge in revolver.
a. barrel c. slide stop
b. cylinder d. frame
4. A complete unfired unit.
a. Cartridge c. Bullet
b. Firearm d. Primer
5. The tubular metallic container for gunpowder.
a.Cartridge case c. Bullet
b.Firearm d. Primer
6. It is the powder the casing itself
a. caseless cartridge c. assault rifle cartridge
b. Pistol cartridge d. Revolver cartridge
7. The diameter of the rim is wider than the diameter of the body of the cartridge
a. caseless cartridge c. assault rifle cartridge
b. Pistol cartridge d. Revolver cartridge
8. The diameter of the rim is smaller than the diameter of the body of the shell.
a. caseless cartridge c. assault rifle cartridge
b. Pistol cartridge d. Revolver cartridge
9. The portion of a cartridge case that is bent inward to hold the shot in place.
a. primer c. crimp
b.wad d. Shot cup
10. The cartridge will have a shelf life for more than 20 years.
a. true c. either
b. false d. Neither
II. Enumeration.
1. Advantages and disadvantages of revolver
-The advantage of revolver is efficiency; the revolver requires no manipulation of the
gun beyond operating the trigger in order to fire. There are no extra buttons or levers
to push, which means that there are no buttons or levers to forget to push. The
disadvantage of a revolver involves the fact that they normally don't have a manual
safety that you can simply switch off and on.

2. Advantages and disadvantages of pistol

The Advantage of pistol are essay to fired, much essier to carry and also faster
reaction. The disadvantage of pistol is short range.

3. List down the samples of the small arm. (Explain each)

Those that propel projectile less than one inch in diameter.

Example: machine guns, shoulder arms and hand gun.
*Machine guns is type of firearms that is primarily designed for military used.
*Shoulder arms are designed to be fired with the back end – the butt – held into the
shooter’s shoulder for greater stability.
*Hand guns those type of firearms that are designed or intended to be fire even with
one hand only.

4. Parts of a cartridge
*Bullet
*Cartridge case or Shell
*Primer
*Gun powder/ propellant/ powder charge
5. Parts of a shotgun cartridge

*Paper/ Plastic tube

*Metal case
*Primer
*Pellets/ Shot
*Filler wads
*Gun powder/ Propellant/ Powder charge
*Closing wads

III. Essay.
1. What is the legal definition of firearm?
 Firearm or Arms as herein used includes rifles, muskets, carbines, shotgun ,revolvers,
pistols, and all other deadly weapons from which a bullet, ball, shot or other deadly
missile maybe discharge by means of gunpowder and other explosives.

2. What is barrel?
The metal tube through which a projectile or shot charge is fired. May be rifled or
smooth.

3. Explain the rifle cartridge, handgun cartridge and shotgun. State their capability and
speed. Give at least two samples of these shotgun three cartridge.