Does the magazine exemption still apply to stock Lee Enfields?
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TungstenJohn
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- Campbell River BC
That translates to “not yet”
It is actually an interesting question. In current regulation the Lee Enfield 10 round magazine is a named exception as there was an obscure semi-auto trials version of the rifle made and necer put into production. No mention of this in C21 or G4 as I can see
OK, one step at a time - magazine restrictions apply to Semi-Auto centre fire rifles and shotguns with detachable magazines only. The bolt and single shot rifles are accused of being "capable of" firing a cartridge with more than 10Kj of muzzle energy - legally speaking, this would be using the definition of 'capable of' that came from the SCC in Hasselwander. So, no bolt action magazine bans (yet) just banning rifles where the action is "capable of" surviving a proof load producing 10Kj. The LE isn't either of those.
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- WMU248 near Edmonton
yes they were put into limited production as a stopgap measure, most conversions were made using older long lees
but a few hundred made in early WW2 translates to you might find one in a museum today.
Its not a semi auto rifle, so shouldn't fall under the C21 BS regardless.
Sure...it will be interesting to see to see what further regulations flow from the final law. Remember the mandate letter to the Min of Public safety said
Requiring the permanent alteration of long-gun magazines so that they can never hold more than five rounds;
Banning the sale or transfer of magazines capable of holding more than the legal number of bullets;
There was no mention of this just being semi-auto in the letter...not sure they are done yet
Yes, but the Garand is named, the LE isn't.
Okay, that does add a wrinkle.
The Hawlton conversion doesn't require any mods to the receiver from what I can see.
https://youtu.be/U682yOpNafg
The Charlton conversion has lots of mods to the reciever.
https://youtu.be/glcuSPMAAHs
Anyways, weapon of war with semi-auto and automatic fire variants. But probably this would take down the entire house of cards of nearly every prescriptive firearm requirement in Canada if you brought it before a judge. Likely put the judge in the asylum too...mind-breaker.
I am pretty clear on what is on the list or not...spent way to much time going over it. My main point I guess is this time it feels different. In previous rounds of legislation there was at least an attempt to receive and entertain input. The AR-15 and M1 Garand as 2 examples. The AR in no large part through input from the DCRA and the important part it played in National Level Service Rifle Competitions and the M1 being excepted from the 5 round semi ban. We now seem to have reached a point of no return.
Where does it say the p14 is banned? Didn't see that in any list
bdft
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How is the P14 banned? Are you saying it's a variant of the Mauser sporter or that it's capable of discharging more than 10,000 joules? Either way that's a bit of a stretch.
