Police confirm types of ammunition allowed for recreational
hunters
NZ Police wish to clarify that cartridges filled
with steel or lead shot are not prohibited. They may still
be used under the Arms (Prohibited Ammunition) Order 2019 as
shotgun cartridges are specifically excluded from the
prohibition order.
Duck shooters and other hunters can
continue to use cartridges filled with lead or steel
shot.
For more information, the order can be found
here:
This
week an amendment to the Firearms Prohibition order
confirmed that shot cartridges fired from low calibre
rimfire firearms are also not prohibited.
Often referred
to as Birdshot, these cartridges are used in the killing of
small pest species where the use of poison is
unsafe.
Police can confirm that enhanced penetrating
ammunition with a steel or tungsten carbide penetrator is
prohibited as it penetrates body armour and helmets and has
no legitimate civilian use.
Duck shooting cartridges do
not fall within this
definition.
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