Home

8087 - Evolution of Ammunition - 11/10/2026 Salemburg

You are not signed in. Enrollments for this event require you to sign in with a valid NCJTCP account that has permission to request enrollment.
Brief Description
This course provides a review of ammunition designed specifically for LE/MIL/GOV operations.
Full Description
The “Evolution of Ammunition” course is a 6-hour course which focuses on a comprehensive review of the changes in performance regarding LE/MIL/GOV ammunition, training, and firearms platforms throughout the last 30+ years. This course is designed to demonstrate how various types of ammunition perform ballistically (internally, externally, and terminally), as well as provide insight into cartridges and ammunition designed specifically for LE/MIL/GOV operations.
This course provides a detailed look into performance issues with various calibers of ammunition when they are used outside of their intended application and performance windows, which expose the liabilities that they create for the end user. This course will utilize ballistic gelatin during the range session to provide detailed information on projectile performance.
The ultimate goal of this course is to provide LE/MIL/GOV personnel insight into how their choices of firearms and ammunition must work in order to prevent liability issues which could ultimately affect the Agency, its Officer’s, not to mention those they have sworn to protect.

1. Intro/Classroom
2. Types of Liability/Training Aspects
3. Establishing Firearms/Ammunition Performance Parameters
4. Ordnance Gelatin vs Synthetic Gelatin
5. Evolutions in Ammunition (1960’s – Current)
6. Maintenance and Pressure Correlations
7. Pistol/ SBR/ Carbine/Rifle Comparison and Performance Windows
8. Twist Rates and Terminal Performance comparisons
9. Penetration/Expansion/Retained Weight/Energy considerations
10. Shotgun Performance
11. Intro/Range Session
  a. Handgun Ammunition Characteristics
  b. Carbine Ammunition Characteristics
  c.  Shotgun Ammunition Characteristics
Training Dates
11/10/2026 - 11/10/2026
Prerequisites
None Specified
Registration Dates
11/10/2025 - 11/03/2026
Available Seats
18
Hours
6h 0m
Fee
None Specified
Training Location
NC Justice Academy - Salemburg
200 W. College Street
Salemburg, NC  28385
Resources Required
Classroom with the ability to hook up Laptop to a TV or Projector and range with a minimum of a 100- yard firing line.

Materials Required:  
Note Pad
Pen/Pencil
Eye Protection
Ear Protection
Reporting Instructions
None Specified
Housing is optional
Check-In 11/09/2026
Check-Out 11/10/2026
Signup Details
Prospective students should register for the course and lodging through their Acadis account.
Terms of Service  |  Feedback
Warning

Internet Explorer 11 is no longer supported

Acadis® will no longer support Internet Explorer 11. Users who choose to continue using Internet Explorer 11 will not have full Acadis® functionality, which may include broken features that will not be updated for this browser. For the best experience, please switch to a supported browser.

Supported browsers:
Success

Email verification request sent

A message was sent to . If you do not receive an email within 30 minutes check your junk folder, try again, or contact your technical support.

Error

Please wait to submit a request

If you have not received an email within 30 minutes of your initial request, check your junk folder or try again later.