duncan61 wrote:I have a Winchester 5 shot .22LR that I obtained for my mates grand children its not uncommon for them to go through 500-700 rds when we go to the farm for 2 days and when I reload a 100x .222 there is always 2-3 split neck cases does not seem to happen with .243 and 7mm Rem Mag.It goes to the scrap dealer with old brass traps and tapware when I do renovations.Where is this lock up brass rule I have a display starting at cat shot and ending in 416 Rigby on the shelf with projectiles in.You all worry to much.
Grumpy wrote:Possessing casings for calibres not on your licence can have the potential to bring you unstuck big time if you’re not careful.
Daddybang wrote:Yep and even if ya have a ammo collectors license the collection must be stored the same as live ammunition
holden4th wrote:You do not have to lock away your spent brass in WA if it is deprimed or the primer has been set off. All you have to do is make sure it is securely stored. For example, if you put your brass in nondescript containers in a locked premises then it's securely stored. My brother has brass all over the place but his home/garage is alarmed and monitored. However, just locking up the property is enough. The same goes for projectiles.
Common opinion seems to be that you must lock your brass/projies away but nobody has produced any documentation from the firearms act to back up these statements and that is because you don't have to. Once that brass leaves your property, the law changes.
Daddybang wrote:Grumpy wrote:Possessing casings for calibres not on your licence can have the potential to bring you unstuck big time if you’re not careful.
Yep and even if ya have a ammo collectors license the collection must be stored the same as live ammunition
Die Judicii wrote:So what do the museums do,,,,, and the RSL exhibitions,,,,, ???
Don't tell me,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, They have had special GLASS safes/vaults made to keep them in, so the public can still see them.
kb1 wrote:how does this type of sh*t even get voted into law over here. next theyll closed down ranges due to millions of spent (live) ammo shells laying on the ground
Daddybang wrote:kb1 wrote:how does this type of sh*t even get voted into law over here. next theyll closed down ranges due to millions of spent (live) ammo shells laying on the ground
They don't legislate they regulate which means it doesn't get voted on!!
bibendum wrote:By law in WA, empty (even fired) centrefire brass, projectiles, Shotgun hulls, shotgun wads, primers all need to be kept in a safe that is the equivalent of your gun safe.
Spent rimfire brass is not designed to be reloadable, so would not class as ammunition according to the definition in the act (although stories abound of people getting charged with empty 22lr shell possession but it's normally to bolster other charges, not stand alone).
It's a crazy law but that's what it is.
bladeracer wrote:bibendum wrote:Spent rimfire brass is not designed to be reloadable, so would not class as ammunition according to the definition in the act (although stories abound of people getting charged with empty 22lr shell possession but it's normally to bolster other charges, not stand alone).
It's a crazy law but that's what it is.
Does it specifiy in the act that brass only counts as ammunition if it is reloadable?
I thought it simply states "cartridge cases"
I didn't think wads were classed as ammunition though..
bibendum wrote:Given that you cannot readily and easily reload it. It is a single use item. A cop could possible try to bluff a charge, but all you would need to do is ask "OK, so how do I make this capable of being discharged from a firearm?"
animalpest wrote:The WA Firearms Act describes ammunition as anything designed to be "discharged from a firearm". I dont think my rifles dischrge brass cases as they are still in the gun, but they do bullets, powder and primers.