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