Guess the Gun Quiz

1. A museum label describes the Soviet modernized successor to the AK-47, retaining the 7.62×39 mm cartridge while adopting a stamped receiver for more efficient mass production. Which designation belongs on the label?

2. A curator needs to identify an Israeli submachine gun whose original design fires from an open bolt, places the magazine inside the pistol grip, and wraps much of the bolt around the barrel. Which firearm matches?

3. A police equipment record mentions a striker-fired pistol built around a removable, serialized fire-control unit that can be moved between compatible grip modules. Which design is being described?

4. Without operating it, you notice that a pump-action shotgun has a safety mounted on the top rear of the receiver and uses dual extractors. Which common model most closely matches those clues?

5. Which modular rifle family was developed by FN for U.S. special-operations requirements and appeared in both a 5.56 mm “Light” version and a 7.62 mm “Heavy” version?

6. Which pistol matches these combined clues: designed by John Browning, adopted by the U.S. military in 1911, traditionally chambered in .45 ACP, and fitted with both thumb and grip safeties?

7. At a historical range exhibit, a .30-06 semiautomatic U.S. service rifle is demonstrated with an eight-round en-bloc clip that ejects after the final round. Which rifle is it?

8. A reference book describes a large American .50 BMG rifle with a semiautomatic, short-recoil-operated action and a prominent rectangular muzzle brake. Which firearm is it?

9. Investigators are cataloguing a German 9 mm submachine gun that fires from a closed bolt and uses a roller-delayed blowback system. Which model best fits?

10. You are comparing four metal-framed service pistols. One has an especially recognizable open-top slide and served the U.S. military as the M9. Which pistol is it?

11. A late-20th-century German service rifle is described as having a polymer receiver, a gas-operated rotating-bolt action, and a prominent carrying handle that can house optical sights. Which rifle is it?

12. Which modern firearm is especially associated with the Super V system, designed to direct moving bolt mass downward behind the magazine rather than straight back toward the shooter?

13. A sporting rifle has the familiar split upper-and-lower receiver layout associated with Eugene Stoner’s design and is normally sold to civilians as a semiautomatic firearm. Which name fits best?

14. A compact Belgian firearm has a bullpup layout, uses the 5.7×28 mm cartridge, and feeds from a horizontal magazine mounted on top of the receiver. What is it?

15. Which Austrian service rifle is identified by its bullpup arrangement, extensive use of polymer, and the integrated optical sight found on its early standard configuration?

16. A display describes an Austrian full-size 9 mm pistol introduced in the early 1980s, with a polymer frame, striker-fired action, and distinctive trigger safety. Which firearm is it?