BC hunting mag limits?

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D3vin

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If one wanted to go hunting with the m1 garand in BC. Is a 5 round clip neccessary? Or simply load 5 rounds in the clip? Thanks.
 
In BC only shotguns with shot have a limit (2 in the mag +1 in the chamber). Centrefire and rimfire rifles, and shotguns with slugs do not have a limit.
 
BC Hunting mag limits

Shotgun with shot- 2+1 round
Shotgun with slugs- Federal magazine limits apply
Rifles- Federal magazine limits apply

You can hunt with a Garand as is. 8 round clips are fine.
 
the garand is the only semi auto that does not have to be pinned at 5. will you throw a clip on the ground to make the ping so the deer will think your reloading and come out?
 
pescador said:
the garand is the only semi auto that does not have to be pinned at 5. will you throw a clip on the ground to make the ping so the deer will think your reloading and come out?
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What about guns that can use AR pistol mags or other guns that use handgun mags such as a the Ruger PCC?
 
except for shotguns.... federal rules apply.
So that means you can use the same magazines that you use for target shooting when you are hunting.
Of course it is up to the individual CO or LEO member who you might happen to encounter, and their "perception or personal opinion" on the issue at hand.
It wouldn't bother me to hunt with a pinned to 5 mag as it rarely takes more than 1 shot to make the kill. That said I do hunt where there is a 2 buck bag limit for mulies/blacktails and have harvested 2 animals within seconds of each other. Every time it was with a lee enfield .303 though. Incidentally the enfield comes with a 10 round mag and though it is a bolt action , again, BC Hunting regs only define use of magazine size for shotguns only.
 
Like everyone else has said, the only mention of mag capacity limits in the bc synopsis is for shotguns while hunting with any shot. No limits on anything else, your 8rd enbloc is good to go.
 
How many times ya plan on missing!?!

I could be wrong here, but I was under the impression that shotgun magazine restrictions are only for bird. You can have a full tube of buckshot when hunting deer. That's what I recall.
 
ChromeArty said:
How many times ya plan on missing!?!

I could be wrong here, but I was under the impression that shotgun magazine restrictions are only for bird. You can have a full tube of buckshot when hunting deer. That's what I recall.
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Not in BC. Only "Single projectile" gets excused for the magazine restrictions on shotguns.

From page 17 of the synopsis (bolding by me):

4It is unlawful to hunt or trap with a set gun or with a pump, repeating or auto
loading shotgun unless the magazine contains a plug that is incapable of holding
more than 2 cartridges. Where the use of a shotgun is allowed for hunting or
trapping big game, an unplugged shotgun holding more than 2 cartridges and firing
single projectiles only (slugs) may be used.
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Like these guys have all said: any legal rifle magazine is a legal hunting magazine in BC. Shotguns are limited to 2 round mag with any kind of shot. You also can't hunt with a pistol or anything that has a barrel less than 305mm.

Interesting to me is that the Wildlife act section 26(1)(h) is where the shotgun plug rule comes from; however, I don't see the "unless it's a slug for big game" in the actual legislation. The synopsis, which is supposed to be an easy to understand summary, certainly does say you can have an unplugged shotgun with slugs for big game. Maybe that is in another part of the Act and I missed it?

(h)with a pump, repeating or auto loading shotgun unless the magazine contains a plug that is incapable of removal except by disassembling the gun, and that makes the magazine incapable of holding more than 2 cartridges.
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TheNatural21 said:
Like these guys have all said: any legal rifle magazine is a legal hunting magazine in BC. Shotguns are limited to 2 round mag with any kind of shot. You also can't hunt with a pistol or anything that has a barrel less than 305mm.

Interesting to me is that the Wildlife act section 26(1)(h) is where the shotgun plug rule comes from; however, I don't see the "unless it's a slug for big game" in the actual legislation. The synopsis, which is supposed to be an easy to understand summary, certainly does say you can have an unplugged shotgun with slugs for big game. Maybe that is in another part of the Act and I missed it?
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Very interesting!

I just took a quick look myself, and while I didn't read the whole thing I searched for "shotgun", "slug", and "projectile" and none of those terms provided me with an exception to the magazine limit.

That said, if you haven't read the wildlife act, I think a lawyer worth the money you're paying him would likely be able to convince a judge that the synopsis is a government produced document specifically intended to explain to the layman what is and is not allowed, and thus there is a lack of mens rea. Of course, I'm just some dude on the internet so take opinion is worth what you paid for it, and now that I've read the Wildlife Act that defense goes out the window.
 
Suther said:
Very interesting!

I just took a quick look myself, and while I didn't read the whole thing I searched for "shotgun", "slug", and "projectile" and none of those terms provided me with an exception to the magazine limit.

That said, if you haven't read the wildlife act, I think a lawyer worth the money you're paying him would likely be able to convince a judge that the synopsis is a government produced document specifically intended to explain to the layman what is and is not allowed, and thus there is a lack of mens rea. Of course, I'm just some dude on the internet so take opinion is worth what you paid for it, and now that I've read the Wildlife Act that defense goes out the window.
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This is the part of the Wildlife Act that deals with plugs (26)(1)(h)

h) with a pump, repeating or auto loading shotgun unless the magazine contains a plug that is incapable of removal except by disassembling the gun, and that makes the magazine incapable of holding more than 2 cartridges.
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This is the part of the Hunting Regulations(17)(1.1)(3) that provide an exemption from the above

(3) A person who hunts big game with a shotgun loaded with single-projectile ammunition is exempt from section 26 (1) (h) of the Act.
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I was under the impression that the shotgun mag limits only applied to Migratory Bird Hunting.
These regulations were born out of a north america wide migratory bird conservation and regulation effort.

not trying to confuse the issue but the above is my impression of the shotgun rules. I don't hunt with a shotgun , or haven't in over 20 years so I'm not up to snuff on the details.
I do know that the magazine limits in BC hunting laws and regulations only apply in the case of shotguns though.
 
Interesting that you are limited in shotgun capacity. For migratory game, sure. But small game? Coyote? Deer? No limit in NB unless your shooting a semi.
 
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