is 7.62 x 25 amo legal?

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I'm reading my restricted firearms safety course manual ,and it says 25-32 caliber hand guns are prohibited. I understand they might have thought barrel length was important so us Canadiand cant sneak around with a pistol in our pocket, but I dont get the reasoning behind the smaller caliper . A22 caliper pistol is ok but just as deadly,and its legal. I'm certainly not trying to figure out what might have gone through those politicians minds when they changed these laws , but I'm wondering if there could be any logic involved. I also notice 7.62 mm (or aproximatley30 caliber) handguns for sale. hmmm 30 cal would be between 25 and 32 cal, hmmm. I also nitice if you have a rim fire gun there is no restriction on how much amo the magazine holds. S0 you can get a hundred round clip for your 22 which I'd think would make it more deadly that anything with only 10 rounds in it . The more I notice the more unlikley I am to get any logical answers. Maybe I better not question things and go along like a good fellow baaaa! baaa!
 
The text of the law says handgun that uses 25 OR 32 calibre. .26 calibre would be ok, .30 calibre would be ok, 7.62 would be ok. 25-20 would not be ok IN A HANDGUN, but fine in a rifle.
 
Thanks folks, I am thinking of getting a tt-33 just cause they are so inexpensive, but being 6.75 I was worried about it being between 25 ,and 32. I also like the SR9 in 9mm but atwice the price.
I wonder if they may outlaw the 7.65 amo once they realize its s size in inches. I guess I'll be grandfathered in by then. I already surrendered my Makarov pa-63 cause the barrel was only 100mm and I let my licence lapse. ( I took the course and have both licences now)
 
gosse said:
I stand corrected.
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Actually, since we're going to split hairs here, you were right the first time - the calibers .25 and .32 are illegal in handguns - the fact that there are many cartridges in those calibers doesn't mean there are more than 2 calibers involved. Incidentally, the magazine capacity of any magazine designed for use in 22 caliber pistols is 10 rounds - if the magazine is designed for both, the pistol capacity is the limit unless the magazine pre-dates the pistol.
 
TT-33 is a .30 calibre bullet in the essence not a .32. No worries there. and Makarov can be bought with longer barrel as well in 9mm short or 9 mm makarov
. The law makes no sense. Reason? Simple. Get rid of all the guns. Slowly. Little ones first.. then bigger. Unarmed public cant defend itself. Use criminals as excuse.
glad you got your got license back.
 
Armed_N_Friendly said:
Why draw attention to this ??

This ammo not affected because it is not manufactured for a compact (prohib) pistol.
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Nope - not at all - this ammunition isn't affected because it isn't 25 or 32 caliber, it has nothing what so ever to do with the guns that fire it. Take a 32, re-barrel it to 380 and assuming he rest of the gun is legal, the gun will be legal. Got a 6 inch revolver in 32 H&R Magnum, it's prohib despite it's size.
 
you can have a larger pistol i .32. Its a sweet caliber to shoot. I personally really enjoyed 32 acp and 32 s&W long in pistols. Too bad its over long ago for me at least. I only get a chance from my older friends.
 
enefgee said:
Actually, since we're going to split hairs here, you were right the first time - the calibers .25 and .32 are illegal in handguns - the fact that there are many cartridges in those calibers doesn't mean there are more than 2 calibers involved. Incidentally, the magazine capacity of any magazine designed for use in 22 caliber pistols is 10 rounds - if the magazine is designed for both, the pistol capacity is the limit unless the magazine pre-dates the pistol.
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Thanks for correcting what I said about rim fire hanguns (22's) being allowed more than 10 rounds . I was confuseing it with the 22 rifle which I belive can legally hold more than 10 rounds . I might have to double check my manual ,but couldnt find where it said it just now.
Thanks for all the response ,this a great forum.
 
Don't think it's as easy as .25 & .32 caliber dia's my friend. Many of the prohib's are 32 by proprietary name only.
32-20 is .312 dia bullets
38 LC ( a weak a**ed rd to boot) is .362. This is an OK rd as restricted, but not as antique.
If Big Brother named it in 'The list of no-go'; it is so. Common sense be damned
People make 8mm antique pistol rds out of prohibited 32-20 brass IIRC
Puff...Puff...'ere... take a hit and pass it on. We gotta get back to this prohib list so don't get too baked
 
FWIW
There is no prohibition of 32-20 ammunition.
Only some handguns chambered for 32-20 are prohibited.


tokguy said:
Don't think it's as easy as .25 & .32 caliber dia's my friend. Many of the prohib's are 32 by proprietary name only.
32-20 is .312 dia bullets
38 LC ( a weak a**ed rd to boot) is .362. This is an OK rd as restricted, but not as antique.
If Big Brother named it in 'The list of no-go'; it is so. Common sense be damned
People make 8mm antique pistol rds out of prohibited 32-20 brass IIRC
Puff...Puff...'ere... take a hit and pass it on. We gotta get back to this prohib list so don't get too baked
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7.62x25 totally legal, no worries there. And yes the law is utterly illogical and rediculous. You can hide ANY pistol ANY size in your waistband, pocket, coat whatever, the rationale behind this sub 4" barrel thing is the most idiotic thing I've ever heard. What's even more mind boggling is that this law is still a law IMO
 
Don't look for logic where none exists. It'll give you brain damage. In any case, as mentioned, it's .25 and .32 calibre hand guns, not .25 to .32.
The whole .25 and .32 calibre law was designed to wiped out an entire class of handgun(not rifles) with one law. Those being small pocket pistols(some of which can be worth a big pile of money. A Baby Browning Renaissance, for example. Worth about $1500USD). The Socialist F**ks claimed they were the favourite guns of criminals. Nonsense, of course. Criminals equate the size and magazine capacity of their stolen handguns with the size of their manhood and they don't care what the law says, but that's how they tried to sell it.
As the law was written(by people who knew less than nothing about firearms), no consideration was given to the very high end target pistols used by Olympic and ISS shooters. The stupidity was pointed out by the Canadian Olympic Committee and other shooter associations and the exemption was declared for very specific handguns only.
Anyway, if you want a TT-33, go buy one. A target pistol they ain't so don't expect great accuracy, but fun they are.
 
Halger280HVMag said:
FWIW
There is no prohibition of 32-20 ammunition.
Only some handguns chambered for 32-20 are prohibited.
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You have my attention. Surely you are not refering to Grandfather handguns, because that would be silly. Winning the inheritance lottery from 'Uncle Ed' is not 'some handguns'
Please continue.
 
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