BALLISTIC -FINAL
  • 1. What are class characteristics in firearms?
A) Properties determined before manufacture based on design specifications
B) Individual marks found only on fired bullets
C) Characteristics that change with each firing
D) Features that develop after manufacturing through use
  • 2. How many lands and grooves are most common in modern firearms?
A) 2 to 3
B) 3 to 4
C) 7 to 8
D) 5 to 6
  • 3. Which type of rifling has 4 lands and grooves with equal width?
A) Steyer Type
B) Colt
C) Carbine Type
D) Smith and Wesson
  • 4. What distinguishes Webley rifling from other types?
A) 5 lands and grooves with right twist
B) 6 lands and grooves with left twist
C) 7 lands and grooves with groove width 3x land width
D) 4 lands and grooves with equal width
  • 5. In the Browning rifling type, what is the relationship between groove and land width?
A) Groove is twice as wide
B) Groove is three times wider
C) Land is twice as wide
D) Equal width
  • 6. What causes skid marks on fired bullets?
A) Initial movement from chamber to barrel before rotation
B) Contact with magazine lips
C) Excessive barrel wear
D) Poor barrel alignment
  • 7. What are stripping marks indicative of?
A) Perfect barrel alignment
B) Worn-out rifling
C) Normal firing conditions
D) Near center of primer cup
  • 8. Where is the firing pin mark typically located in a center fire cartridge ?
A) On the case body
B) Near center of primer cup
C) At the cartridge mouth
D) On the rim
  • 9. Which mark are considered primary for identification purposes?
A) Firing pin and breech face mark
B) Ejector and extractor marks only
C) Magazine lip and chamber marks
D) Chamber and shearing marks
  • 10. What causes breech face marks?
A) Backwards movement against breech face
B) Magazine insertion
C) Extraction process
D) Forward movement of bullet
  • 11. What are class characteristics in firearm ?
A) Properties determined before manufacture
B) Random imperfection from machining
C) Feature that develop after manufacture
D) Individual markings from use
  • 12. Which of following is NOT a class characteristics of firearm
A) Bore diameter
B) Wear pattern from regular use
C) Direction of twist
D) Number of land and grooves
  • 13. Individual characteristics of firearm are_________?
A) Feature arising post- manufacture
B) Standard specification
C) Predetermined by manufacturers
D) Design specifications
  • 14. The bore diameter of a firearm is also known as______?
A) The groove width
B) The pitch rifling
C) The land elevation
D) The caliber or gauge
  • 15. In modern firearms, how many lands and grooves are most common?
A) Three to four
B) Nine to ten
C) Seven to eight
D) Five to six
  • 16. What are lands is a firearm?
A) The elevated portion of the bore
B) The space between grooves
C) The depressed portions of the bore
D) The complete barrel length
  • 17. Grooves in firearms are defined as______?
A) The depressed portions between lands
B) The rifling pitch
C) The bore diameter
D) The elevated portion between lands
  • 18. The width of land is calculated by______?
A) Measuring the bore diameter
B) Subtracting groove width from circumference
C) Adding all groove width
D) Measuring the groove depth
  • 19. What is the pitch of rifling
A) The distance for complete rifling turn
B) The bore diameter measurements
C) The depth of the grooves
D) The width of the lands
  • 20. Groove depth is typically ______?
A) One centimeter deep
B) One inch deep
C) Several inches depth
D) A few thousandths of an inch deep
  • 21. Which characteristic is measured in term of complete turns?
A) Bore diameter
B) Groove depth
C) Pitch of rifling
D) Land width
  • 22. The number of lands and grooves in firearms can range from____?
A) 1to3
B) 12to15
C) 6to8
D) 3to8
  • 23. Individual characteristics of firearm can result from_____?
A) Machine imperfection
B) Standard measurements
C) Pre-manufacturing decision
D) Original design specifications
  • 24. The height of land is equal to_______?
A) The groove depth
B) The bore diameter
C) The rifling pitch
D) The groove width
  • 25. Class characteristics are important because they_____?
A) Indicate manufacturing
B) Aid in firearms identification
C) Show wear pattern
D) Determine firing speed
  • 26. Which is determined after manufacturing
A) Bore diameter
B) Number of groove
C) Machine imperfection
D) Direction of twist
  • 27. The primary purpose of land and grooves is to________?
A) Reduce recoil
B) Increase barrel strength
C) Decrease barrel wear
D) Impart spin to the bullet
  • 28. Security features in firearms are considered ______?
A) Class characteristics
B) Manufacturer specifications
C) Individual characteristics
D) Design specifications
  • 29. The direction of twist is_____?
A) A post- manufacture feature
B) A usage pattern
C) A class characteristics
D) An individual characteristics
  • 30. Fired bullet should be marked by the recovering officer with his initials in the .
A) Ogive
B) Nose
C) Mouth
D) nose or ogive
  • 31. It is generally found on the primer cup.
A) Magazine lip mark
B) Shearing mark
C) Firing pin Mark
D) Extractor mark
  • 32. Which type of rifling has four lands and grooves with equal width and right twist?
A) Colt
B) Steyer type
C) Carbine type
D) Smith and Wesson
  • 33. In webley rifling, how many lands and grooves are present?
A) Four
B) Five
C) Seven
D) Six
  • 34. What distinguishes Colt rifling from Browning rifling?
A) Direction of twist
B) Number of lands and grooves
C) All of the above
D) Width ratio of grooves to lands
  • 35. Which rifling type has five lands and grooves with equal width?
A) Smith and Wesson
B) Steyer type
C) Carbine type
D) Winchester
  • 36. The Winchester rifling pattern feature_______?
A) Six land and grooves ,left twist grooves 3xwider than lands
B) Seven lands and grooves , right twist
C) Four lands and grooves , right twist
D) Six lands and grooves, left twist
  • 37. What is the groove -to - land width ratio in Carbine Type rifling?
A) 4:1
B) 3:1
C) 1:1
D) 2:1
  • 38. Which rifling type uses a left -hand twist ?
A) Colt
B) Browning
C) Webley
D) Winchester
  • 39. In browning rifling,what is the relationship between grooves and land width
A) Grooves are twice as wide as lands
B) Grooves are three time winder than lands
C) Lands are twice as wide as grooves
D) Equal width
  • 40. The Webley rifling pattern in characterized by______?
A) 6 land and grooves , right twist
B) 6 lands and grooves , left twist
C) 7 lands and grooves, right twist , grooves 3xwider wider than lands
D) 7 lands and grooves , left twist
  • 41. Which rifling type has the same number of lands and grooves as Colt but differs in twist direction ?
A) Winchester
B) Browning
C) Smith and Wesson
D) Carbine Type
  • 42. What are land marks on a fired bullet?
A) Depression caused by elevated portions of the bore
B) Marks from forward movement in revolvers
C) Marks caused by the grooves of the barrel
D) Marks from poorly aligned barrels
  • 43. Which type of marks are specifically associated with revolvers?
A) Skid marks
B) Stripping marks
C) Land marks
D) Grooves marks
  • 44. What causes stripping marks on bullets ?
A) Worn- on out
B) Excessive barrel oiling
C) Chamber irregularities
D) Poor cylinder alignment
  • 45. Shaving marks on bullets are typically associated with _________?
A) Automatic pistol
B) Revolver
C) Rifles
D) Shotguns
  • 46. Which marks are found on bullet passing through an oily barrel?
A) Skid marks
B) Shaving marks
C) Slippage marks
D) Stripping marks
  • 47. Where is the firing pin mark located on a center fire cartridge?
A) On the extracting groove
B) On the case body
C) Near center of primer cup
D) Near the rim
  • 48. What causes breech face marks ?
A) Magazine pressure
B) Backwards movement against breech face
C) Forward movement of the bullet
D) Ejection mechanism
  • 49. Extractor marks are found in which part of the cartridge case?
A) Case body
B) Rim cavity
C) Primer cup
D) Extracting groove
  • 50. Which marks are specifically associated with automatic firearms?
A) Ejection marks
B) Shearing marks
C) Chamber marks
D) Magazine lip marks
  • 51. What is another name for shearing marks ?
A) Primary firing pin mark
B) Testiary firing pin Mark
C) Secondary firing pin mark
D) Auxiliary firing pin mark
  • 52. Magazine lip marks appear on which part of the cartridge?
A) Two side of the rim
B) Case body
C) Extracting groove
D) Primer surface
  • 53. What causes chamber marks on fired cartridge cases?
A) Chamber wall irregularities
B) Magazine pressure
C) Extractor movement
D) Firing pin impact
  • 54. In the absence of firing pin and breech face marks, which two marks Serve as secondary identification features?
A) Land and grooves marks
B) Magazine lip and chamber marks
C) Ejector and extractor marks
D) Shearing and stripping marks
  • 55. Skid marks on bullets are typically found in which location?
A) Posterior portion
B) Middle section
C) Throughout the bullet
D) Anterior portion
  • 56. The number of groove marks on a bullet correspondence ________?
A) No specific correlation
B) Twice the number of land marks
C) The same number as land marks
D) Half the number of land marks
  • 57. What characterizes slippage marks versus stripping marks ?
A) Slippage occurs in rifles, stripping in revolvers
B) Slippage occurs in clean barrels,stripping in dirty barrel
C) Slippage occurs in new barrels, stripping old barrel
D) Slippage occurs in oversized barrels,stripping in worn- out barrel
  • 58. Where would you find firing pin marks in a rim - fire cartridge?
A) Rim cavity
B) Extracting groove
C) Center of primer
D) Case body
  • 59. Which marks are considered primary for firearms identification?
A) Firing pin and breech face marks
B) Ejector and extractor marks
C) Chamber and magazine marks
D) Land and groove marks
  • 60. What typically causes shaving marks revolvers ?
A) Corroded chamber walls
B) Worn - out rifling
C) Excessive oil in barrel
D) Misaligned cylinder and barrel
  • 61. What is the primary challenge when determining the caliber of a fired bullet ?
A) Environmental factors affecting the bullet
B) Bullet deformation upon impact
C) Manufacturing variation in ammunition
D) Time elapsed since firing
  • 62. When examining fired shells to match them to a specific fire arms , which characteristic is most reliable ?
A) Overall shell length
B) Primer strike marks
C) Powder residue patterns
D) Shell case color
  • 63. In determining whether a bullet was fired from a suspected firearms , which marking is most crucial ?
A) Bullet weight
B) Ejector marks
C) Land and groove impression
D) Bullet composition
  • 64. What is a key limitations when comparing two fired shells from different creme scense
A) Time difference between firings
B) Storage condition of shells
C) Weather conditions during firing
D) Different ammunition manufacturers
  • 65. When assessing if a firearm is serviceable ,which factor is NOT typically considered?
A) Safety mechanism operation
B) Barrel integrity
C) Trigger mechanism functionality
D) Serial number condition
  • 66. What technique in most reliable for comparing multiple fired bullets?
A) Digital imaging analysis
B) Weight measurements
C) Comparison microscope
D) Chemical composition testing
  • 67. In examining fired shells,what can indicate they were fired from the same weapon?
A) Same manufacturer marks
B) Identical breech face marks
C) Similar gunpowder residue
D) Similar oxidation pattern
  • 68. Which factor can complicate bullet - to firearms matching?
A) Storage temperature
B) Ammunition brand difference
C) Lead fouling in the barrel
D) Firearms cleaning history
  • 69. When determining bullet caliber from a fired specimen ,what is most important?
A) Bullet weight
B) Bullet diameter measurements
C) Bullet material composition
D) Bullet color
  • 70. What is a critical consideration when comparing fired shells from revolvers versus semi- automatic pistols?
A) Extractions marks
B) Case length
C) Primer depth
D) Shell rotation patterns
  • 71. What does the acronym M-A-C warn against in handling ballistic evidence
A) Marking,analyzing , and collecting
B) Managing,authenticating ,and cataloging
C) Moving ,arranging , and cleaning
D) Mutilating,altering nature , and contaminating
  • 72. Where should marking be placed on fired bullets ?
A) Along the bullets length
B) At that nose ogive or base
C) On the bullet circumstances only
D) On the rifling marks
  • 73. Which of the following in NOT an acceptable location for making fired shells ?
A) Inside near the open . Mouth
B) On the firing pin impression
C) Outside,near the open mouth
D) On the body of the shell
  • 74. For a revolver which three main parts must be marked ?
A) Chamber,stock and muzzle
B) Trigger,hammer,and grip
C) Barrel, cylinder ,and frame
D) Magazine ,slide ,and sight
  • 75. What letter should never be used when marking ballistic evidence?
A) Z
B) O
C) Y
D) X
  • 76. Who is responsible for marking ballistic evidence ?
A) The lead investigator
B) The forensics specialist
C) The lab technician
D) The recovering officer
  • 77. When marking evidence where should the marks be placed?
A) On parts the can never be replaced
B) On replaceable parts
C) On any visible surface
D) On the exterior only
  • 78. For the pistol which component is marked instead of the cylinder?
A) Slide
B) Trigger guard
C) Hammer
D) Magazine
  • 79. Which action is permissible when handling ballistic evidence?
A) Using chemical cleaners to preserve evidence
B) Making permanent marks with officer initials
C) Altering the evidence for better storage
D) Making temporary marks for identification
  • 80. What is primary function of the analytical of torsion instrument in firearms examination
A) To examine barrel rifling
B) To determine weight of bullets and pellets
C) To measure bullet diameter
D) To compare fired shell
  • 81. The bullet comparison microscope allows examiners to ________?
A) Take photograph automatically
B) Simultaneously view two spicemen
C) Only examine one bullet at at time
D) Measure bullet weight
  • 82. Which characteristic best describes the stereoscopic microscope main use?
A) Determining rifling pitch
B) Viewing large solid surface
C) Internal barrel examinations
D) Measuring bullet weight
  • 83. What is a key feature of the shadowgraph ?
A) It has multiple microscope lenses
B) It determine bullet weight
C) It uses cotton for bullet recovery
D) It measure barrel length
  • 84. What advantage does the comparison projector offer over traditional microscope ?
A) Higher magnification capability
B) Better measurements accuracy
C) Faster processing time
D) Reduced eye train due to screen projection
  • 85. The bullet recovery box is filled with_______
A) Water
B) Steel plate
C) Sand
D) Ordinary cotton
  • 86. What does helixometer measure?
A) Bullet weight
B) Distance traveled in one complete rotation
C) Barrel length
D) Bullet diameter
  • 87. How does a micrometers differ from a caliper?
A) It's used for large measurements only
B) It's used for more precise measurements
C) Its used for weight measurements
D) It can only measure barrel length
  • 88. Which measurement is NOT typically made using a caliper ?
A) Bullet diameter
B) Shell casing length
C) Barrel length
D) Rifli pitch
  • 89. The onoscope s primary function is to______________
A) Determine bullet weight
B) Examine internal barrel surface
C) Measure bullet diameter
D) Compare fired bullet
  • 90. What is the main purpose of Tah taper gauge
A) Determining bore diameter
B) Measuring bullet weight
C) Measuring rifling pitch
D) Comparing fired shell
  • 91. The bullet recovery box minimum length requirements?
A) 12 inches
B) 24inches
C) 39 inches
D) 129inches
  • 92. Which instrument allows for photographic documentation of comparison?
A) Micrometer
B) Helicometer
C) Taper gauge
D) Comparison projector
  • 93. The shadowgraph is particularly useful for determining _________
A) Bullet weight
B) Class characteristics
C) Bore diameter
D) Barrel length
  • 94. Which instrument has a tiny lamp at its terminal portion?
A) Shadowgraph
B) Onoscope
C) Helixometer
D) Taper gauge
  • 95. The thickness of steel plate used in the bullet recovery box is ________
A) 1/8 inches
B) 1/2 inches
C) 1 inches
D) 1/4 inches
  • 96. Which instrument provides a single microscopic Field view ?
A) Taper gauge
B) Bullet comparison microscope
C) Helixometer
D) Stereoscopic microscope
  • 97. The minimum diameter requirements for the bullet recovery boss is ___________
A) 12 inches
B) 24 inches
C) 120 inches
D) 39 inches
  • 98. Which instrument is specifically designed for examining irregularities inside the gun barrel ?
A) Helixometer
B) Onoscope
C) Micrometer
D) Caliper
  • 99. The comparison projector differ from the bullet comparison microscope primarily in its________
A) Specimen capacity
B) Magnification capability
C) Display method
D) Measurements accuracy
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