7.62x39 Green Tip

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Anyone shooting this stuff? I was just looking at some various types of 7.62 ammo and saw that these green tipped FMJ's are supposedly Tracers. Wondering if any of you have tried them in low light, and did they actually light up?
 
I've shot quite a bit of it and I'd say most of them have lit. Some have lit late or not at all but it was very few. Very fun to shoot just use proper precaution when shooting them. Dispite the green tip they actually burn red. The stuff from Lever Arms was pulled off the market as it was not on the approved ammunition list from Natural Resources Canada.
 
I can't seem to find a clear answer on whether these are prohibited for recreational use. Are they actually classified as "incendiary"?, thus making them prohibited?
 
punkrockboy said:
I believe that NRCAN wont allow it to be sold any more, however, it is still legal to have it.
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WINNER! Here have a chicken dinner.


Legal to own and use NON-incendiary rounds, its even legal to order them from the states, only downside is that NRCAN won't let them into Canada as they "have no sporting purpose". But it is legal.
 
Major Sights said:
WINNER! Here have a chicken dinner.


Legal to own and use NON-incendiary rounds, its even legal to order them from the states, only downside is that NRCAN won't let them into Canada as they "have no sporting purpose". But it is legal.
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Yup what is here in canada is all we get

At a gun show recently I saw a guy selling 60 rounds for $100 wtf!
 
So much disinformation here. Tracers are NOT legal but there is no enforcement done on them. Here is the Reader's Digest version:

Explosives Act/Regs and Criminal Code prohibit you from possessing ANY explosive, period.
Explosives Act/Regs makes exceptions for you to possess certain kinds of explosives.
Ammunition is classified as an explosive.
Explosives Regulations defines "safety cartridge" which is basically inert bulleted ammunition.
Explosives Regulations very specifically EXCLUDE tracers from definition of "safety cartridge".
Explosives Regulations says you are allowed to possess "safety cartridges" only.

Ergo, tracers are specifically excluded from the kinds of explosives you are allowed to possess, making them illegal. NRCAN has the resources to go after businesses but not individuals. That doesn't mean an astute cop won't.

Lots of people here will play ostrich and pretend it isn't true, or rage on NRCAN like a bunch of five year olds. I've been in the explosives business for almost 17 years so I know a bit about the Explosives Act. Take my advice for what it's worth.
 
What is it about a tracer round that makes it explosive SVP? These green tips {and red} are available at any gun show I've been to...Too damn expensive for military ball ammo though...I've been told that the majority of it won't fully light up within the first 100 yrds, and since shooting at sh1t at night is a major no-no I don't really see why anyone would buy the stuff, but to each they're own. Not Illegal, just not practical.
 
Well I guess I might as well delete my post, since I can't find the reference I'm looking for.
I swear there was an RCMP issued notice that said the exact opposite of that regulation.
(ie: that tracer rounds were not considered incendiary and thus not included in the prohibition)

Kirk
 
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