FLORIDA BASIC RECRUIT TRAINING PROGRAM
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 FULL EVALUATION
VERIFIED A+
◉ Blank Round. Answer: A round designed for training or noise.
◉ Lead Round Nose. Answer: Cartridge design that features a solid
lead bullet with a round nose. Has medium velocity. Easily
penetrates interior walls or hollow core doors then ricochets.
◉ Jacketed Soft point. Answer: 1/2 to 3/4 of bullet is jacketed with
copper; the exposed lead on the flat nose allows for expansion upon
impact. Usually high velocity. Designed for antipersonnel. Easily
penetrates interior walls and solid doors.
◉ Hollowpoint. 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. This design reduces ricochet. Usually of
high velocity, it delivers
maximum shock upon striking a surface of soft tissue.
◉ Full Metal Jacket. Answer: A round-nose lead bullet completely
covered with a copper jacket; sometimes called ball ammunition, it
is normally of medium to high velocity. Used extensively by the
,military, it has low expansion and high penetration capabilities. The
chance for ricochet is high.
◉ Frangible. Answer: Normally made of brass or copper dust held
together with a resin material that disintegrates upon impact with
steel or concrete; it can penetrate hollow core doors, drywall, or thin
wood material.
◉ Armor Piercing. Answer: Made of solid carbon or tungsten steel
coated with bright green Teflon; it has a
considerably sharper point than most manufactured rounds. The
round can pierce protective body armor or steel. In Florida, its use
or possession is illegal for anyone but law enforcement.
◉ Tracer. Answer: Full metal-jacketed bullet with incendiary
material in the casing of its base; when fired, the round can be
visually tracked by the burning material. The bullet tip is normally
painted red or orange. Having the same velocity as a full metal-
jacketed bullet, it is most often used by the military in fully
automatic weapons.
◉ Birdshot. Answer: Normally used for bird hunting or practice; this
shell has a load of small diameter lead or steel shot pellets.
,◉ 00 Buckshot. Answer: The standard 2 3/4-inch shell contains nine
.33 caliber lead pellets. The three-inch magnum shell contains
twelve .32 caliber pellets.
◉ Rifled Slug. Answer: 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. The round penetrates most materials but
not solid steel.
◉ Duty Life. Answer: The recommended time (normally expressed
in months) for which you can expect ammunition to be reliable
when used on duty.
◉ Shelf Life. Answer: The recommended time (normally expressed
in years) for which you can expect ammunition to be reliable from
manufacture time to issue time.
◉ Sight Alignment. Answer: The relationship of the front sight and
rear sight with the shooter's eye(s).
◉ Sight Picture. Answer: The relationship between the eye, front
sight, rear sight, and target.
, ◉ Breath Control. Answer: This is needed because breathing while
trying to aim causes the handgun to move vertically along with the
rise and fall of the chest.
◉ Respiratory Pause. Answer: The extended pause between breaths.
(And best time to fire.)
◉ Trigger Control. Answer: When the trigger finger pulls the trigger
straight back with increasing yet constant and steady pressure until
the firearm discharges
◉ Follow-through. Answer: Maintaining sight alignment before,
during, and after firing a round. You must maintain proper grip,
stance, and finger placement on the trigger.
◉ Stance. Answer: The posture a shooter assumes while firing a
shot.
◉ Types of Stances. Answer: Isosceles, Weaver, Modified Weaver, hip,
tactical ready, two-handed high point, barricade (standing and
kneeling), and prone.
◉ Barricade Position. Answer: A position behind cover.
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 FULL EVALUATION
VERIFIED A+
◉ Blank Round. Answer: A round designed for training or noise.
◉ Lead Round Nose. Answer: Cartridge design that features a solid
lead bullet with a round nose. Has medium velocity. Easily
penetrates interior walls or hollow core doors then ricochets.
◉ Jacketed Soft point. Answer: 1/2 to 3/4 of bullet is jacketed with
copper; the exposed lead on the flat nose allows for expansion upon
impact. Usually high velocity. Designed for antipersonnel. Easily
penetrates interior walls and solid doors.
◉ Hollowpoint. 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. This design reduces ricochet. Usually of
high velocity, it delivers
maximum shock upon striking a surface of soft tissue.
◉ Full Metal Jacket. Answer: A round-nose lead bullet completely
covered with a copper jacket; sometimes called ball ammunition, it
is normally of medium to high velocity. Used extensively by the
,military, it has low expansion and high penetration capabilities. The
chance for ricochet is high.
◉ Frangible. Answer: Normally made of brass or copper dust held
together with a resin material that disintegrates upon impact with
steel or concrete; it can penetrate hollow core doors, drywall, or thin
wood material.
◉ Armor Piercing. Answer: Made of solid carbon or tungsten steel
coated with bright green Teflon; it has a
considerably sharper point than most manufactured rounds. The
round can pierce protective body armor or steel. In Florida, its use
or possession is illegal for anyone but law enforcement.
◉ Tracer. Answer: Full metal-jacketed bullet with incendiary
material in the casing of its base; when fired, the round can be
visually tracked by the burning material. The bullet tip is normally
painted red or orange. Having the same velocity as a full metal-
jacketed bullet, it is most often used by the military in fully
automatic weapons.
◉ Birdshot. Answer: Normally used for bird hunting or practice; this
shell has a load of small diameter lead or steel shot pellets.
,◉ 00 Buckshot. Answer: The standard 2 3/4-inch shell contains nine
.33 caliber lead pellets. The three-inch magnum shell contains
twelve .32 caliber pellets.
◉ Rifled Slug. Answer: 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. The round penetrates most materials but
not solid steel.
◉ Duty Life. Answer: The recommended time (normally expressed
in months) for which you can expect ammunition to be reliable
when used on duty.
◉ Shelf Life. Answer: The recommended time (normally expressed
in years) for which you can expect ammunition to be reliable from
manufacture time to issue time.
◉ Sight Alignment. Answer: The relationship of the front sight and
rear sight with the shooter's eye(s).
◉ Sight Picture. Answer: The relationship between the eye, front
sight, rear sight, and target.
, ◉ Breath Control. Answer: This is needed because breathing while
trying to aim causes the handgun to move vertically along with the
rise and fall of the chest.
◉ Respiratory Pause. Answer: The extended pause between breaths.
(And best time to fire.)
◉ Trigger Control. Answer: When the trigger finger pulls the trigger
straight back with increasing yet constant and steady pressure until
the firearm discharges
◉ Follow-through. Answer: Maintaining sight alignment before,
during, and after firing a round. You must maintain proper grip,
stance, and finger placement on the trigger.
◉ Stance. Answer: The posture a shooter assumes while firing a
shot.
◉ Types of Stances. Answer: Isosceles, Weaver, Modified Weaver, hip,
tactical ready, two-handed high point, barricade (standing and
kneeling), and prone.
◉ Barricade Position. Answer: A position behind cover.
