Thread: Casings considered ammunition?

The retards in the Border Force confiscated my modified, threaded cases from my reloading kit when I moved to Aus. Some clown decided they were dangerous and shut the inspection facility down resulting in an $800 fine. Refused to pay, and you guessed it, belongings won’t be released until you do and storage fees begin. State sponsored robbery by uninformed stupidity. They even admitted there was no risk.

You must declare ammo or components to airlines but it’s perfectly legal to have up to 5Kg in hold luggage with appropriate licences.

Originally Posted by Spitfire

The retards in the Border Force confiscated my modified, threaded cases from my reloading kit when I moved to Aus. Some clown decided they were dangerous and shut the inspection facility down resulting in an $800 fine. Refused to pay, and you guessed it, belongings won’t be released until you do and storage fees begin. State sponsored robbery by uninformed stupidity. They even admitted there was no risk.

You must declare ammo or components to airlines but it’s perfectly legal to have up to 5Kg in hold luggage with appropriate licences.

Surely they are 'measuring devices' made from cases ?? Like a ball point pen can be made from a case

You might think so but they disagreed, despite me pointing out that they are openly available to anyone in Australia and can never be loaded as the bases are drilled out and threaded so could not contain powder or seat a primer. Typical poorly trained, uniformed government department employees with more authority than common sense.

Originally Posted by Spitfire

You might think so but they disagreed, despite me pointing out that they are openly available to anyone in Australia and can never be loaded as the bases are drilled out and threaded so could not contain powder or seat a primer. Typical poorly trained, uniformed government department employees with more authority than common sense.

Interesting one because if you send cases to die makers in USA eg Lee, Hornady, to have custom dies made they advise that you must drill out the primer pockets otherwise the cases will be confiscated at entry.