FDLE: Florida Correctional Probation Officer Training Academy: Firearms
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1. Types of Handguns and Rifle Ammunition - Correct Answer: • armor-
piercing
• blank round
• frangible
• full metal jacket
• hollow-point
• jacketed soft point
• lead round nose
• tracer
2. Types of Shotgun Ammunition - Correct Answer: • Birdshot
• 00 buckshot (double-aught buckshot)
• Rifled slug
3. Armor-piercing - Correct Answer: made of solid carbon or tungsten steel
coated with bright green Teflon; it has a considerably sharper point than most
manufactured rounds.
,4. Blank Round - Correct Answer: a round designed for training or noise.
5. Frangible - Correct Answer: normally made of brass or copper dust held
together with a resin material that disintegrates upon impact with steel or
concrete.
6. Hollow-Point - Correct Answer: lead or copper-jacketed lead with a hollow
cavity in the bullet's nose; as the bullet expands upon impact, it expends its
kinetic energy.
7. Jacketed Soft Point - Correct Answer: one-half to three-quarters of this
lead bullet is jacketed with copper; the exposed lead on the flat nose allows
for expansion upon impact.
8. Lead Round Nose - Correct Answer: a cartridge design that features a solid
lead bullet with a round nose; this bullet has a medium velocity.
9. Tracer - Correct Answer: full metal jacketed with incendiary material in the
casing of its base; when fired,
10. Birdshot - Correct Answer: is normally used for bird hunting or practice;
this shell has a load of small diameter lead or steel shot pellets
, 11.00 buckshot (double-aught buckshot) - Correct Answer: The standard 2
3/4-inch shell contains nine .33 caliber lead pellets. The three-inch magnum
shell contains twelve .32 caliber pellets. The spread pattern from a 20-inch
barrel is approximately one-inch spread per yard.
12. Rifled Slug - Correct Answer: Is a single, hollow lead bullet that weighs
from 7/8 to 1 1/8 ounce. It is. 72 caliber with an effective range of
approximately 100 yards.
Inspecting Ammunition for Possible Abnormalities or Defects
13.When inspecting ammunition, you may encounter what type of abnormalities
and defects: - Correct Answer: • scrape
• dent
• corrosion
• puncture
Inspecting Ammunition for Possible Abnormalities or Defects
14.Scrape - Correct Answer: indentation in the case that may weaken the case
wall; makes a layer of the case wall metal look as if it has been scratched or
torn away
Inspecting Ammunition for Possible Abnormalities or Defects
Comprehensive Resource To Help You Ace 2026-2027 Exams
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100% Correct COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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1. Types of Handguns and Rifle Ammunition - Correct Answer: • armor-
piercing
• blank round
• frangible
• full metal jacket
• hollow-point
• jacketed soft point
• lead round nose
• tracer
2. Types of Shotgun Ammunition - Correct Answer: • Birdshot
• 00 buckshot (double-aught buckshot)
• Rifled slug
3. Armor-piercing - Correct Answer: made of solid carbon or tungsten steel
coated with bright green Teflon; it has a considerably sharper point than most
manufactured rounds.
,4. Blank Round - Correct Answer: a round designed for training or noise.
5. Frangible - Correct Answer: normally made of brass or copper dust held
together with a resin material that disintegrates upon impact with steel or
concrete.
6. Hollow-Point - Correct Answer: lead or copper-jacketed lead with a hollow
cavity in the bullet's nose; as the bullet expands upon impact, it expends its
kinetic energy.
7. Jacketed Soft Point - Correct Answer: one-half to three-quarters of this
lead bullet is jacketed with copper; the exposed lead on the flat nose allows
for expansion upon impact.
8. Lead Round Nose - Correct Answer: a cartridge design that features a solid
lead bullet with a round nose; this bullet has a medium velocity.
9. Tracer - Correct Answer: full metal jacketed with incendiary material in the
casing of its base; when fired,
10. Birdshot - Correct Answer: is normally used for bird hunting or practice;
this shell has a load of small diameter lead or steel shot pellets
, 11.00 buckshot (double-aught buckshot) - Correct Answer: The standard 2
3/4-inch shell contains nine .33 caliber lead pellets. The three-inch magnum
shell contains twelve .32 caliber pellets. The spread pattern from a 20-inch
barrel is approximately one-inch spread per yard.
12. Rifled Slug - Correct Answer: Is a single, hollow lead bullet that weighs
from 7/8 to 1 1/8 ounce. It is. 72 caliber with an effective range of
approximately 100 yards.
Inspecting Ammunition for Possible Abnormalities or Defects
13.When inspecting ammunition, you may encounter what type of abnormalities
and defects: - Correct Answer: • scrape
• dent
• corrosion
• puncture
Inspecting Ammunition for Possible Abnormalities or Defects
14.Scrape - Correct Answer: indentation in the case that may weaken the case
wall; makes a layer of the case wall metal look as if it has been scratched or
torn away
Inspecting Ammunition for Possible Abnormalities or Defects
