Canadian Firearms Safety Course (CFSC) Practice Exam

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Which component is NOT part of a centre-fire cartridge?

Case

Wadding

A centre-fire cartridge consists of several essential components excluding wadding, which is typically associated with shotshell ammunition rather than centre-fire cartridges. The main components of a centre-fire cartridge include the case, which holds all the other components together; the powder, which ignites and propels the projectile when ignited; and the primer, which is the ignition component that creates the spark necessary to ignite the powder.

Wadding serves a different purpose in shotshells, as it acts as a barrier that separates the shot from the powder charge and helps to contain the gases generated when the powder ignites. Therefore, since wadding is not utilized in the design and function of centre-fire cartridges, it is correctly identified as the component that does not belong.

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