Prohibited Ammo in Canada

Not technically prohibited, but you need a 6.3 magazine as they are not exempt under the 'safety cartridge" regs. So in practical terms you can't own them.
 
Kimmer82 Tracer Ammo is Legal from what i know of but it also has to do with your area regulations.

Here in Ontario I believe its something like this - Tracer Ammo IS Legal, but not for hunting because it is FMJ...

I believe that is how it works but i may be wrong.


And also dose anyone know if Dragons Breath 12g or Flare Shot 12g is legal is legal?
 
Liam021 said:
Kimmer82 Tracer Ammo is Legal from what i know of but it also has to do with your area regulations.

Here in Ontario I believe its something like this - Tracer Ammo IS Legal, but not for hunting because it is FMJ...

I believe that is how it works but i may be wrong.


And also dose anyone know if Dragons Breath 12g or Flare Shot 12g is legal is legal?
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I talked to the people who were teaching the CRFSC/CFSC and they said that ALL forms of tracers are 100% ILLEGAL everywhere in Canada. Now I'm slightly confused, could you give me a link to buy tracer ammunition?
 
Liam021 said:
Kimmer82 Tracer Ammo is Legal from what i know of but it also has to do with your area regulations.

Here in Ontario I believe its something like this - Tracer Ammo IS Legal, but not for hunting because it is FMJ...

I believe that is how it works but i may be wrong.


And also dose anyone know if Dragons Breath 12g or Flare Shot 12g is legal is legal?
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I know this was an old post, but just to clarify, fmj is perfectly legal for hunting in ontario. The rules say centerfire only for big game, no mention of fmj.
 
UCSPanther said:
From what I understand, hollow point handgun rounds are illegal to import, but legal to possess.

Is that true?
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They tried that crap with all hollow points but when it came to hunting rounds they were trying to stop them as well and when it was pointed out its illegal to use ball ammo on animals as it doesn't work they went through the law and fixed the problem..
 
AK said:
SS109 was never designed to penetrate soft body armor. Any centerfire rifle cartridge can do that already anyhow!
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Well put...soft armour is only good for handgun rounds unless you put a plate in it. All rifle calibres (with the exception of rimfires) will penetrate body armour. As for kevlar helmets, they are designed to resistant fragmentation...they are not meant to be bulletproof.
 
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Glockman1 said:
Well put...soft armour is only good for handgun rounds unless you put a plate in it. All rifle calibres (with the exception of rimfires) will penetrate body armour. As for kevlar helmets, they are designed to resistant fragmentation...they are not meant to be bulletproof.
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Agreed. One of the spec the U.S. wanted out of a new 5.56 round was that it could penetrate a soviet helmet at 300 yds. At that time it was still the same old mild steel pot as WW II. SS109 met that as well as other specs and was adopted.

The common misconception that it is an AP round is nothing but intarweb retardation. The U.S. paints the tip green to differentiate it from the 55 gr ammo that they still have in stock and issue. Canada makes SS109 5.56mm as C77 ball. If it were considered AP it would have a black tip.
 
recce said:
The U.S. paints the tip green to differentiate it from the 55 gr ammo that they still have in stock and issue.
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And the primary reason for that was to prevent its use in the many 1/12 barreled rifles still in inventory at the time. The lazy twist did not like the heavier bullet.
 
And further to that, I have an email from the Chief Inspector of Explosives quite plainly stating that tracer is not legal. It sucks, but them's makes the rules.

As also stated before though, it's unlikely anyone will get their door kicked in over it either. Just be aware of the facts and make informed decisions.
 
CanAm said:
Because they do not know the explosives act.
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"Certain types of ammunition are prescribed to be prohibited ammunition and could be classified under tariff item No. 9898.00.00. Currently, armour-piercing handgun ammunition, explosive and incendiary ammunition, and shotgun ammunition containing "fléchettes" (darts) or similar projectiles are prohibited. For more information, see Memorandum D19-13-2, Importing and Exporting Firearms, Weapons and Devices."

And.... tracer.... is not listed as of Oct 2013. RCMP simply went by the rule book I guess. I'm shocked that tracer would be classed as "incendiary" which they clearly are not.
 
CZgunNUTZ said:
"Certain types of ammunition are prescribed to be prohibited ammunition and could be classified under tariff item No. 9898.00.00. Currently, armour-piercing handgun ammunition, explosive and incendiary ammunition, and shotgun ammunition containing "fléchettes" (darts) or similar projectiles are prohibited. For more information, see Memorandum D19-13-2, Importing and Exporting Firearms, Weapons and Devices."

And.... tracer.... is not listed as of Oct 2013. RCMP simply went by the rule book I guess. I'm shocked that tracer would be classed as "incendiary" which they clearly are not.
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There is a whole thread on this in this forum.

ps http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/686277
 
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A steel JACKET does not constitute AP anywhere I've ever heard, the core of the bullet being the important bit. To fully determine if a projectile has a steel core, you must x-ray it or actually cut it open. a magnetic bullet jacket doesn't always tell you what's inside; the case of Tokarev surplus being the perfect example.
 
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