About This Quiz
In the past few centuries, firearms have evolved from simple smoothbore muzzleloaders with very short range to big-game rifles that can strike targets that are hundreds of yards away. Whether you prefer a Colt, Remington, Sig Sauer, Glock, or other famous manufacturer's products, you have to match the ammunition to the weapon, or you’ll wind up with an explosive mess on your hands. If we name a popular round, do you think you can match it to the correct gun?
You’ve watched 100 movies in which action stars toted the famous Uzi submachine gun. With its snub-nosed design and rapid firing rate, it's good for spraying hundreds of rounds at your enemies. But do you know which cartridge this iconic gun fires? It’s the 9mm Parabellum … but it doesn’t stop there. The Uzi can be chambered for a number of other cartridges too … including, believe it or not, the .22.Â
You already know that the Ruger Blackhawk is a famous revolver. But do you know the size of its cartridges? Originally, it was meant for the .357 Magnum, but Ruger didn’t stop there. It can fire more than a dozen types of rounds, everything from a .30 caliber to the special .480 Ruger.
Blast your way through this gun quiz now! Let’s see if you really can match the ammo to the correct gun!
In 1928, John Garand designed the M1 Garand, a .30-06 masterpiece. It became an incredibly important tool for American troops fighting in both theaters of World War II.
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Eugene Stoner created the M16 as an assault rifle for U.S. troops. The gun uses a 5.56x45mm NATO cartridge that caused all sorts of mayhem in Vietnam and beyond.
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From 1911 to 1986, the M1911, designed by John Browning, was the standard sidearm for the U.S. military. It fires a beefy .45 ACP cartridge.
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Glock gained fame for its polymer-based sidearms. The Glock 17 is one of the best-reviewed 9mm handguns in recent decades.
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Tens of millions of AK-47 assault rifles are strewn about the world. And they fire a potent 7.62x38mm cartridge that’s seen an incredible amount of violence.
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It was called the Hi-Power because it carried 13 rounds, more than any other handgun of the day. This Browning masterpiece was chambered for both 9mm and .40 Smith & Wesson.
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The Spencer repeating rifle used a lever action that made it much faster than muzzleloaders of the 1860s. As such, its .56-.56 rounds were deadly in the hands of soldiers who were lucky enough to use one in the Civil War.
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The Marlin Model 60 was unveiled in 1960, and since then it’s gone on to sell millions of copies. It is one of the most numerous .22 rifles in history.
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It was the "Tommy gun," the Thompson submachine gun. Chambered for the big .45 ACP round, it found its most famous use with Prohibition-era gangsters, who used it to control their territory.
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The Smith & Wesson Model 3 was made to handle several large cartridges. One of the most common was the .44 round, which was plenty large enough to stop most men.
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Winchester took its Model 1897 shotgun and evolved its design into the Model 12, which debuted in 1912. It was the first mass-marketed internal hammer shotgun to find real success.
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The Remington 870 is one of the most common shotguns in America. In its 12-gauge form, it is easily one of the most reliable shotguns of all-time.
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The S&W Model 60 was chambered for one cartridge — the .38 Special. It’s an iconic revolver in part because it was the first one made from stainless steel.
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The Winchester Model 1894 is one of the most famous lever-action hunting rifles ever. It can fire different blackpowder cartridges, but one of the most common was the .32-40.
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It may have debuted in 1895, but the Lee-Enfield rifle was an icon of both World Wars for the British army. It was a bolt-action staple that fired .303 British cartridges.
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The AR-15 is officially one of the most popular guns in America, for sporting purposes of all kinds. Highly customizable, it often uses the .223 Remington cartridge.
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In the 1700s, the American Long Rifle came into vogue. These muzzleloading rifles had very long barrels and were often chambered for .48 caliber rounds — plenty for taking down either game or men.
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The M14 was a true battle rifle that fired 7.62x51mm NATO rounds. Its the short-lived rifle that filled in between the M1 Garand and the M16, which debuted in Vietnam.
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Do you really need a .405 caliber rifle? Maybe you do ... if you’re Teddy Roosevelt and heading out on safari. He lugged along his Model 1895 to Africa for big-game hunts that required huge .405 rounds.
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Like the Luger, the Walther P-38 had a notorious reputation because it was used by the Germans during their conquest of Europe in WWII. The P-38 was made to fire a 9mm cartridge.
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The MG42 was a German machine gun that saw widespread use in World War II. It leveraged a 7.92x57mm Mauser cartridge that gave the gun an effective range of around 2,000 meters.
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During the Civil War, few rifles saw the kind of acclaim as the Henry repeating rifle. It fired a .44 rimfire cartridge, and its high speed gave a huge advantage to men who fought against enemies stuck with single-shot rifles.
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Also called the Ruger Standard, the Mark I is a handgun that blasts .22 LR cartridges. It’s a cheap way to plink your way around the countryside.
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It was really the first automatic gun in human history ... the Maxim gun. Primitive by today’s standards, the Maxim gun could fire 500 .303 British cartridges per minute.
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With its five-round magazine and excellent accuracy, the Springfield 1903 is a classic .30-06 rifle. It saw action all over Europe in World War I.
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More than 6 million of the Smith & Wesson Model 10 have been manufactured. The amazing popularity of this .38-caliber sidearm has added substantially to the company’s legendary status.
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The AR-15 is based on a design that was intended for military purposes. One of the reasons it didn’t catch on with militaries is its 5.56mmx45mm NATO round, which many generals deem too diminutive for true battlefield action.
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The Auto-5 was a Browning shotgun that was called the "Humpback" for its weirdly-shaped stock. Available as a 12 gauge, its smooth semi-automatic action is legendary.
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With its hand crank, the Gatling gun could spit about 200 round per minute with its huge .58-caliber rounds. In its smaller .30-caliber incarnation, its firing rate more than tripled.
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The Mauser 98 was chambered for the 7.92x57mm cartridge. Millions of these cartridges found themselves in the hands of German troops fighting World War I.
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