Australian Firearm Categories

Australian Firearm Categories for Gun and Pistol Safes:

CATEGORY A

  • Air Rifles
  • Rimfire Rifles (other than self loading)
  • Shotguns (other than pump action or self loading)
  • Shotgun/Rimfire combinations
  • Muzzle loading firearms (other than Pistols)
  • Centre fire rifles (other than self loading)
  • Shotgun/Centrefire rifle combinations

CATEGORY C

  • Self loading rimfire rifles with a magazine capacity of no more than 10 rounds
  • Self loading shotguns with a magazine capacity of no more than 5 rounds
  • Pump action shotguns with a magazine capacity of no more than 5 rounds

CATEGORY D

  • Self loading centre fire rifles
  • Self loading rimfire rifles with a magazine capacity of no more than 10 rounds
  • Self loading shotguns with a magazine capacity of no more than 5 rounds
  • Pump action shotguns with a magazine capacity of no more than 5 rounds
  • Any firearm to which category C licence applies

CATEGORY H

  • Hand guns and pistols