what is 7.62x39 tracer ammo going for these days

broncoo said:
and i wanted to price it fairly
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Well, how much did you pay for it, add a little bit for your troubles, start there. If the going rate is less than what you paid then you can either sell it for that rate or hold on until it is worth again what you paid for it.
 
No such thing as a "going rate"
I've seen them sell for anywhere from 25cents a round to 1 dollar a round.
It also depends on how well they work - some of the Czech tracers light up 10% of the time, while some work almost every time.

Like others have said, if you wanna be fair, price them at what you paid + something for your troubles.
 
i guess the going rate would be between .25-1.00 each then

every one i have fired has lit up they are especially fun to shoot long range
 
I have sold some recently for 45 cents per rnd.
It will also keep going up as time passes cause you cant import it anymore.
 
I was going to buy a few boxes from a CGN member, but I was low on funds at the time, and now I forgot his name! So, if anybody has a few rounds they'd like to sell me, I'm buy'in. :D
 
Um, I believe that tracer rounds are prohibited, no? They are unavailable here in Vancouver and according to the CO I spoke to they are illegal and were confiscated from local shops by the RCMP due to the forest fires they have started.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but as far as I know, tracer rounds are a BIG no no here in the Lower Mainland.
 
incendiary/explosive rounds are illegal tracers are not

it is however illegal to start a forest fire perhaps that is what they were saying

i only ever shoot em if its wet or in th ewinter when snow is on the ground
 
Tracer ammunition is NOT legal. They were pulled from shelves because the only ammunition allowed under the Explosives Act are "safety cartridges" and tracer is very specifically excluded from this definition. This has been covered several times in various forums and comes directly from the inspector in charge of importation at the Explosives Regulatory Division.

This is completely separate from the OIC which prohibits explosive/incendiary ammunition which has no bearing on tracer whatsoever. It is the Explosives Act and Regulations that prohibit tracer, and this is done by default. No explosive needs to be named or listed to be prohibited as they are ALL prohibited unless the government says otherwise.

As posted elsewhere:

Ammunition is controlled as an explosive and is regulated by the Explosives Act and Explosive Regulations. By default, the Explosives Act prohibits the possession of ALL explosives. The Act and Regulations then go on to make exceptions for possessing things like fireworks, ammunition, etc.

PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
Manufacture, use, etc.

6. Except as authorized under this Act and subject to such exemptions as may be provided by regulation, no person shall
(a) make or manufacture explosives either wholly or in part except in a licensed factory;
(b) sell any authorized explosive unless that person is the operator of a licensed factory or licensed magazine and is authorized to sell explosives;
(c) store any explosive in a magazine that is not a licensed magazine;
(d) have in his possession any explosive; or
(e) carry on, except in a licensed factory, any of the following processes, namely,
(i) dividing into its component parts, or otherwise breaking up or unmaking, any explosive,

(ii) making fit for use any damaged explosive, or

(iii) remaking, altering or repairing any explosive.

R.S., c. E-15, s. 5; 1974-75-76, c. 60, s. 3.
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The Explosives Regulations then go on to make exceptions for possessing "safety cartridges" which is how ammunition with an inert projectile is defined. In section 2 of the Explosives Regulations the term "safety cartridges" is interpreted as the following:

“safety cartridge” means a cartridge for any shotgun, gun, rifle, pistol, revolver and industrial gun the case of which can be extracted after firing and that is so closed as to prevent any explosion in one cartridge being communicated to another cartridge but does not include tracer, incendiary, high explosive or other similar military type cartridges; (cartouche de sûreté);
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As tracers are specifically excluded from the definition of safety cartridges, and safety cartridges are the only types of cartridges ordinarily permitted under the Explosives Act and Regulations, tracer ammunition is unlawful to import, possess, or sell.

This information is directly from the Explosives Regulatory Division. It can be verified by calling the ERD at 1-613-948-5200 and asking for Inspector Jean-Luc Arpin.
 
As a corollary to all that doom and gloom, ERD is not an enforcement bureau and for reasonably benign explosives (some ammunition, consumer fireworks, etc.) that were imported in good faith but were later pulled or lost their certification, are usually allowed to be "used up" until they're gone. Be very cautious about selling them off.
 
syndochrist said:
so where do those 12g flares fall under that act?
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Twelve gauge flares can fall under two different classifications - lifesaving devices (which have special exemptions), or class 7.2.4 low-hazard practical pyrotechnics. They're not exactly "safety cartridges" per se because the payload is not a solid inert bullet but a pyrotechnic element that is completely consumed within a short range.

Some may find this splitting hairs between flares and tracers but hey, I don't make the rules.
 
i have a few crates of the stuff i bought at lever arms a while back but very few of them fully light up red like 1 in 20. buyers beware..
 
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