10rnd SL8 Magazines

No, it is not kosher.

Magazine laws have nothing to do with the rifle they are intended for... it's all about the magazine. As long as those SL8 Mags don't fit any other SL8 rifle... sure, it's possible, but, if they do fit other SL8's then they will only ever be allowed 5rnds here in Canada, just 'cause.
It doesn't matter if it is bolt action or not.

AR Mag conversion for the SL8 is your only option - then get RRA 10RND AR Mags.
 
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Here is your solution.

Get the Stanag magazine adapter for the H&K SL8, then buy the LAR-15 10 round magazines.

Simple, easy & legal solution. Also a lot cheaper then buying HK mag's.
 
Actually it IS all about what firearm the magazines were manufactured for and intended for use.

These magazines if properly marked for use with the bolt action R8, as illustrated in that link, would probably be legal for importation into Canada, and therefore legal for use in any SL8/G36 variant.

This may be some very good news for people with these rifles here in Canada.
 
Just to continue, I have emailed the importer, HK Australia, to clarify the "status" of these mags. Ie. if they are marked and manufactured for use in the R8 bolt action rifle.
 
koldt said:
Actually it IS all about what firearm the magazines were manufactured for and intended for use.

These magazines if properly marked for use with the bolt action R8, as illustrated in that link, would probably be legal for importation into Canada, and therefore legal for use in any SL8/G36 variant.

This may be some very good news for people with these rifles here in Canada.
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Thanks for clarifying Koldt, hopefully you hear back from them soon :D
 
ok...

Ultimately it will be decided by an RCMP firearms-tech, right?

Good luck with it... as mentioned above though, it might just be easier to get the SL8 AR-Conversion kit and RRA 10Rnd pistol mags.


If you can bring in 10rnd SL8 magazines for Canada though I will bow down and worship you.

:)
 
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Therein lies the difference according to the RCMP and previous CFC staff.
Rifles rules vs. Pistol Rules. The RRA 10 rounder is made for the ".223 AR pistol" The fact that rifles can use it is secondary.
I bet that if it made for a Rifle and can be interchanged with another (Semi Rifle) then I bet it will be limited to 5. Not that I agree but they make a distinction between rifles and pistols.
 
Jarlath said:
Therein lies the difference according to the RCMP and previous CFC staff.
Rifles rules vs. Pistol Rules. The RRA 10 rounder is made for the ".223 AR pistol" The fact that rifles can use it is secondary.
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But the magazine would be designed for a bolt action center-fire rifle, which by Canadian law has no limit on capacity. If they made a Beta-C type magazine and marked it as being for the R8, then it shouldn't be prohibited :evil:
 
Again, this is an issue dealing with a rifle. The law that limits the magazine capacity states 5 rounds for a semi automatic, centre fire rifle. If it a bolt action, or rim fire, then there is no limit.

Don't confuse the issue of a magazine intended for and legally described as a pistol magazine. Then it is limited to 10 rounds. The AR "pistol" mags are restricted to 10 rounds and therefore legal for an AR rifle.

However this issue is the R8 (G36 bolt gun) magazines have no restriction according to Canadian law. If they actually produce (and I asked them about this in my email) a 30 round specifically designed, manufactured and marked for the R8 bolt action rifle, it could/should be legally allowed to import into Canada. The fact that it does work in an SL8 is just a coincidence, and should be legal according to the Code and Act definitions.
 
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Does the rifle the magazine is designed for have to be commonly available in Canada? Or is just the fact that it was designed for something else, but happens to fit good enough?
 
The rifle itself is irrelevant. The magazine is the device in question and what type of firearm it was designed for. Again, centre fire, semi automatic rifle, then the magazine may hold only 5 rounds. There are legaslative exemptions in the Code and Act, but that's not what we are discussing here.

Look at it this way, if I design and manufacture a semi automatic rifle that can accept Accuracy Internation 308 mags, then I could use the AI 10 round mags as AI doesn't make any semi automatic rifle that can accept those particular magazines. That would be a reverse way of doing things, building a firearm to suit the magazine. Mostly it is the magazine that is built to suit the firearm. There are not too many companies that manufacture bolt action rifles, that also make larger capacity magazines for the bolt guns. It could be done, and then legal to use those "dangerous" 30 round mags in a semi automatic rifle, if you were to manufacture a semi auto that accepts those mags.
 
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