Alert: Improperly pinned mags

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If you own a C Products 5/30 mag it may actually be pinned to 6! :runaway: :runaway:

I picked on up yesterday and when I tried the sixth round, sure enough it popped right in. No forcing needed.:eek:

I returned it promptly, 2 other C Products mags held six as well at the shop.

I thought I should give everyone a heads up on this.
 
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because if you get caught with a 6 round mag you would recieve a firearms prohibition and at the most jail time. It is not a cool idea to break firearms laws in canada when the punishment is more seviear than most crimes.
 
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It makes it a prohibited device... which puts you in jail. It seems that when the mag hits six, you will be inspired to go to the local mall and wipe out all the shoppers or something like that.. that was the reasoning behind it all right?
 
"...just put in five rounds..." That won't work. The magazine, not a clip, itself is prohibited if it holds more than 5. Have one in your possession and you can lose all your firearms and the assorted silly permits.
 
Because they are a prohibited device.
C.C.
PART 4
PROHIBITED DEVICES

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,

(iii) an automatic firearm whether or not it has been altered to discharge only one projectile with one pressure of the trigger,

(iv) the firearms of the designs commonly known as the Ingram M10 and M11 pistols, and any variants or modified versions of them, including the Cobray M10 and M11 pistols, the RPB M10, M11 and SM11 pistols and the SWD M10, M11, SM10 and SM11 pistols,

(v) the firearm of the design commonly known as the Partisan Avenger Auto Pistol, and any variant or modified version of it, or

(vi) the firearm of the design commonly known as the UZI pistol, and any variant or modified version of it, including the Micro-UZI pistol; or

(b) that is capable of containing more than 10 cartridges of the type for which the magazine was originally designed and that is designed or manufactured for use in a semi-automatic handgun that is commonly available in Canada.
 
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If these were the lanced mags, it is very surprising as the lancing was very consistant on all the mags we inspected, and if anything they were pretty tight on 5. Please let us know (by pm) where the problem is so we can sort it out.
If these are once again the high caps that somebody rivetted, then you should address it with them. They seem to be doing marginal work very consistantly.
 
Thank gawd we have cops at my range and not liberal nannies. Anybody that defends Canadian gun laws is either an ass or a liberal. Same difference I suppose. The cops I know won't enforce crap like that. At worst they would tell you to get it fixed. Any cop worth his salt has bigger worries than this.
 
If the mag is lanced anfd holds more than 5 rds -- it is possible to bend it back.

I have 18 CP mags -- the first few held 5 barely and did not allow the bolt to be shut on loading -- the new ones are 5.5 and work with the bolt closed.

CP also makes a 6.8 mag -- these are for 6.8SPC and they have 5 and 10rd lanced mags -- they will take 6 rds of 5.56mm (I have no idea if it feeds or functions)
 
308BAR said:
...I'd keep the clip pinned at 6...
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:D :D
 
Ceska said:
Because they are a prohibited device.
C.C.
PART 4
PROHIBITED DEVICES

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,

(iii) an automatic firearm whether or not it has been altered to discharge only one projectile with one pressure of the trigger,

(iv) the firearms of the designs commonly known as the Ingram M10 and M11 pistols, and any variants or modified versions of them, including the Cobray M10 and M11 pistols, the RPB M10, M11 and SM11 pistols and the SWD M10, M11, SM10 and SM11 pistols,
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So I assume that this only affects any restricted firearms other than handguns. :rolleyes:

So 10/22 rifles are not restricted thus allowed to have a 10rnd mag (<<<<<This ones for you Armedsask;) I stand corrected and edumakated;) :D ).
 
Hmm, well I got it from the CFC webite that linked me to the Criminal Code.

I'll dig around some more, in any case do what you will with your magazines just letting you all know.

EDIT:

The info I posted was not really incorrect, just incomplete. It goes on to talk about rimfire and Garands etc.
You can read the whole act here
 
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Pinning mags is apparently a pretty dodgy activity. I have 4 of the 140mm permanently pinned mags for my STI. The 10th round is very difficult to get in, and the mag often will not latch in the pistol without the application of ridiculous force, or if the slide is back. This is pretty bad for a $100.00 mag!
 
Guys, I just checked out the problem. The first batch of C Products mags were an exact 5 rd fit. Rather than move the location of the lancing C Products pushed the flap in a little farther. This worked fine, except that one of their production gorillas decided that more was better. I checked my inventory and most of the ones in the cases had the flap pushed in too far. It should extend in at an angle of about 45 degrees. There are many that have it pushed in at 90 degrees and these will hold 6 rds. If you have a mag like that, send it back and I'll replace it.
 
50AE said:
The cops that have come out to my range "that supposedly heard automatic fire" aka 5 guys draining 4 mags each in .40, .45acp, 9mm and .22lr; they didn't even know what to look for on my bushy and were only looking because they got the call. I had my 32 round/5 mag sitting there and they didn't even say a word. Also they just wanted to shoot my Desert Eagle but said they would get in trouble. oh.. wait could have been bump firing but i dont do those "scary" things
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Its not just scary, its plain stupid... great way to get you and your buddies killed.
 
I have seen mags that will take a 6th round, but then cannot be insirted into a firearm due to bolt clearince. So is it really a 6 round mag?

As a matter of fact our dear old Enfeild No.4, 10 round mags will fit an 11th round EASILY, but your not getting it in a rifle like that. And although it's for a bolt action, it is listed spicifically as an exception due to some wacky semi-auto prototype no one ever heard of. However, it is also only premitted to hold 10 rounds maximum, yet as I've said they all hold 11.

Discuss....
 
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