James River Armory
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John Rambo
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Would love one. Since these are made with m1 garand receiver am I correct to assume they are not subject to any capacity limits?
pcvando
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The BM 59 is prohibited by name.
Along with it's variants.
Someone would need to submit one for classification. But because they are prohibited by name, I don't think it will fly.
Along with it's variants.
Someone would need to submit one for classification. But because they are prohibited by name, I don't think it will fly.
pcvando
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- North Korea
Limited to 5 rounds. They use detachable 20 and 30 round magazines.
They would require pinning.
shooting the full auto variant was a real treat.John Rambo
CGN Regular
All the parts required to build a BM59 from an M1 garand are unregulated.
If I take my Garand and make the same modifications beretta did, do I have a modified Garand or a prohibited BM59?
John Rambo
CGN Regular
The Garand is excluded from capacity restrictions
I'm pretty sure that it would be a modified Garand. Others with more direct experience can chime in. I know that the CBSA can have different opinions when parts that say BM59 are imported. Sometimes, they are wrong though.
Silly that it's prohibited by name though. I suspect that would make it impossible to get from JRA. As another person said though, if one was brought in and blessed, that might change things. I won't hold my breath.
But isn't that just to allow the 8 round En Blocs? Not a 20 or 30 round magazine.
John Rambo
CGN Regular
Prohibited device
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,
Bla bla bla
(2) Paragraph (1)(a) does not include any cartridge magazine that
(a) was originally designed or manufactured for use in a firearm that
(i) is chambered for, or designed to use, rimfire cartridges,
(ii) is a rifle of the type commonly known as the “Lee Enfield” rifle, where the magazine is capable of containing not more than 10 cartridges of the type for which the magazine was originally designed, or
(iii) is commonly known as the U.S. Rifle M1 (Garand) including the Beretta M1 Garand rifle, the Breda M1 Garand rifle and the Springfield Armoury M1 Garand rifle;
In short they are not limited to 8 rounds. The garand and any magazine designed for it is completely excluded from capacity restrictions. Someone could make a 100 round drum for it and it would be legal
pcvando
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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Yes, but the BM59 is not.
John Rambo
CGN Regular
But what makes a BM59? Like i was saying if I take a garand and modify it just like a BM59, do i have a prohib BM59 or a garand?
A BM59 marked magazine would not be limited either since its not designed for a commonly available firearm in canada sibce its prohibited!
Would you have to modify the receiver? Then, I think you tread into prohibited territory. I don't know and don't want to really go any further down the rabbit hole on this one because I am not building one.
AK47 magazines are limited. AK47's are prohibited. How does that affect your analogy?
AK47 magazines are limited. AK47's are prohibited. How does that affect your analogy?
the Dakota kid
CGN Regular
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- London, ON
I believe the Garand receivers need to be milled to accept BM59 mags
Beretta Armorer
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- Vancouver
there is also another BM 59 /garand variant (built on a Garand remachined rec.) that takes a m 14 mag !!
Beretta Armorer
Regular
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- Vancouver
Reciever is still a garand however magizine is center fire semi, not garand, also not origionally designed for a garand, so standard 5 roumd pinning applies.
Bm 59 is prohib bm 59 mags are not as long as they are pinned.
Theoretically you could import a BM 62, they are esentially a mag fed garand and not a BM 59 so not prohib. (still 5 rounds)
but then you really just have an m1A !
Bm 59 is prohib bm 59 mags are not as long as they are pinned.
Theoretically you could import a BM 62, they are esentially a mag fed garand and not a BM 59 so not prohib. (still 5 rounds)
but then you really just have an m1A !
davis0944
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Just saw the iraqveteran8888 video on this, looks awesome.
