CFSC Firearm Malfunctions & Corrective Actions 2

Question 1

What is a 'failure to feed' malfunction?

Accepted Answer

When a cartridge fails to load properly from the magazine into the chamber

Answer

A failure to feed occurs when a cartridge does not successfully travel from the magazine and seat into the chamber during the loading cycle.

Question 2

What is commonly called a 'stovepipe' malfunction?

Accepted Answer

A fired case that is partially extracted but caught vertically in the ejection port

Answer

A stovepipe occurs when a spent case is partially extracted but not fully cleared, becoming caught upright in the ejection port — resembling a stovepipe.

Question 3

What does 'failure to extract' mean?

Accepted Answer

When a spent cartridge case remains stuck in the chamber after firing

Answer

Failure to extract means the extractor cannot pull the spent case from the chamber, leaving it behind and preventing the next round from feeding.

Question 4

What does it mean for a firearm to fire 'out of battery'?

Accepted Answer

When the firearm discharges before the action is fully closed and locked

Answer

Firing out of battery means the round discharges before the bolt or slide is fully in the locked closed position, allowing high-pressure gases to escape in dangerous directions.

Question 5

What is the TAP-RACK-READY drill designed to clear?

Accepted Answer

Simple malfunctions such as failure to feed or stovepipe in semi-automatic firearms

Answer

TAP-RACK-READY seats the magazine with a firm tap, racks the slide to eject or chamber a round, and brings the firearm to a ready state — effective for simple feeding and ejection failures.

(CFSC) Canadian Firearms Safety Course Practice Test

(CFSC) Canadian Firearms Safety Course Practice Test

CFSC Firearm Malfunctions & Corrective Actions 2