James River Armory

[John Rambo]

But isn't that just to allow the 8 round En Blocs? Not a 20 or 30 round magazine.

Prohibited device

3 (1) Any cartridge magazine

(a) that is capable of containing more than five cartridges of the type for which the magazine was originally designed and that is designed or manufactured for use in
(i) a semi-automatic handgun that is not commonly available in Canada,

(ii) a semi-automatic firearm other than a semi-automatic handgun,

Bla bla bla

(2) Paragraph (1)(a) does not include any cartridge magazine that

(a) was originally designed or manufactured for use in a firearm that

(i) is chambered for, or designed to use, rimfire cartridges,

(ii) is a rifle of the type commonly known as the “Lee Enfield” rifle, where the magazine is capable of containing not more than 10 cartridges of the type for which the magazine was originally designed, or

(iii) is commonly known as the U.S. Rifle M1 (Garand) including the Beretta M1 Garand rifle, the Breda M1 Garand rifle and the Springfield Armoury M1 Garand rifle;



In short they are not limited to 8 rounds. The garand and any magazine designed for it is completely excluded from capacity restrictions. Someone could make a 100 round drum for it and it would be legal

[KeltecFan]

^^ Well there you go. I thought it mentioned the En blocs.

[pcvando]

The Garand is excluded from capacity restrictions

Yes, but the BM59 is not.

[John Rambo]

Yes, but the BM59 is not.

But what makes a BM59? Like i was saying if I take a garand and modify it just like a BM59, do i have a prohib BM59 or a garand?

A BM59 marked magazine would not be limited either since its not designed for a commonly available firearm in canada sibce its prohibited!

[KeltecFan]

Would you have to modify the receiver? Then, I think you tread into prohibited territory. I don't know and don't want to really go any further down the rabbit hole on this one because I am not building one.
AK47 magazines are limited. AK47's are prohibited. How does that affect your analogy?

[the Dakota kid]

I believe the Garand receivers need to be milled to accept BM59 mags

[Beretta Armorer]

there is also another BM 59 /garand variant (built on a Garand remachined rec.) that takes a m 14 mag !!

They would be restricted to 5 rounds. Barrel length would be another consideration

[Beretta Armorer]

Reciever is still a garand however magizine is center fire semi, not garand, also not origionally designed for a garand, so standard 5 roumd pinning applies.

Bm 59 is prohib bm 59 mags are not as long as they are pinned.

Theoretically you could import a BM 62, they are esentially a mag fed garand and not a BM 59 so not prohib. (still 5 rounds)
but then you really just have an m1A !

But what makes a BM59? Like i was saying if I take a garand and modify it just like a BM59, do i have a prohib BM59 or a garand?

A BM59 marked magazine would not be limited either since its not designed for a commonly available firearm in canada sibce its prohibited!

[davis0944]

Just saw the iraqveteran8888 video on this, looks awesome.