SO where is .50cal bmg's legal?

[fremont lapua]

As far as I know there is no law on 50 BMG ammo, as long as it is not AP, Tracer, or API. You can have it shipped to California. I know people here that had them before the ban and still shoot them. Chabot Gun Club allows 50 BMG on Monday only, and other ranges allow it.

[Librarian]

So im guessing all the southern states like AZ,TX and NM have no laws on 50cal bmg rifles and ammo like California does huh?

CA has no law concerning .50 BMG ammo. Perfectly legal to buy and own all you want. PC 30530 makes .50 BMG rifles the equivalent to 'assault weapons', and penalizes unregistered possession and sales to non-exempt people.

[Grimm]

tracers are illegal?

[repubconserv]

Yes. so are incendiary rounds. And armor piercing handgun ammo.... and a few other types of ammo

[Grimm]

is that only in california? what do incendiary rounds and api rounds look like?

[CSACANNONEER]

As far as I know there is no law on 50 BMG ammo, as long as it is not AP, Tracer, or API. You can have it shipped to California. I know people here that had them before the ban and still shoot them. Chabot Gun Club allows 50 BMG on Monday only, and other ranges allow it.

AP rifle ammo is perfectly legal in CA.

[The War Wagon]

PA, IN, KY, TX, SC, MS, & NC. I lived in - and owned firearms - in all those states, and the .50 was legal when I was there.

[TKM]

Each round of tracer ammo (except shotgun) is considered a felony in California.

http://smallestminority.blogspot.com/2004/01/five-month-investigation-10-tracer.html

[Grimm]

thats stupid why is a tracer illegal?

[repubconserv]

AP rifle ammo is perfectly legal in CA.

Yes, but perhaps explain why it is so hard to acquire (true) AP for certain calibers

[repubconserv]

thats stupid why is a tracer illegal?

Fire danger.

Ya know, google is your friend for all of this

[Grimm]

yea i looked on google too but find different answers. are tracers legal in other states or just california?

[CSACANNONEER]

Yes, but perhaps explain why it is so hard to acquire (true) AP for certain calibers

50 cal AP haven't been made since Korea. The surplus just dried up a few years ago. I used to pay less for AP than for ball.

[hcbr]

Hell i know even NJ sells the Barrett legally to any civilian, and they have some weird gun laws there that are twisted as cali's.

It's just cali... sigh...

[Colt562]

can you ppt a 50 bmg rifle?