Mare's leg a handgun for hunting purpose?

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So I am looking at the Hunting regulation for BC, and I noticed this:
Handgun – is a firearm that is designed, altered or intended to be aimed and fired by the action of one hand or that has a barrel less than 305 mm (12 in.) in length.
It is unlawful... to hunt wildlife with a handgun
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So I have these question:
1) Mare's Leg count as Handgun for hunting purpose then (and thus not allowed)? (yes, I know, it's <12in, not <=12in. But it's more in practice)
1a) Also, is there any rules like that in Alberta and Saskatchewan? I had gone through the Alberta regulation and cannot find any.

EDIT: (don't want to start a new thread)
2) What mare's legs are available? I know Chiappa, Henry, and Rossi made them. Any other brand made them, especially those that feature a side eject port like Henrys?
2a) If not, is Henry worth it compare to other Mare's leg?
 
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I bought mine and it was advertised as a non restricted firearm.... So reading any more into it is not somethin I care to do.... Tip toeing around what a particular CO might feel is legal or not? No thx. It's a non restricted long gun, regardless of it's length. If the caliber is suitable, not much they can say, they don't make the. Firearms act..
The mare's leg and firearms like it are meant/designed to be fired like a rifle, with both hands. They are not, as per the firearms act (and plain ol common sense), handguns.
 
45ACPKING said:
I bought mine and it was advertised as a non restricted firearm.... So reading any more into it is not somethin I care to do.... Tip toeing around what a particular CO might feel is legal or not? No thx. It's a non restricted long gun, regardless of it's length. If the caliber is suitable, not much they can say, they don't make the. Firearms act..
The mare's leg and firearms like it are meant/designed to be fired like a rifle, with both hands. They are not, as per the firearms act (and plain ol common sense), handguns.
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The 8.5 grizzly is non restricted, but definitely can't be used for hunting by that provision. Though there ain't no rule saying I can't use it for plinking in crown land.

And the CFSC drill into us that provincial and municipal can also govern the use of firearms and definitely hunting. Kinda like the NS law where they assume you are hunting if you have a gun instead of plinking.
 
Classified as a shot barrelled rifled which is legal in Canada if it came from the factory that way. Ironically it saids pistol on the box which is how the U.S. gets around it being a SBR. I use mine as a back up when hunting. Not to bad to carry as a secondary firearm.
 
Jestersage said:
So I am looking at the Hunting regulation for BC, and I noticed this:


So does Mare's Leg count as Handgun for hunting purpose then (and thus not allowed)? (yes, I know, it's <12in, not <=12in. But it's more in practice)

Also, is there any rules like that in Alberta and Saskatchewan? I had gone through the Alberta regulation and cannot find any.
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a handgun is a restricted , this is nonrestricted and classed as a rifle .
 
Sorry I must have missed it, but deal with what exactly? I'm not familiar with AB fish and game laws. It was only a suggestion fot the OP to get more info.

Juster said:
No it wouldn't. The Mare's leg is non-restricted, deal with it. I cannot understand people who try to get a a negative response from the authorities to get things banned for everybody else.
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Juster said:
No it wouldn't. The Mare's leg is non-restricted, deal with it. I cannot understand people who try to get a a negative response from the authorities to get things banned for everybody else.
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The legal classification according to the Firearms Act and Criminal Code has nothing to do with provincial hunting regulations.

For example, an antique handgun is not a regulated firearm, but it is still not allowed for hunting as it meets the definition of a handgun in the hunting regulations.
 
Garaldtao said:
Classified as a shot barrelled rifled which is legal in Canada if it came from the factory that way. Ironically it saids pistol on the box which is how the U.S. gets around it being a SBR. I use mine as a back up when hunting. Not to bad to carry as a secondary firearm.
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That may be against the hunting regulations in your province. Many only allow you to carry one firearm while hunting.
 
Ar180shooter said:
That may be against the hunting regulations in your province. Many only allow you to carry one firearm while hunting.
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I believe that is only a eastern Canada thing where your guilty until you prove yourself innocent ( that and a few other weird hunting regs ) ....... something I wish you guys would do something about before it gets legs under it and trys to move west .
 
burnt_servo said:
I believe that is only a eastern Canada thing where your guilty until you prove yourself innocent ( that and a few other weird hunting regs ) ....... something I wish you guys would do something about before it gets legs under it and trys to move west .
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Dislike a law does not invalidate it, but fortunately (or unfortunately) they are written out and can be found.

But Ar180shooter is right: legal classification according to the Firearms Act and Criminal Code has nothing to do with provincial hunting regulations.
Take shotgun, for example: While technically a pump shotgun can go with as many ammo as you can put as a non restricted, everyone knows that it's 2+1 for hunting purpose.
Or say firearms type allow (BC regulation booklet pg 16): I cannot hunt caribou, elk, grizzly, moose, mountain goats, mountain sheep with shotgun; hunting bison require a 175gr or larger bullet with 2000ft/lb

And the non-multiple gun rule for hunting in BC is "must not use more than 1 shotgun while hunting migratory game birds, unless each shotgun in excess of one is disassembled or unloaded and encased." So if you are doing duck hunt, it must be inside a separate gun case, but (guessing!) it is okay for other games to be loaded. Can't say the same for AB.

So what I am asking is in terms of whether I can even use mare's leg for hunting in BC, not in terms of whether it's non-restricted. At least I feel that it's okay for using it in AB. It may influence my gun purchasing plan.
 
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45ACPKING said:
I bought mine and it was advertised as a non restricted firearm....
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What does that have to do with what is clearly stated in the hunting regulations for BC?

I have a non restricted firearm, the barrel is under 12" so it is considered a handgun by those hunting regulations and therefore illegal to use for hunting in the province of BC. Simply being classified as NR does not make it legal in every case for hunting in your respective province
 
Ar180shooter said:
The legal classification according to the Firearms Act and Criminal Code has nothing to do with provincial hunting regulations.

For example, an antique handgun is not a regulated firearm, but it is still not allowed for hunting as it meets the definition of a handgun in the hunting regulations.
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as far as I read it we can legally hunt with antique handguns in Ontario because it only says restricted or prohibited handguns in the reg's
 
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