Legality question

AlbertanBound

AlbertanBound

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So I am just waiten for my 7.62X39 xcr to come in and I saw the micro versions can use the 10 round mags, is it legal to use the 10 rounders in the regular mags? Sorry if this has already been asked Ive been out to sea for awhile now so I havent had time to research it thoroughly.
 
You're golden, as it's written the law prohibits any magazine designed for use in a semi-automatic rifle that can hold more than 5 rounds in the calibre it's designed for, and any magazine designed for use in a pistol that can hold more than 10 rounds in the calibre it's designed for. The key word there is "designed for" it doesn't matter if a magazine can be used in another firearm or with another calibre (see .50 Beo mags).
 
No, it is legal. He's saying that because the mags were designed for a pistol, they can hold ten rounds. The fact that it just happens to fit into your rifle, doesn't make using them in the rifle illegal.
 
AlbertanBound said:
Paladin308, So it is illegal? Just to be clear I bought the rifle version not the pistol.
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there is absolutely no law saying you can't use a pistol magazine in a rifle, or that you can only use a magazine in the calibre it was designed for. My point is that it's the magazines themselves that are regulated, not their uses.
 
dalebrown5546 said:
X2. Same reason why the 25 round Ruger BX25 magazines are a prohibited item since these were advertized to also work with a Ruger pistol, they would violate the 10 round limit on pistols. Funny how there's no magazine limit for .22 ammo in long-guns but there 10 round limit still holds for ALL calibers for pistols. Ruger could quickly fix this for us Canadians by re-wording their packaging to say "Only for use with 10/22 rifles".
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such is the nature of our law, this is one of the many reasons why we want bill C68 repealed, because it doesn't make sense.
 
Been covered many, many times so have confidence in the answers you are being given...

https://shopquestar.com/shopping65/shopcontent.asp?type=Mag%20Ruling

http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/bulletins/bus-ent/20110323-72-eng.htm

4. Magazines designed for one firearm but used in a different firearm

The maximum permitted capacity of a magazine is determined by the kind of firearm it is designed or manufactured for use in and not the kind of firearm it might actually be used in. As a consequence, the maximum permitted capacity remains the same regardless of which firearm it might be used in.

Example:
The Marlin model 45 (Camp Carbine) rifle chambered for 45 Auto caliber uses magazines designed and manufactured for the Colt 1911 handgun, therefore the seven round and eight round capacities are permitted. A similar example is the 10 round capacity magazine for the Rock River Arms LAR-15 pistol, regardless of the kind of firearm it is actually used in.
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Here's a question that I've been wondering. What if it was a 20 round ar-15 mag pinned to 10 rounds but it fits in a xcr pistol version? would that be legal?
 
Mao said:
Here's a question that I've been wondering. What if it was a 20 round ar-15 mag pinned to 10 rounds but it fits in a xcr pistol version? would that be legal?
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It has to be specifically designed for a pistol, I know it's kinda stupid, but that's the way the law works. since the 20 rounders were originally made for the rifle it's a no-go.
 
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