Tactical K Training and Firearms April 1st: Range Day Ammo Rules Take Effect

Range Owner Gregg Kielma announces that starting April 1st, all ammo will be checked for range compliance before shooting. If your ammo is non-compliant, compliant ammo can be purchased from Tactical K Training and Firearms. Please review the new ammo guidelines below and call with any questions. No exceptions will be made after April 1st.

For Florida gun owners, knowing which types of ammunition are legal — and which are prohibited — is essential before stepping onto any outdoor shooting range. While Florida has strong statewide preemption that prevents counties and cities from creating their own ammo rules, the state does enforce several important restrictions that every shooter should understand.

Florida law allows most common ammunition used for training, recreation, and defensive practice. Standard FMJ, JHP, soft point, frangible, and target loads are all legal for use at outdoor ranges.

However, the state does prohibit several specific types of ammunition due to safety and fire risk concerns:

Florida law bans the manufacture, sale, delivery, or possession of the following specialty rounds:

• Armor piercing handgun ammunition

• Exploding bullets

• Dragon’s Breath shotgun shells

• Bolo shells

• Flechette shells

Possessing armor piercing or exploding ammunition in a handgun — or possessing Dragon’s Breath, bolo, or flechette shells in any firearm — is illegal in Florida. These rounds are not permitted at any outdoor range, public or private.

Most outdoor ranges in Florida, including private training facilities like Tactical K Training, allow:

• Standard pistol and rifle ammunition

• Hollow points and defensive ammunition

• Frangible rounds (often preferred for steel targets)

• Shotgun birdshot and buckshot (range dependent)

• Slugs (range dependent)

Because Florida preempts local governments from regulating ammunition, the only additional restrictions you’ll encounter typically come from the range itself — based on safety, backstop design, or fire risk management.

Outdoor ranges may restrict:

• Steel core or bi metal ammo (sparks on steel targets)

• Tracer rounds (fire hazard)

• Incendiary rounds (fire hazard)

If you’re using standard ammunition — FMJ, JHP, soft point, frangible, or typical shotgun loads — you’re well within Florida law. Just avoid the prohibited specialty rounds listed above and follow any additional safety rules set by my range orthe range you’re visiting.