Centerfire mag capacity in N.S.?

[Cranky Pants]

I know there are not a lot of guys from N.S. on here but I was hoping someone could help me find an answer to a question.

Can I use my m-305 with a 10 round E-lander magazine while hunting? Federal laws allow the mag but I was wondering if any provincial ones forbid it? The lower profile of the mag makes the rifle easier on the back while carrying and slung.

Here's the provincial regs I found and I don't see much regarding mag capacity.

I would post this on a N.S. site but that would only start a Fudd war.



https://www.novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/wifire.htm

Prohibited weapons and ammunition

3 (1) In addition to those items prohibited in Section 81 of the Act, no person shall possess any of the following at any time in a wildlife habitat:



(a) a swivel or spring gun;



(b) a shotgun greater than 10 gauge;



(c) a device designed to deaden the sound of the report of a firearm.

Clause 3(d) repealed: O.I.C. 2008-458, N.S. Reg. 376/2008.

Clause 3(e) repealed: O.I.C. 2010-244, N.S. Reg. 84/2010.



(2) A person must not possess or use any weapon in a wildlife habitat other than a weapon they are permitted to use under these regulations for the licences and stamps they hold when hunting under that licence or stamp.

Subsection 3(2) added: O.I.C. 2013-215, N.S. Reg. 238/2013.

Section 3 amended: O.I.C. 2010-244, N.S. Reg. 84/2010; renumbered 3(1): O.I.C. 2013-215, N.S. Reg. 238/2013.


Big game hunting - permitted weapons

4 (1) Subject to the Act and regulations and to subsection (5), any person may possess and use any of the following weapons and ammunition in a wildlife habitat when hunting under a licence to hunt big game, other than a licence to hunt deer under a deer hunting stamp (archery and muzzleloader), during the open season for the big game:



(a) a rifle and ammunition of .23 calibre or greater;



(b) a shotgun, of .410, 28, 20, 16, 12 or 10 gauge, using a single projectile or shot having a diameter of .24 in. or 6.10 mm (AAA or No. 4 Buckshot) or larger;

Clause 4(1)(b) amended: O.I.C. 2010-244, N.S. Reg. 84/2010.



(c) a muzzleloader of .45 calibre or greater;

Clause 4(1)(c) amended: O.I.C. 2013-215, N.S. Reg. 238/2013.



(d) a bow with a draw weight of 50 pounds or greater within the draw length of the archer when hunting moose and 40 pounds or greater within the draw length of the archer when hunting big game other than moose and any arrow fitted with a broadhead;



(e) a crossbow with a minimum draw weight of 68 kg (150 lbs) and bolts with heads measuring more than 2.2 cm in diameter.

Clause 4(1)(e) added: O.I.C. 2010-244, N.S. Reg. 84/2010.

Subsection 4(1) amended: O.I.C. 2013-215, N.S. Reg. 238/2013.



(2) A person may possess and use any of the following primitive weapons and ammunition in a wildlife habitat when hunting deer under a deer hunting stamp (archery and muzzleloader):



(a) a bow with a draw weight of 18 kg (40 lbs.) or greater within the draw length of the archer and any arrow fitted with a broadhead;



(b) a crossbow with a minimum draw weight of 68 kg (150 lbs.) and bolts with heads greater than 2.2 cm in diameter;



(c) a muzzleloader of .45 calibre or greater.

Subsection 4(2) replaced: O.I.C. 2013-215, N.S. Reg. 238/2013.



(3) During the open season for snaring bear, including Sundays during the season, any person who holds a Resident Bear Snaring Licence issued to that person may possess and use a rim fire rifle of .22 calibre or less or a weapon permitted in subsection (1) and transport it to and from that person’s bear snare sets.

Subsection 4(3) replaced: O.I.C. 90-841, N.S. Reg. 178/90; amended: O.I.C. 2007-229, N.S. Reg. 229/2007; O.I.C. 2010-244, N.S. Reg. 84/2010; O.I.C. 2013-215, N.S. Reg. 238/2013.



(4) No person shall hunt big game with a weapon, arrow or ammunition other than the items prescribed in subsections (1), (2) and (3).

Subsection 4(4) amended: O.I.C. 2008-458, N.S. Reg. 376/2008; O.I.C. 2010-244, N.S. Reg. 84/2010.



(5) Except as provided otherwise in the regulations, during an open season for big game, no person shall take, carry, possess or use in a wildlife habitat a rifle, shotgun slug or ball unless the person



(i) is the holder of a hunting licence issued to that person which is valid for that open season, or



(ii) is the holder of a permit to possess or transport the firearm.

Subsection 4(5) amended: O.I.C. 90-841, N.S. Reg. 178/90.

 

[RobertMcC]

Best answer is to call the CFO or DNR. If you do better keep a print out of the bulletin because not sure if CO are all upto date on the loopholes.

 

[Cranky Pants]

Scared to call them in case they are unfamiliar and decide to make a ruling which invariably goes against us! (mild sarcasm)

Thinking I would have to speak to DNR as the CFO would probably be more concerned with federal laws.

 

[BigUglyMan]

If it's not in the act then it's not prohibited. Now, between the Fudds and the goofballs you might have a hard time with it.

 

[RobertMcC]

Scared to call them in case they are unfamiliar and decide to make a ruling which invariably goes against us! (mild sarcasm)

Thinking I would have to speak to DNR as the CFO would probably be more concerned with federal laws.

I think it would be okay as long as you only load what the firearm act for a semi auto centerfire. 5 +1.

 

[deadeyes40]

the mag must be pinned so it will only hold 5 rounds. illegal to have a mag with a capacity over 5 in a semi auto centerfire. if it was a bolt,lever,pump you could use the 10 round mag. federal firearm law.

 

[RobertMcC]

the mag must be pinned so it will only hold 5 rounds. illegal to have a mag with a capacity over 5 in a semi auto centerfire. if it was a bolt,lever,pump you could use the 10 round mag. federal firearm law.

Umm proprietary mags. E Lander 10rd mags are for M305/m14 as LAR-15 10rd mags are for AR15s.

 

[TheTooner]

the mag must be pinned so it will only hold 5 rounds. illegal to have a mag with a capacity over 5 in a semi auto centerfire. if it was a bolt,lever,pump you could use the 10 round mag. federal firearm law.

No, it's illegal to have a magazine, in or out of the gun, if the magazine was made for a semi-auto centrefire unless it was made with a maximum capacity of five rounds or it has been modified, in a way that is not easily reversed, to have a maximum capacity of five rounds. That's a prohibition under federal firearms regulations. In effect, if the magazine was not made for a semi-auto centrefire and it has a capacity of more than five rounds it is not prohibited under federal firearms regulations and if you can find a rifle that is semi-auto and the magazine works in it, you can use it in that semi-auto.

Hunting regulations are another matter. They are made by each province. Ask the provincial department or ministry that regulates hunting in your province for clarification on magazine capacities permitted or prohibited while hunting.

 

[McViking]

Look up RCMP bulletin 72. If the magazine is marked as a pistol magazine and happens to fit a semi auto rifle you can shoot the rifle with a 10 rnd mag.