Welcome to the Shoot Off!• Read the question.• Settle on an answer. • Check the answer and mark accordingly. Your score is tallied at the bottom.Good luck! How to play October – 2026 1. What is the science of studying projectiles? Click for answer Ballistics. Correct Incorrect 2. What is the relative measure of how well a projectile may be expected to perform in flight? Click for answer Ballistic coefficient. Correct Incorrect 3. What does a chronograph measure? Click for answer Velocity of a projectile. Correct Incorrect 4. What makes a Deringer so distinctive? Click for answer Its small/pocket size. Correct Incorrect 5. Is a flash suppressor the same as a silencer? Click for answer No. Correct Incorrect 6. What is the certification of a shotgun to be used with modern-day nitrocellulose/nitroglycerine-based propellants? Click for answer Nitro proof. Correct Incorrect 7. How is velocity measured? Click for answer Feet per second. Correct Incorrect 8. Is self-defence ever a lawful reason to carry a knife in Australia? Click for answer No. Correct Incorrect 9. Which Australian state was the first to introduce firearm registration? Click for answer Tasmania (1927). Correct Incorrect 10. What is a group of emus called? Click for answer Mob. Correct Incorrect 11. Which Australian state has the most feral camels? Click for answer Western Australia. Correct Incorrect 12. What is the function of a sear in a firearm? Click for answer Retains hammer. Correct Incorrect 13. What does the term ‘headspace’ refer to? Click for answer Chamber clearance. Correct Incorrect 14. What is meant by ‘lock time’? Click for answer Ignition delay. Correct Incorrect 15. What tree is commonly known as ironbark? Click for answer Eucalyptus. Correct Incorrect 16. Approximately how many decibels does a typical centrefire rifle produce when fired: 90 dB, 120 dB or 160 dB? Click for answer 160 dB. Correct Incorrect 17. True or false: rifle cartridges can be made from bismuth. Click for answer True. Correct Incorrect 18. What is the term for adjusting a scope so that the reticle matches the shooter’s eye focus? Click for answer Diopter. Correct Incorrect 19. Besides bolt-action, what other action rifles are used in the biathlon? Click for answer Straight pull. Correct Incorrect 20. What does “LR” stand for in .22 LR? Click for answer Long Rifle. Correct Incorrect Score: 0/0 Feedback: Quiz – Shoot Off FeedbackΔ Contact Name*EmailPhone NumberLocationFeedbackSubmit