An investigator who recovered a fired bullet from the crime scene will request the ballistician to

determine:

a. Owner of the firearm b. Model of the firearm

c. Caliber and type of the firearm used d. Manufacture

1 – FB 5. FA and FB

2. FS 6. FA and FS

3. 2 or more FB 7. FA only

4. Two or more FS

The heavier and longer a bullet, it is _____.

The lighter and shorter bullet, it is _____.

a. Faster - slower b. Slower-faster

c. Faster-faster d. Slower-slower

If a firearm’s caliber is expressed in hundredths of an inch such as Cal .45, .38, .25, .30.. What caliber
measurement is used?

A. American System B. English System

B. Continental system D. European System

American System - Cal .45, .38, .25, .30.

English - Cal .357, .380, .223.

Continental/ European - 9mm, 5.56mm, 7.62mm

That science dealing with the motion of projectile from the time the firer squeezes the trigger up to
the time it reaches the muzzle of the barrel is called:

a. Posterior ballistics b. Interior ballistics

c. Exterior ballistics d. Terminal ballistics

In order for marks on bullet to be acceptable as evidence in court, it must be _____.

A. Prominent B. Consistent
B. Significant D. Have at least 8 similarities

A primer with 2 flash holes or vent with the anvil integral with the cartridge case.

A. Berdan/European Primer B. Boxer Primer

C. Boxer-Berdan Primer D. Battery Cup Type

Boxer = ONE Berdan = TWO Boxer-Berdan = THREE Battery Cup Type = for shotgun ammo (ONE)

When loaded firearm is found in the crime scene, what is the first thing to be done by the collector?

A. The FA should be cautiously observed of presence of fingerprints

B. The FA should be properly handled and unloaded

C. The FA should be properly dusted for fingerprints

D. The FA should be properly marked for future identification.

An evidence bullet that was recovered in the crime scene should be marked at _____, EXCEPT:

a. Base / Posterior portion b. Nose / Anterior Portion

c. Ogive d. Side / Bearing Surface

The rifling (lands & grooves) in the barrel are designed to _____:

A. Increase the speed of the bullet B. Decrease recoil

B. Mark the bullet for identification D. Beautify the barrel

Among the four (4) processes in making a gun barrel, what do you call the process of making the hole?

A. Drilling B. Reaming
B. Broaching D. Lapping

Reaming – smoothening or polishing

Broaching – making of rifling (lands and grooves)

Lapping - smoothening or polishing

D+R = Smooth bore

D+R+B+L = Rifled bore

What do you call the most commonly used high explosives in the world?

A. Trinitrotoluene (TNT) B. Dynamite

B. Research Department Formula X (RDX) D. Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate (PETN)