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 November – 2026 1. What is the term for the vibration pattern of a barrel during firing? Click for answer Barrel harmonics. Correct Incorrect 2. Which country developed the Mannlicher straight-pull rifle? Click for answer Austria. Correct Incorrect 3. What is the purpose of a gas check on a cast bullet? Click for answer Prevent leading. Correct Incorrect 4. What does “SMLE” stand for? Click for answer Short Magazine Lee-Enfield. Correct Incorrect 5. What tool is commonly used to measure trigger pull weight? Click for answer Trigger gauge. Correct Incorrect 6. What is the scientific name for a cane toad? Click for answer Rhinella marina. Correct Incorrect 7. In Metallic Silhouette, are targets shot offhand or from a rest? Click for answer Offhand. Correct Incorrect 8. What is the term for anticipating recoil and pushing the rifle down before the shot? Click for answer Flinching. Correct Incorrect 9. What is the name for the cylindrical part of a bullet between the ogive and the base? Click for answer Bearing surface. Correct Incorrect 10. What smokeless powder did Alfred Nobel develop in 1887? Click for answer Ballistite. Correct Incorrect 11. Which direction does the Southern Cross point to help locate true south? Click for answer Downward (toward the horizon). Correct Incorrect 12. What does ES stand for when analysing chronograph data? Click for answer Extreme spread. Correct Incorrect 13. Which French rifle was the first widely adopted smokeless powder military rifle? Click for answer Lebel 1886. Correct Incorrect 14. What is the term for the edible inner layer of bark used in survival situations? Click for answer Cambium. Correct Incorrect 15. What is the safest general direction to travel during a bushfire if escape routes are limited? Click for answer Downhill. Correct Incorrect 16. What is the formula unit used to measure kinetic energy in ballistic tables? Click for answer Joules. Correct Incorrect 17. What is the name for the distance from the bolt face to the datum line in a chamber? Click for answer Headspace. Correct Incorrect 18. Which Australian deer species has palmate antlers? Click for answer Fallow. Correct Incorrect 19. What is the term for the expansion of a cartridge case to seal the chamber upon firing? Click for answer Obturation. Correct Incorrect 20. Power factor is calculated by multiplying velocity with what? Click for answer Bullet weight. Correct Incorrect Score: 0/0 Feedback: Quiz – Shoot Off FeedbackΔ Updates Name*EmailPhone NumberLocationFeedbackSubmit