PAL/RPAL test question

[john777]

BTW, if you guys ever to want to go shooting, freely out in the open with pistols, Arizona desert is a great place.

PM me and I'll give more details. Not all areas are legal. My cousin and I had an illegal alien encounter in the desert near Tucson and cops showed up. They couldn't careless about what we were doing. Just said don't start shooting until everything was cleared. LOL!

 

[matt491]

As a Firearms Instructor myself, I say take the full course~ Like someone else pointed out earlier, If you havent had that much experience with long guns and handguns your not gonna pass the practical. Taking the full course will also let you ask questions as with a challenge, you come in, write the test and practical with no questions asked. Remember, a challange is for the people that have had A LOT of experience or just let their PAL expire over the years. Also taking the course will also drill in the ACTS & PROVES which is vital. Safety always comes first! So do yourself the favor and take the full course! You will be happy you did!

Someone above said the instructor will let you get familiar with the guns first for a few minutes before you start the practical? Is this incorrect?
And I DO have a lot of experience with handguns and shotguns and bolt action rifles. This is just my first time getting licensed. I'm actually more afraid of the written test.
Can anyone give me some tips on what kind of questions they ask?

 

[glock_it26]

Someone above said the instructor will let you get familiar with the guns first for a few minutes before you start the practical? Is this incorrect?
And I DO have a lot of experience with handguns and shotguns and bolt action rifles. This is just my first time getting licensed. I'm actually more afraid of the written test.
Can anyone give me some tips on what kind of questions they ask?

I guess it depends on the instructor~ When we do challenges here you have no time before hand~ Some instructors have 2 different challenges. 1 is an instructional challenge where they will give you so much time to ask questions and go over a few things with you and then there is the straight challenge where you dont have any time but to do the tests. As for the questions, it varies. Just know the transport and storage laws for both restricted and non, know ACTS & PROVES, know which is the largest diameter for shotuguns and the lengths, know the difference between cartridges(wadcutter, round nose, FMJ...etc) Basically just read the books you got~ The written exams are not the best. The way they have worded some of the questions really make you think but you just have to pick the best of them all. The tests were written awhile back and have not been updated since so make sure you go with what you have learned through out the books and not what you think is right. If you have had a lot of experience with the firearms you shall do fine. If your nervous about the testing part just take the course. Everything they teach in the course is what will be on the tests. Its 50 multiple choice questions. During a full course you have lots of time to fondle and get familiar with the firearms before your practical. All you can do is your best~

 

[matt491]

I guess it depends on the instructor~ When we do challenges here you have no time before hand~ Some instructors have 2 different challenges. 1 is an instructional challenge where they will give you so much time to ask questions and go over a few things with you and then there is the straight challenge where you dont have any time but to do the tests. As for the questions, it varies. Just know the transport and storage laws for both restricted and non, know ACTS & PROVES, know which is the largest diameter for shotuguns and the lengths, know the difference between cartridges(wadcutter, round nose, FMJ...etc) Basically just read the books you got~ The written exams are not the best. The way they have worded some of the questions really make you think but you just have to pick the best of them all. The tests were written awhile back and have not been updated since so make sure you go with what you have learned through out the books and not what you think is right. If you have had a lot of experience with the firearms you shall do fine. If your nervous about the testing part just take the course. Everything they teach in the course is what will be on the tests. Its 50 multiple choice questions. During a full course you have lots of time to fondle and get familiar with the firearms before your practical. All you can do is your best~

It's multiple choice!? I'll be fine. I thought it was all written responses. I'm not the best at wording things, that's part of why I was so nervous. Thank you so much for the information though. I'm booked to do my test a week today with Walter Bent here in Scarborough. Just got off the phone with him, sounds like a great guy. Really nice.

 

[john777]

It's multiple choice!? I'll be fine. I thought it was all written responses. I'm not the best at wording things, that's part of why I was so nervous. Thank you so much for the information though. I'm booked to do my test a week today with Walter Bent here in Scarborough. Just got off the phone with him, sounds like a great guy. Really nice.

You should have zero problems with the written tests, especially reading books so many times (especially being MC and T/F). If you get something wrong, chances are, it's because of mis-reading. There were a few I didn't know how to answer, but common sense will fix that problem.

Very hard to score below 90%.

As for the courses I took at Target, the instructors would glady go over all the types of firearms before the test, that's all I know. If you can find time off on Sunday, take the courses and you'll have zero worries at all. GL!