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List of Ammunition Availability

The following table identifies ammunition that has been assessed and/or approved by the authorised officer as not commercially available.

List of approved or Non approved ammunition/calibres as at 17/09/2010.

Calibre Comments* Date
 50-70 (50 Govt) Husqvarna NOT APPROVED ammunition commercially available 13/09/2006
.22 Cal Winchester S/ Auto NOT APPROVED manufactured after 01/01/1901  13/06/2006
.22 short (rimfire) NOT APPROVED ammunition available 30/09/2005
.230 cal Tranter revolver  APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 30/11/2007
.255 calibre Jeffrey APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 6/10/2005
.30 cal Derringer  APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 5/12/2007
.30 cal rimfire pepperbox APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 1/09/2005
.30 Calibre Le Faucheux APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 4/08/2009
.300 Sherwood W/Richards NOT APPROVED manufactured after 01/01/1901 20/06/2006
.31 Calibre Rocketball APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 11/02/2010
.319 Calibre Predator  APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 20/01/2006
.32 (.320) S&W APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 14/09/2005
.32 Browning pistol NOT APPROVED ammunition available 19/08/2005
.32 cal rimfire APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 14/09/2005
.32 cal S & W NOT APPROVED ammunition available 16/02/2005
.32 cal  Teatfire APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 14/09/2005
.32 calibre Belgian APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 25/06/2009
.320 revolver NOT APPROVED ammunition available 19/08/2005
.36 calibre Thuer  APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 1/02/2006
.38 Cal Pinfire APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 27/10/2005
.38 cal Short Colt NOT APPROVED ammunition commercially available 3/04/2010
.38 calibre Lip-fire APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 6/11/2009
.38 Calibre Rimfire APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 1/02/2006
.38 Long Colt NOT APPROVED ammunition available 1/08/2005
.380 cal Hollis and Sons NOT APPROVED ammunition commercially available 13/11/2006
.380 Cal Webley and Scott NOT APPROVED ammunition commercially available 3/04/2010
.41 Long Colt NOT APPROVED ammunition available 31/10/2005
.41  rimfire APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 19/08/2005
.42 calibre Glisenti APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 7/10/2008
.44 calibre Henry Flat 1866 APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 1/06/2006
.44 calibre Merwin Hulbert APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 16/01/2009
.442 Calibre APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 5/05/2005
.45 cal Reichs revolver NOT APPROVED ammunition available 14/09/2005
.45 cal Smith and Wesson  NOT APPROVED ammunition commercially available 10/08/2009
.45 calibre Colt Frontier  NOT APPROVED ammunition available 30/03/2006
.45 Calibre Spanish Pinfire APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 29/06/2007
.450 cal  NOT APPROVED ammunition available 12/05/2005
.455 calibre NOT APPROVED ammunition commercailly available 7/12/2006
.476 Enfield Mk1 revolver APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 13/10/2005
.50 calibre pinfire APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 14/09/2005
.50 Calibre Rocketball APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 11/02/2010
.500 cal Hollis s/shot NOT APPROVED ammunition available 16/02/2006
.539 cal Breechloader rifle APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 10/09/2007
.54 calibre Starr Arms APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 30/11/2006
.563  cal Westley Richards APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 1/06/2007
.577 Snider BSA / ENFIELD NOT APPROVED ammunition available 1/08/2005
.68 calibre French APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 30/11/2006
10 gauge 2 1/2 "  APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 29/03/2005
10 gauge Lewis shotgun NOT APPROVED ammunition commercailly available 20/09/2006
10mm Belgium pinfire APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 20/03/2006
11.15 x 60 Rmm Mauser   NOT APPROVED ammunition commercialy available 10/10/2006
11.4x50Rmm Werndl APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 26/10/2005
11mm Leige (Belgium) APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 16/05/2007
11mm  pinfire APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 14/092005
11X59Rmm French Gras   NOT APPROVED ammunition commercialy available 30/11/2006
12 gauge Brunn Maker NOT APPROVED ammunition available 3/05/2006
12 gauge  pinfire APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 14/09/2005
12mm Pinfire APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 30/01/2008
14mm Howdah pistol   APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 25/06/2009
16 gauge pinfire shotgun APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 20/08/2007
16 gauge shotgun Daw  NOT APPROVED ammunition available 13/02/2006
28 cal 30 cal 42 cal Plant APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 24/01/2007
297/230 Morris    APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 19/01/2006
31 36 38 41 cal volcanic  APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 8/06/2006
32-40 Remington APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 21/02/2008
35 cal Fabrique Nationale   NOT APPROVED ammunition commercially available 21/08/2005
35 Winchester rifle 5 shot NOT APPROVED manufactured after 01/01/1901 3/05/2006
38-45 cal Stevens APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 20/02/2007
38-56 Winchester cartridge  NOT APPROVED ammunition commercially available 30/10/2009
3mm pinfire Le Petit APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 24/07/2008
40 calibre Maynard APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 18/01/2007
40-60 Winchester cartridge NOT APPROVED ammunition commercially available 30/10/2009
40-60-260 Colt APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 18/01/2007
40-70 Sharps APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 16/02/2006
43 cal Remington Egyptian NOT APPROVED ammunition commercially available 2/06/2006
450 Colt  NOT APPROVED ammunition available 1/08/2005
45-70 Government NOT APPROVED ammunition available 13/02/2006
45-75 Winchester  NOT APPROVED ammunition available 3/05/2006
500/450 rifle Tolley    NOT APPROVED ammunition available 13/02/2006
50-95 Winchester NOT APPROVED ammunition commercially available 18/01/2007
56-50 Lever action Spencer NOT APPROVED ammunition commercially available 20/06/2006
577/450 calibre Cat B NOT APPROVED ammunition available 9/06/2005
5mm Bergmann APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 3/08/2007
5mm German Purse APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 25/08/2008
6.5 mm x 53R Steyr    NOT APPROVED ammunition available 5/08/2005
6mm Flobert saloon NOT APPROVED ammunition commercially available 7/12/2006
6mm pinfire Apache pistol APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 13/06/2006
7.2mm St Etienne APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 25/08/2008
7.65mm  pinfire APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 30/08/2005
7mm  pinfire APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 14/09/2005
7mm  Pinfire APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 13/06/2006
8 gauge Cashmore APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 28/05/2008
8mm Mauser   NOT APPROVED ammunition available 5/08/2005
8mm  Pinfire Lefauchaux APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 10/10/2006
8mm Rast-Gasser NOT APPROVED ammunition commercially available 19/05/2009
8mm X58R Carl Gustaf NOT APPROVED ammunition available 3/05/2006
8X50 R Lebel NOT APPROVED ammunition commercially available   1/02/2010
8X50Rmm APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 12/01/2006
8x60Rmm APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 5/12/2005
9mm  pinfire APPROVED ammunition not commercially available 14/09/2005
9mm x 57 Mauser   NOT APPROVED ammunition available 1/08/2005
*Denotes:
APPROVED - means ammunition not commercially available
Non Approved - means ammunition is commercially available

 List of approved or Non approved ammunition/calibres as at 17/09/2010

Last updated 24/09/2010