Hunting question

[holzmeister]

Recently a friend of mine bought a Tikka T3x TAC A1 rifle chambered in 6.5mm creedmoor and he loves it. It was and is marketed as a hunting rifle but it is sold with a 10 round magazine so the question is ...is the rifle, as is, ok to hunt with or must he peg the mag?

 

[Brianma65]

Recently a friend of mine bought a Tikka T3x TAC A1 rifle chambered in 6.5mm creedmoor and he loves it. It was and is marketed as a hunting rifle but it is sold with a 10 round magazine so the question is ...is the rifle, as is, ok to hunt with or must he peg the mag?

Good to go in NL. Only shotguns need to be plugged here.
Not sure about other provinces regs, but it should be in the Wildlife,hunting regulations.

 

[dutchhunter]

It is a bolt action I believe. So that's fine.semi autos are restricted to 5 rounds

 

[Brianma65]

It is a bolt action I believe. So that's fine.semi autos are restricted to 5 rounds

Again ,that depends on your provinces wild life regs.

10 round mags are good to go, in semi,in my province.

 

[razorbeck]

Again ,that depends on your provinces wild life regs.

10 round mags are good to go, in semi,in my province.

But not according to the gun laws

 

[emerson]

But not according to the gun laws

It's not that simple. If it's a pistol mag that fits in a rifle most are ok from a law point of view. Lots to read on here if you search pistol mag in rifle in the legalese forum. Hunting regs vary province to province.

 

[holzmeister]

It is a bolt action I believe. So that's fine.semi autos are restricted to 5 rounds

Yes it is a bolt action, I know he looked through the regs but they were vague at best . Calling the shop where he bought it did not give him a definitive answer as well. I have found regs that state that 10 rounds are fine for a bolt action rifle but things change. A bloke I know bought a ruger 10/22 that came with a 25 round mag, those are not not allowed but that the time they were.

 

[Brianma65]

Yes it is a bolt action, I know he looked through the regs but they were vague at best . Calling the shop where he bought it did not give him a definitive answer as well. I have found regs that state that 10 rounds are fine for a bolt action rifle but things change. A bloke I know bought a ruger 10/22 that came with a 25 round mag, those are not not allowed but that the time they were.

1022 is a rimfire, different regs apply.
And not everyone is of the opinion,that 1022 mags,are not allowed

All the regs are there.
Under your provincial wildlife regs.

 

[Sakoman .308]

As long as it's a bolt he would be fine in NS

 

[9.3mauser]

The only mag capacity restrictions in Ontario are for shotguns and those federally mandated for semi-autos.