Cartridges – Quiz Welcome to your Cartridges - Quiz You are planning a moose hunting trip. Which of the following rifle cartridges/caliber and bullet choices would be appropriate and sportsman like for this hunt? 30-06 Springfield with 180 grain Full Metal Jacket bullets 270 Winchester with 140 grain Pointed Soft Point (PSP) bullets 6.5 Creedmoor with 140 grain Hollow Point Boat Tail (HPBT) solid copper alloy bullet like a Barnes TSX or Nosler e-Tip 223 Winchester with 65 grain Hollow Point rapid expanding bullet What is the bullet diameter of a 38 Special and the older 38 Smith & Wesson cartridges? .380 inches .352 inches .357/.358 inches .381 inches .320/321 inches None True or False. The 17 Hornet is rimfire cartridge. True False None "12 Gauge" as in shotgun shotshell sizes, means what? It is the inside diameter of the barrels bore size measured with a gauge tool It is the inside diameter of the shotgun chamber size measured with a gauge tool You could make 12 equal size balls of lead out of 1 pound of lead that would individually fit the inside bore of the shotgun barrel It is simply the inside diameter of the barrel bore expressed in a "gauge" rather than in inches or millimeters Select ALL answers that apply to the relatively new 6.5 Creedmoor cartridge. It is a great choice for long range precision target shooting It is considered as one of the best dangerous game cartridges it would be a superb medium game hunting cartridge choice it is only considered to be a long range varmint cartridge its felt recoil is too much for the average shooter Which of the following answers are correct regarding the 45-70 Government cartridge. It is a regular choice for small game and varmint hunters In a modern built repeating firearm, It is a fine choice for short range bear defense It is only available in "old style trapdoor" single shot firearms It is widely available in semi-automatic action firearms It is an old cartridge originally designed using Black Powder You are in the market for a New or Used 7mm caliber rifle. You are faced with many 7mm cartridge choices these days (some old and some new). You have decided on a Short Action lever or bolt rifle. From the list below, select only the cartridges that would meet with your chosen criteria of shorter action cartridges. 7mm RUM 7mm STW 7mm Mauser 7mm-08 Remington 7-30 Waters 7mm Remington Magnum 7mm Weatherby Magnum 7mm Remington SAUM 7mm WSM 7mm WSSM You are shopping for some handgun ammunition. You notice a brand that says 45 ACP on the box and other brand that says 45 Auto. Can either of these be used in your pistol thats says 45 GAP on the barrel? Yes No None Select ALL 30 caliber cartridges that fire .308 diameter bullets (projectiles). 308 Winchester 30-06 Springfield 300 Winchester Magnum 308 Norma Magnum 303 British 30-378 Weatherby Magnum Select all which is/are true about a 410 shotgun. A 410 shotgun is a standard choice for goose hunting "410" shotgun shotshell designation is a measurement of Bore caliber not Gauge. Measured in thousandths of an inch You could make 410 equal size balls of lead out of 1 pound of lead that would individually fit the inside bore of the shotgun barrel 410 means it is the maximum weight of slug that can be safely fired measured in grains. (approx. 1oz) A 28 Gauge shotgun has a larger Bore diameter than a 410 shotgun Type exactly what you see above here; so we can ensure you are not an internet trolling spam robot. Time's up
