50 Bw mags things are getting stupid

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Familygunnutz said:
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Dear CFP,

I have purchased several brands of .50 Beowulf magazine through legal firearms vendors/dealers,
understanding the Special Bulletin for Businesses No. 72,
specifically -
4. Magazines designed for one firearm but used in a different firearm

The maximum permitted capacity of a magazine is determined by the kind of firearm it is designed or manufactured for use in and not the kind of firearm it might actually be used in. As a consequence, the maximum permitted capacity remains the same regardless of which firearm it might be used in.

As per section 4 of the Special Bulletin for Businesses No. 72, I have since used 50 Beowulf magazines in IMI Tavor / Norinco type 97 / KAC sr 15 all are chambered in 5.56 Nato.

Please advise the legality of my further use of these magazines in said fashion.

Best regards,
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you should send that to the RCMP-SFSS who have been clear on their view of all the Beowulf magazines including those from Alexander Arms. Also, Bulletin 72 only mentions Handgun magazines, not any mention of centerfire rifle magazines like the 50 Beowulf is.

Armtac said:
Being the dealer with Alexander Arms, we were originally going to manufacturer the polymer version of the .50 Beowulf mags in Korea completely with a new mold 2 years ago. We have one currently sitting with RCMP for inspection, however, numerous email with RCMP did mentioned that they will not likely going to approve any .50 Beowulf magazine.

Here is a portion of the communication I have with RCMP

"Across the spectrum of numerous inspections, RCMP-SFSS has not seen a single 50 Beowulf magazine or a single 458 Socom Calibre magazine for the AR-15 platform that is not prohibited. This is because the magazine designs we have seen have been adapted from the AR-15/M16 5.56 x 45 mm design to accommodate the 458 Socom & 50 Beowulf calibre cartridge but have never lost the 5.56 mm design features"

I am not here to argue, I am here to tell people what SFSS told me.
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I am not here to argue either, just presenting the facts everyone is continuing to ignore

you may also want to look at bulletin 72 more carefully as it states:
This bulletin is intended to provide general information only. For legal references, please refer to the Firearms Act, the Criminal Code and Regulations.

beltfed said:
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/bulletins/bus-ent/20110323-72-eng.htm

This bulletin is intended to provide general information only. For legal references, please refer to the Firearms Act, the Criminal Code and Regulations. Provincial, territorial and municipal laws, regulations and policies may also apply.

Some of you hanging it all out there on the RCMP's interpretation of law put in a bulletin may be in for a rude awakening one day....

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,

What makes you think someone, somewhere along the path won't deem all AR magazine origins to be .223/5.56?

Food for thought (or gas on the fire) - whichever you prefer ;)
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