Trents57 wrote:Check this
https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/online_se ... ammunition
No1_49er wrote:Trents57 wrote:Check this
https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/online_se ... ammunition
Interesting to note that an airgun pellet (FFS) is classed as ammunition, but shot is not.![]()
What is Ammunition?
Ammunition is defined in section 4 of the Firearms Act 1996 as:
Any article consisting of a cartridge case fitted with a primer and a projectile (think 22BB or 22CB), or
Any article consisting of a cartridge case fitted with a primer and containing a propelling charge and a projectile, or
Blank cartridges, airgun pellets, training cartridges or gas cartridges, or
Any other article prescribed by the regulations for the purpose of this definition.
Imagine this scene![]()
Somebody "drops" a couple of tins of airgun pellets AND a similar quantity of shot, along a well used street.
Would plod have palpitations about all that ammunition being found on the street, where non-licenced people have access to it, or would it dawn on them that the law is an ass![]()
Oh dear; we'll have to collect all the ammo', but we'll leave the shot.![]()
Who writes fvk'd up law like that?
wannabustbunnies wrote:A primed case doesn't contain a "propelling charge" or a projectile so going by their own definition above it wouldn't need to be stored any differently than a fired case
Jackaroo wrote:What actually do they mean by "training cartridge" what is a training cartridge?
Jackaroo wrote:What actually do they mean by "training cartridge" what is a training cartridge?
No1_49er wrote:Jackaroo wrote:What actually do they mean by "training cartridge" what is a training cartridge?
Let me help you out, seeing as you have not, apparently, read the previous posts.
brett1868, in a reply above, said this: - Even stupider if that's possible is that "Snap Caps" could be considered "Training Cartridges" and need to be locked up... '
Is that clear enough?
No1_49er wrote:Jackaroo wrote:What actually do they mean by "training cartridge" what is a training cartridge?
Let me help you out, seeing as you have not, apparently, read the previous posts.
brett1868, in a reply above, said this: - Even stupider if that's possible is that "Snap Caps" could be considered "Training Cartridges" and need to be locked up... '
Is that clear enough?
boingk wrote:Live fire 'Training Cartridges' are often referred to as 'paint rounds', 'marker rounds' or 'simunition' - the last term as they simulate the experience of real ammunition in terms of close range point of aim etc.
These training cartridges often comprise of a primer, small channel through aluminium shell base to a gel or paint capsule which is then propelled out and onto the target at low velocity and energy, bursting on impact to leave a mark identifying the hit.
These cartridges are often capable of being fired from a real firearm in that they duplicate the form of commercially available ammunition, however are usually designed to only work effectively with the weapons designed to shoot them. These weapons typically have optimised barrels, chambers and recoil/loading springs so as to utilise the very low power training round.
'Snap Caps' or 'Dummy Rounds' which are easily identifiable as false rounds are not ammunition.
Hope that helps.
- boingk
boingk wrote:Live fire 'Training Cartridges' are often referred to as 'paint rounds', 'marker rounds' or 'simunition' - the last term as they simulate the experience of real ammunition in terms of close range point of aim etc.
These training cartridges often comprise of a primer, small channel through aluminium shell base to a gel or paint capsule which is then propelled out and onto the target at low velocity and energy, bursting on impact to leave a mark identifying the hit.
These cartridges are often capable of being fired from a real firearm in that they duplicate the form of commercially available ammunition, however are usually designed to only work effectively with the weapons designed to shoot them. These weapons typically have optimised barrels, chambers and recoil/loading springs so as to utilise the very low power training round.
'Snap Caps' or 'Dummy Rounds' which are easily identifiable as false rounds are not ammunition.
Hope that helps.
- boingk