10 round mag legal in Sask?

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Sorry guys, I don't see it in the guide. Rifle hunting, bolt action mag capacity in Saskatchewan, can you use the mag at 10 rounds? 10 round mag at 5 rounds? Buy a 5 round mag?
 
Hunting magazine limitations outside of maximum permitted capacities in the firearms act only apply to shotguns, do they not?
 
i don't believe there is. You can hunt with a 303 british with a 10 round mag or a lever action 357 mag that holds 8+ rounds. The only law i know of is the federal law for semi auto centerfires which are restricted to 5 rounds.
 
Seems confusing, to me it looks like It's ok for a bolt gun, but RCMP say it's bad if the mag was originally designed for say an M15. I think my AICS mag is made for a bolt action??
 
Lead hammer said:
Seems confusing, to me it looks like It's ok for a bolt gun, but RCMP say it's bad if the mag was originally designed for say an M15. I think my AICS mag is made for a bolt action??
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The problem is that you think the gun is what has a prohibited limit but that is where you are incorrect. The federal laws state that the magazine for a centerfire SEMI AUTO rifle holding more than 5 rounds is a prohibited device, it is not the gun that is prohibited but the magazine, the same goes for any pistol magazine but the limit there is 10 rounds. This is why a non-restricted carbine that loads from a pistol magazine is allowed to hold the 10 rounds legal in a pistol magazine.

You said M15, meaning M16 but what you really meant was the AR15 platform of rifles. The M16 is prohibited in Canada as it has a full auto fire selection, the AR-15 civilian rifle is a semi auto only but you are forced to keep it on the range due to its restricted status because it looks mean.
 
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Fox said:
The federal laws state that the magazine for a centerfire rifle holding more than 5 rounds is a prohibited device, it is not the gun that is prohibited but the magazine, the same goes for any pistol magazine but the limit there is 10 rounds. This is why a non-restricted carbine that loads from a pistol magazine is allowed to hold the 10 rounds legal in a pistol magazine.

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So how are AICS 10 round mags legal, they aren't designed for a handgun? Curious?
 
scott_r said:
So how are AICS 10 round mags legal, they aren't designed for a handgun? Curious?
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Well the AICS is a platform for a bolt action rifle is it not? Does it fit and function without modification in a semi automatic rifle? The restriction is only for semi automatic centerfire rifles.

I am not going to explain every single option here, but I can explain once again that it is not the rifle but rather the magazine that is prohibited.

Here is the link to the RCMP simplified explanation.

http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/bulletins/bus-ent/20110323-72-eng.htm
 
scott_r said:
So how are AICS 10 round mags legal, they aren't designed for a handgun? Curious?
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They are designed for a bolt action rifle. Only centerfire semi-auto rifles magazines are restricted. Fox missed the semi-auto part in his post. There is no limit on magazines for manual actions.(Bolt, pump, lever)
 
KePet said:
They are designed for a bolt action rifle. Only centerfire semi-auto rifles magazines are restricted. Fox missed the semi-auto part in his post. There is no limit on magazines for manual actions.(Bolt, pump, lever)
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Edited, I thought this was already something that had been gone over further up in the thread but I forgot that people tend not to go back pages.

Yes, semi auto centerfire rifles only are restricted with some exceptions, like the Garand.
 
p.Rundle said:
an M15 you say
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Haha whoops, to much of a rush yesterday I guess.

Kratos, yes I was just unsure what the mags were designed for, thanks, hunting with the 10 rounder will be fine then. Although I may want a 5 round one as it might be easier to carry.
 
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