Blocking a grizz mag

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Hey guys...

Just wanted some opinions here...
I want to use my 15" grizzleyMAG for grouse this season. I was thinking of options for blocking my mags for 2 rounds. I have two mags for it, and I don't want to drill/rivet it. What I was thinking was this:

Taking the floor plate off, and take the spring out. Put two shells into it, and then use an old scrap piece of hardwood flooring, measured from the bottom of the follower to the floor plate of the mag. I would then trim it down enough to fit inside the spring. That way I could have one in the spout, and two in the mag.

Anyone else tried doing this? Any other ideas? Would this be sufficient for legal/regulation purposes?



Thanks


IS
 
Now that's a great question..following the time honored method of blocking tube mags a piece of wood would work.
However..with a detachable mag..I wonder if the block has to be more "permanent"..
 
Ontario regulations state dissasembly of the gun must be required to remove the plug. Mabee leave the mag at home and shoot single shot.
 
stecha said:
Ontario regulations state dissasembly of the gun must be required to remove the plug.
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So he is definitely good with his idea then, since the mag would have to be disassembled.

Infantry-Soldier said:
Well you would have to disassemble the mag to get it out... no different then taking the cap off a pump to take the plug out...
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Exactly, so the OP is aces with his plan.
 
Yea, I'll try it out. See how it works.
I have other shotguns I can use, only problem is my 870 has a 30"bbl, which kind of sucks sometimes in the bush.


Thanks for the input.
 
confused

You said you were hunting grouse. Is Ontario law restricting mag capacity for non migratory hunting now?
Elsewhere, there is no mag restriction for non-migratory hunting (grouse, rabbits, varmint etc) on a manually operated shotgun (or any manually operated firearm for that matter). If you are hunting ducks or geese it's a different matter.
A block of wood in the mag should be fine, probably tougher to remove than a tubular mag plug, just make sure if you are carrying spare mags they are all plugged.
 
burkeg said:
You said you were hunting grouse. Is Ontario law restricting mag capacity for non migratory hunting now?
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Taken from the OMNR Hunting Regs, page 23:

"You must plug a semi-automatic or repeating shotgun so
that it will not hold more than a total of three shells in the
chamber and magazine combined."

ht tp://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/239841.pdf
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I asked a CO this question in regards to my 9410 lever action 410 as it is hard to plug and was told it was not something he was concerned with. But I'd talk with your local CO first......
 
burkeg said:
You said you were hunting grouse. Is Ontario law restricting mag capacity for non migratory hunting now?
Elsewhere, there is no mag restriction for non-migratory hunting (grouse, rabbits, varmint etc) on a manually operated shotgun (or any manually operated firearm for that matter). If you are hunting ducks or geese it's a different matter.
A block of wood in the mag should be fine, probably tougher to remove than a tubular mag plug, just make sure if you are carrying spare mags they are all plugged.
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I do believe here in Newfoundland you may not hunt small game with any shotgun that can hold more than 3 rounds in the magazine and chamber combined.
 
B, according to the Alberta Guide to Hunting Regulations ( http://www.albertaregulations.ca/huntingregs/ )

"It is unlawful to hunt any game bird using
* a shotgun in which the magazine and chamber combined will hold more than three rounds of ammunition"

which is found under the game bird prohibitions.

And since Grouse is listed under game birds (Daily limit of 10, possession limit of 20), that would mean that YES, magazines/tubes need to be plugged to 2+1 shells if you're hunting birds. Same as Ontario.
 
I don't have a copy of the synopsis in front of me but I'm quite sure its the same here in BC (2+1) no matter what kind of bird your after.
 
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