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MARKSMANSHIP & COMBAT SHOOTING
Prelim
WHAT IS FIREARM
Legal Definition:
Firearm includes rifles, muskets, carbines, shotguns, pistols, revolvers, and all other
deadly weapons from which bullets, balls, shots, shells, or other missiles maybe discharged by
means of gunpowder or other explosives. Firearm also includes air rifles and air pistols not
classified as toys under the provision of E.O. No. 712 dated July 28 1981.
Legal Definition:
Firearm refers to any handheld or portable weapon, whether a small arm or light
weapon, that expels or is designed to expel a bullet, shot, slug, missile or any projectile which is
discharged by means of expansive force of gases from burning gunpowder or other form of
combustion or any similar instrument or implement. For purposes of the law, the barrel, frame
or receiver is considered a firearm. - (Sec 3, par l, RA 10591)
Technical Definition:
Firearm is an instrument used for the propulsion of projectiles by means of the
expansive force of gasses coming from burning gunpowder (FBI definition)
KINDS OF FIREARMS
Barrel
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KINDS OF FIREARM
According to Caliber of projectiles:
1. Artillery – firearms that propel projectiles one inch or more in diameter. Ex. Cannons,
Mortars, bazookas
2. Small Arms – firearms that propel projectiles less than one inch in diameter.
According to Loading Mechanism:
1. Bolt Action Rifle – a type of firearm action in which the weapon’s bolt is operated
manually by the opening and closing of the breech with a small handle, most commonly
placed on the right-hand side
2. Lever Action Rifle – a type of firearm action which uses a lever located around the trigger
guard area to load fresh cartridges into the chamber of the barrel.
3. Slide/Pump Action Rifle – a type of firearm action which the loading takes place by back-
and-forth manipulation of the under forearm of the gun.
4. Automatic Rifle – a type of firearm which the loading or feeding of the chamber is
automatic.
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According to Firing Mechanism:
1. Single Shot – a firearm that releases single projectile when trigger is squeezed.
2. Repeating – a firearm that automatically reloads and ready for next firing.
3. Semi-automatic – a firearm that can be set into semi-automatic and is capable of
releasing projectiles when trigger is pressed.
4. Automatic – a firearm that can release projectiles in a single press of the trigger.
Long Arms/Shoulder Arms:
1. Rifle – a firearm having the interior of its barrel rifled, that is, engraved with spiral
grooves so as to give spin to a projectile as it is fired. The term rifle is most generally
applied to a military or sporting weapon fired from the shoulder.
2. Musket – a long-barreled gun fired from the shoulder with a smooth bore barrel that
lacks the spiral groves, known as rifling. Muskets fire a ball-shaped bullet, called round,
instead of the tapered bullet.
3. Shotgun – a hand-held, shoulder supported smoothbore weapon designed primarily to
discharge multiple projectiles (small round pellets/shots) each time it is fired.
4. Carbine – a light, short-barreled rifle, caliber .30. The Carbine is essentially the same as
the rifle but has a shorter barrel (not more than 22 inches). It is generally a smaller
caliber and has a short limited range. Examples: M-1, M1A1, M-2, M-3
Short Arms/Handguns:
1. Pistol – a short barreled handgun designed to fire a single projectile through a rifled-
bore for every press of the trigger. Pistols includes Cal. 45, 9MM, Cal. 380, Cal. 32, etc.
2. Revolver – a handgun equipped with a rotating cylinder, serving as magazine and
successively place a cartridge into position for firing. Examples: Cal. 22, Cal. 38, Cal. 357,
Magnum 44, Magnum 50, etc.
Parts of a Firearm
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Pistol
Revolver
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Long fire-arm M-16
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Shot Gun
Activity:
Draw a PISTOL (GLOCK-17), REVOLVER, M4, SHOTGUN, in a long coupon bond with its
parts.
Note: DRAW NOT PRINT, 1 GUN 1 COUPON
