Thread: Ammunition Restrictions

Piece by piece they will chip away at us ...

Gun city had an interview on Facebook with Mike Mcllraith about the record of ammo sales, sound like in 3 years time we will have a similar system to the UK

Originally Posted by Fatberg

..some blanket rule that is totally unworkable.
Max 100 rounds per calibre or something stupid, ...sports shooters can easily burn through more than that in a session....

Quite correct, sometimes up to 500 in a week for NRA competitors.

Originally Posted by EmpireSafaris

Gun city had an interview on Facebook with Mike Mcllraith about the record of ammo sales, sound like in 3 years time we will have a similar system to the UK

Hilarious.

Looking forward to reading of the upcoming caliber restrictions too.

FSA " Why do you need a 6.5 when you have a 243?"

Kiwi Hunter " Because I fancy one"

FSA " Not a valid reason,sell that 243 and apply again in 6 months,also supply proof you have legally disposed of all your 6mm projectiles"

Originally Posted by norsk

Hilarious.

Looking forward to reading of the upcoming caliber restrictions too.

FSA " Why do you need a 6.5 when you have a 243?"

Kiwi Hunter " Because I fancy one"

FSA " Not a valid reason,sell that 243 and apply again in 6 months,also supply proof you have legally disposed of all your 6mm projectiles"

NZPOL would implement this but they would be too lazy to actually check that you have disposed of anything.

Originally Posted by Fatberg

And of course when they inevitably do bring in ammo restrictions it will be some blanket rule that is totally unworkable.
Max 100 rounds per calibre or something stupid, sure if you're a hunter that might be sufficient but sports shooters can easily burn through more than that in a session.
Then what about reloading? Can I have the components to make more ammo than I'm allowed as long as I don't actually load the ammo?
I'm in the "it's probably going to happen" camp and not looking forward to the extra bullshit.

I went through 100 rounds today at a club shoot and that wouldn't cover a days clay bird competition.

Originally Posted by Fatberg

And of course when they inevitably do bring in ammo restrictions it will be some blanket rule that is totally unworkable.
Max 100 rounds per calibre or something stupid, sure if you're a hunter that might be sufficient but sports shooters can easily burn through more than that in a session.
Then what about reloading? Can I have the components to make more ammo than I'm allowed as long as I don't actually load the ammo?
I'm in the "it's probably going to happen" camp and not looking forward to the extra bullshit.

Some stations down our way by shot gun ammo by the pellot loads and 22,223x10000s at a time.

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

NZPOL would implement this but they would be too lazy to actually check that you have disposed of anything.

Don't underestimate the motivation of a group of senior Police a few years short of collecting their fat pensions...

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

do any of you actually know anything positive or is it just speculation at this point

....."history never repeats......" um yup it does.

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

NZPOL would implement this but they would be too lazy to actually check that you have disposed of anything.

While you stay in line.
As soon as you get a bit lippy one of them will want to make an example of you.

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

While you stay in line.
As soon as you get a bit lippy one of them will want to make an example of you.

Thats it. And explains why some people have a hassle free experience with the Police and the FA Authority and some don't. I like hassle free, and they like a compliance.

There is a tension there though isn't there. Compliance can mean subjugated.

My take,

From the answers and statements made, though vague. We are going to see ammo restrictions of some sort. Id hazard a guess that they will be restrictions based on what firearms you own, and possibly some form of numbers of rounds. Or at least some sort of checkup if you exceed a certain amount.

It will suck! because there is no need for it. It's not going to have any effect on safety of anyone. Because 10 rounds is too many if ill intent is goal.

But no one is listening who wants this and likely we are going to have to comply to pointless regulation in order to keep doing what we enjoy, and find ways to do what we enjoy that work with any new rules. More trips to town. More firearms of different cals in the safe etc.

It's a bugger as you will then have no option for cheap ammo.
Those deals where you buy 5 or ten packets of centerfire, a brick or two of 22 or a slab of shotgun ammo will be gone.
Forget the stuff on pallets.
Another pain in the dick is where you have one of those elderly moments (whatever the age lol), and you happen to forger your ammo on a trip.
You can forget your mate conveniently coming past the gun shop grabbing you a sneaky packet to keep you going.
Not on your license? Forget it.
As Thar has suggested it is subjugation.
You are deemed as fit and proper but not really.
This will be justified by the rozzers in the same way they did rego.
Stop crims. At the moment a dodgy sort may not buy a firearm for onsale to crims but he might concede to getting some ammo.
Ergo even if they concede they were telling fibbies about where crims got their firearms they can say that this is another way to stop crims with firearms

Of course there will be Ammunition Restrictions and it has nothing to do with Safety. The FSA is a Bureaucracy and the No1 aim for Bureaucrats is to keep themselves in a job. So more Rules/Regulations/Restrictions is a natural progression for said Firearms Authority. It is that simple. Look at Western Australia. That is what is coming.

I don't understand how we (Licensed firearm holders) cannot get these creeping controls kept at bay. Who's our voice on this subject.? Where are our votes going on this? It seems like none wants any of this but yet it keeps happening. Yes, I'm incredibly un-informed and may have missed something in the updates and news. I'm just puzzled.
What can we do to get a balance?