# Interesting little historical "How Stuff Works" firearms quiz - 30 questions **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 18, 2017, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-little-historical-how-stuff-works-firearms-quiz-30-questions/789310 "2017-06-18T18:43:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-little-historical-how-stuff-works-firearms-quiz-30-questions/789310/21 "2017-06-19T07:44:36Z")
30/30. As much about pop culture as it was guns. ---
**Author:** ![Oukile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@Oukile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oukile)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-little-historical-how-stuff-works-firearms-quiz-30-questions/789310/22 "2017-06-19T08:22:29Z")
23, and I never fired a firearm in my life 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Marci\_Al](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Marci\_Al](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marci_Al)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-little-historical-how-stuff-works-firearms-quiz-30-questions/789310/23 "2017-06-19T08:41:38Z")
You never had a hand in sale or manufacture of firearms? How about sale and manufacture of ammunition? How about working for monthly gun magazines and similar publications? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Oukile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@Oukile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oukile)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-little-historical-how-stuff-works-firearms-quiz-30-questions/789310/24 "2017-06-19T08:48:49Z")
> [@Marci\_Al](#): > > You never had a hand in sale or manufacture of firearms? How about sale and manufacture of ammunition? How about working for monthly gun magazines and similar publications? 😃 None of that. But I read books and play shooter videogames! ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-little-historical-how-stuff-works-firearms-quiz-30-questions/789310/25 "2017-06-19T09:09:22Z")
29/30. Got the Dirty Harry Gun wrong. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-little-historical-how-stuff-works-firearms-quiz-30-questions/789310/26 "2017-06-19T09:23:34Z")
28/30. For a committed pacifist, I sure know a lot about guns… ---
**Author:** ![davida03801](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5e925/32.png) [@davida03801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davida03801)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-little-historical-how-stuff-works-firearms-quiz-30-questions/789310/27 "2017-06-19T11:23:14Z")
25 of 30 ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-little-historical-how-stuff-works-firearms-quiz-30-questions/789310/28 "2017-06-19T15:48:51Z")
28 right. Missed the Glock not being the first “plastic” gun, and the Chinese hand cannon. Never heard of that one. Though I would like to see Bond using a Gatling gun. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-little-historical-how-stuff-works-firearms-quiz-30-questions/789310/29 "2017-06-19T16:31:08Z")
29/30. never heard of the ‘Davy Crocket’. After my time probably. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-little-historical-how-stuff-works-firearms-quiz-30-questions/789310/30 "2017-06-19T16:41:34Z")
25/30 mainly from watching movies and TV. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-little-historical-how-stuff-works-firearms-quiz-30-questions/789310/31 "2017-06-19T16:51:04Z")
25/30. And what? Half of the questions are only tangentially about guns. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-little-historical-how-stuff-works-firearms-quiz-30-questions/789310/32 "2017-06-19T16:53:11Z")
> [@Bumbazine](#): > > 29/30. never heard of the ‘Davy Crocket’. After my time probably. Not mentioned is the fact it was as[dangerous to the launch crew as the target.](https://armyhistory.org/the-m28m29-davy-crockett-nuclear-weapon-system/) > [@](#): > > Nevertheless, what the Davy Crockett lacked in accuracy it made up for in power, although the initial radiation created by the detonation of the W54 warhead would be as lethal to the enemy, if not more so, than the heat and blast effects. **Since the warhead also posed a threat to the crew firing it, the Army recommended that soldiers manning the Davy Crockett select firing positions in sheltered locations,** such as the rear slope of a hill. Soldiers were also encouraged to keep their heads down to protect themselves from the warhead’s detonation. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-little-historical-how-stuff-works-firearms-quiz-30-questions/789310/33 "2017-06-19T17:31:33Z")
I got 27 out of 30, not bad. I did get the plastic gun question wrong but I did know about the Davey Crockett, so that’s nice. ---
**Author:** ![Marci\_Al](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Marci\_Al](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marci_Al)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-little-historical-how-stuff-works-firearms-quiz-30-questions/789310/34 "2017-06-20T03:22:37Z")
With the Davy Crockett likely to its users, the Army might as well develop a nuclear hand grenade. ---
**Author:** ![TwoCarrotSnowman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twocarrotsnowman/32/15879_2.png) [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2017, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-little-historical-how-stuff-works-firearms-quiz-30-questions/789310/35 "2017-06-21T17:40:18Z")
I scored 21. Not bad for someone who has always lived in a country where guns are very uncommon. Other than clay pigeon shooting as a kid (when the instructor was taking the weight of the weapon) I’ve never seen a firearm up close; the closest would be standing near to armed police at airports and the like. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2017, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-little-historical-how-stuff-works-firearms-quiz-30-questions/789310/36 "2017-06-21T17:48:07Z")
> [@Oukile](#): > > 23, and I never fired a firearm in my life 😃 14 for me. I can be the baseline score for someone who really knows nothing about guns. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2017, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-little-historical-how-stuff-works-firearms-quiz-30-questions/789310/37 "2017-06-21T17:55:16Z")
I Winchestered. (30/30.) ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2017, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-little-historical-how-stuff-works-firearms-quiz-30-questions/789310/38 "2017-06-21T18:21:15Z")
> [@Marci\_Al](#): > > 23 correct including the James Bond weapon. However, the question is wrong. It was not Bond’s weapon of choice. It was chosen for him by the weapons expert Geoffrey Boothroid on M’s orders. I recall Bond carrying a .25 Beretta until a reader wrote to Fleming about it. 1. Gun wasn’t loaded 3) Gun didn’t fire. That is sort of the same answer. 26 out of 30. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2017, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-little-historical-how-stuff-works-firearms-quiz-30-questions/789310/39 "2017-06-21T20:28:50Z")
> [@Corry\_El](#): > > Yeah that was the one, I didn’t mention in the interest of no spoilers. I figured they’d be looking for ‘bolt action’ but it’s not obviously correct. But it’s ‘would most likely use’ not ‘would (should) want’ so I think you might argue it either way. I figured the US military would issue a modified version of the regular gun the other troops use for ease of supply and maintenance so, regardless of what a sniper might want, they would be firing a semi. > **[M24 Sniper Weapon System](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/M24_Sniper_Weapon_System)** > > The M24 Sniper Weapon System (SWS) or M24 is the military and police version of the Remington Model 700 rifle, M24 being the model name assigned by the United States Army after adoption as their standard sniper rifle in 1988. The M24 is referred to as a "weapon system" because it consists of not only a rifle, but also a detachable telescopic sight and other accessories. > The M24 SWS has the "long action" bolt version of the Remington 700 receiver but is chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO "short a... But nope, it’s a bolt action. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-little-historical-how-stuff-works-firearms-quiz-30-questions/789310/40 "2017-06-21T21:15:21Z")
Nitpick: a DMR is not a “sniper rifle.” A sniper may use one, but they are more likely to use a dedicated platform, which are more likely to be bolt. In the past people also used M14 based rifles. It looks like the M24 is/was replaced by the [M2010](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/M2010_Enhanced_Sniper_Rifle). Wow, that’s a hideous rifle. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-little-historical-how-stuff-works-firearms-quiz-30-questions/789310.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-little-historical-how-stuff-works-firearms-quiz-30-questions/789310.md?page=3)