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"There's a gun culture that wants to skate around what would normally be a clear-cut law," Carlson says. "It doesn't seem to make a lot of sense, why they would allow it, but they've clearly allowed it. I'm sure they could tidy this up quite easily with legislation."
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uh.

oh.

So what, pin all mags to 5?
 
Im still not understanding the big thing around these Beo mags, I get that if there was a 10 round pistol version made available that would be a game changer but the ones pinned at 5 rounds seem a bit pointless. Except of course for the few that actually have a .50 beo rifle.
 
factionrr said:
Im still not understanding the big thing around these Beo mags, I get that if there was a 10 round pistol version made available that would be a game changer but the ones pinned at 5 rounds seem a bit pointless. Except of course for the few that actually have a .50 beo rifle.
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The pinned 5 round 50beo's hold around 15, so a 50beo pistol mag should hold around 30.
 
factionrr said:
Im still not understanding the big thing around these Beo mags, I get that if there was a 10 round pistol version made available that would be a game changer but the ones pinned at 5 rounds seem a bit pointless. Except of course for the few that actually have a .50 beo rifle.
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I believe it is because you can hold 13 to 18(?) rounds of .223 and the mags are the standard 30 round shape and size.
 
Yes sorry I understand that part of it and obviously a 10 round Beo would be great. The 5 round pinned Beo's take anywhere from 13-16 rounds depending on where they are actually pinned. With the availability of these mags being so scarce and the ability to only hold an extra couple rounds seems like everyone is just going crazy over something that is already available in another readily available, well priced mag. I have been running 13 rounds of .223 for along time now in my 7.62x39 XCR(LAR) mags. The full size of the mag is actually a big bonus that I didnt consider and thank you for pointing that out.
 
"There's a gun culture that wants to skate around what would normally be a clear-cut law," Carlson says. "It doesn't seem to make a lot of sense, why they would allow it, but they've clearly allowed it. I'm sure they could tidy this up quite easily with legislation."
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Yes, let's create more legislation to attempt to solve a problem that doesn't even exist.
 
cancer said:
I'd be surprised if there were more than 3000-5000 AR15s in Canada. Not to mention, how many of those are buried in basements or forgotten in dusty gun cabinets?
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When the AR15 went restricted there had been 50,000 imported into Canada.... Lots more have been imported since...
 
50,000 is a big number. Wonder how many people own those 50,000 guns.

That said, I'd like to know if there's a FRT number for the 458 SOCOM upper? If there is, then it will be much easier to proceed in this.

However, anyone can build a 50 Beowulf upper in Canada and call it a pistol. The trick is getting the RCMP to acknowledge that it's "commonly available". A couple one-offs from a custom gunsmith doesn't count. Also, the trademark on the 50 Beowulf name is only in the US, not Canada. Plus, I don't think you can actually get a 50 Beowulf trademark registered in Canada. Canada won't allow anyone to trademark "clearly descriptive" words, these are words that describe an inherent feature of the product or good (ie. the calibre of the item in this case).
 
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