Pinning a 25 shot Ruger magazine

...I just asked a simple question, and after 2 weeks, still no answer. Guess I'll figure it out myself...

Regulations Prescribing Certain Firearms and Other Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons, Accessories, Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles as Prohibited, Restricted or Non-Restricted (SOR/98-462)
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(4) A cartridge magazine described in subsection (1) that has been altered or re-manufactured so that it is not capable of containing more than five or ten cartridges, as the case may be, of the type for which it was originally designed is not a prohibited device as prescribed by that subsection if the modification to the magazine cannot be easily removed and the magazine cannot be easily further altered so that it is so capable of containing more than five or ten cartridges, as the case may be.

(5) For the purposes of subsection (4), altering or re-manufacturing a cartridge magazine includes

(a) the indentation of its casing by forging, casting, swaging or impressing;

(b) in the case of a cartridge magazine with a steel or aluminum casing, the insertion and attachment of a plug, sleeve, rod, pin, flange or similar device, made of steel or aluminum, as the case may be, or of a similar material, to the inner surface of its casing by welding, brazing or any other similar method; or

(c) in the case of a cartridge magazine with a casing made of a material other than steel or aluminum, the attachment of a plug, sleeve, rod, pin, flange or similar device, made of steel or of a material similar to that of the magazine casing, to the inner surface of its casing by welding, brazing or any other similar method or by applying a permanent adhesive substance, such as a cement or an epoxy or other glue.



<http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-98-462/index.html>
 
when mossberg 715 pistol version was introduced and the 25 round mags for them became prohibited mossberg offered an exchange program to trade for 10 round mags. Wonder if ruger will do the same. I suppose probably not because the 10/22 mags are butler creek and not a ruger product
 
considering they went ahead and banned the 715 hi cap mags and never changed their mind.. I'm pretty sure this will end up the same way for our beloved 10/22s
 
First of all, the CSSA recommends that no one pin or modify these mags until the issue is resolved. There is still some hope that this idiotic ruling can be overturned.

Second, why bother to pin a 25 round mag to ten and pack that dead awkward weight around? Just get a regular 10 round mag.

One can ask the same question for AR 30/40/60/100 round magazines that are pinned to 5.
 
One can ask the same question for AR 30/40/60/100 round magazines that are pinned to 5.

Exactly! Un-adult members calling people sheep when they themselves pinned all their 30 rounders back in the days of Bill C-68.

I actually got out of the hobby at that time, and just now getting back into it. I'd just buy factory 10 rounders from the start and forget the iffy feed issues of after market mags.
 
This is the real reason to be limited to ten

Oh, I thought it was about "Public Safety". Why can't the Lieberals just be straight with us for once? They were really just trying to help us use reliable mags instead of being frustrated with feeding issues.... How considerate of them.
 
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