Prohibited Ammo in Canada

1. Any cartridge that is capable of being discharged from a commonly available semi-automatic handgun or revolver and that is manufactured or assembled with a projectile that is designed, manufactured or altered so as to be capable of penetrating body armour, including KTW, THV and 5.7 x 28 mm P-90 cartridges.

I was told you can have armour piercing bullets legally....One guy has them for his ar-15 .223 gun goes to shooting comps in the states havent talked to him in awhile lost his contact info.....can someone clear this up......maybe he meant the states its legal but says he has them here in canada???? thanks....
 
regarding armour piercing projectiles the keywords here are "semi-auto handgun or revolver"

most rifle loads will defeat body armour regardless of bullet construction, so there is no point in prohibiting armour piercing rifle ammo. mind you, there are AR-15 pistols out there...
 
insurrecto said:
regarding armour piercing projectiles the keywords here are "semi-auto handgun or revolver"

most rifle loads will defeat body armour regardless of bullet construction, so there is no point in prohibiting armour piercing rifle ammo. mind you, there are AR-15 pistols out there...
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I would say that makes the .223 armour piercing rounds prohib. Since I believe one of the requirements for the LAR15 mags to be legal is that it must be designed for a handgun which is commonly available in Canada, which it is.

Since that round can be discharged from a commonly available handgun, I think its a no go.
 
Onagoth said:
I would say that makes the .223 armour piercing rounds prohib. Since I believe one of the requirements for the LAR15 mags to be legal is that it must be designed for a handgun which is commonly available in Canada, which it is.

Since that round can be discharged from a commonly available handgun, I think its a no go.
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I beg to differ, the AR15 pistol is not what you may call a commonly available handgun, it is a curiosity more than anything else, and there's probably less than a handfull of those guns in Canada.

223 is a rifle round and the law was made to prohibit armor piercing handgun round.

Real 223 AP is legal, but the problem is that it is kind of rare to find any in Canada.



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McCoy said:
I beg to differ, the AR15 pistol is not what you may call a commonly available handgun, it is a curiosity more than anything else, and there's probably less than a handfull of those guns in Canada.
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Definition of "commonly available" is not a practical one, but a legal definition. If you want an AR15 pistol, you CAN buy a new one, making it "commonly available". Irrelevant that you might have to wait 2 years for one. (We can wait 2 years for surplus ammo to clear import and approval hurdles.) Or you can buy a Rock River stripped lower marked "pistol".

If it wasn't "commonly available" then the 10 round LAR15 mags would NOT be legal.

The status of AP 223 has been discussed before but I am not sure of the legal status. AP 223 might be considered prohibited becasue of the precedent set by the LAR15 mags. As much as you might wish it, legally, you can't have it both ways. Which would you prefer, AP 223 ammo or 10 round AR mags?
 
Your probably right SandRoad, 223AP is prohibited.

But unfortunately the possibility that every other 223 round could also be prohibited is very high.

Because of this "manufactured as to be capable of penetrating body armour"

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