OutdoorHub Quiz: Can You Identify These Common Firearm Malfunctions?
OutdoorHub Quiz: Can You Identify These Common Firearm Malfunctions?
Time to brush up on your basics!
Time to brush up on your basics!


When an empty case is jammed into the ejection port instead of being ejected normally.

The spent casing remains in the chamber while the slide picks up another round and attempts to chamber it.
The firearm is unable to chamber a round.
The firearm prematurely discharges a round that is being loaded in the chamber, caused commonly by inertia bringing the primer onto a firing pin.
A round that due to loading negligence, lacks the force to exit the barrel and becomes stuck in the barrel. Firing another round without removing the lodged bullet can be disastrous.
The round fails to discharge due to primer or powder malfunctions.
A malfunction in the ignition of the propellant delays the firing of the round. A common practice is to point the gun in a safe direction for 60 seconds after a failure to fire.
This occurs mostly in well-worn firearms when a malfunctioning disconnector allows the gun to fire much faster than intended.
What is the most commonly taught clearance drill for malfunctions?
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