Mossberg 25 round mag... help me settle an argument !

Why is this still a question?
It's simple: If it's a lot of fun, The 'Brass' at the RCMP (Recalcitrant, Corrupt, Moribund, Police) Services, fear it like the Taliban fear a Textbook in the hands of a little girl.
So, the one and only choice is to prohibit it.
If you want to play "Incarceration Roulet" with our Rogue National Brown Shirts, have at it. I sold mine and the pathetically pinned mags as well.

The good news is; I didn't even have to 'Sell out'. The 715T is a desperate failure as a decent plinker and the 10/22 I traded it towards is better in every, single, respect.

On the other hand; Everybody needs to understand, that the 702 is a completely different deal altogether. A 25 Rd mag from a 702 won't even 'seat' in a 715T and by extension, the ridiculous abortion they call the 715P. I found out the hard way (pay attention to the small print).

If you have a 702, you're good to go and you have a pretty decent little 22lr Semi.
If you have a 715T, you can't have anything cool and it'd still suck even if you did.
 
Innavedaw said:
WTF?...because a seller says it's prohibited you are berating the OP for asking a question? Loosen that screw a bit dude.

OP...25 rounder for the 702 is good to go.

PS...don't argue with people about stuff like that. Encourage him to do his research...if that isn't good enough, he can stop using it.
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You could re-read the guy from the Rocks opinion with tongue in cheek or you could berate him for such alleged foolishness.
But, we all know that the rules are purely b&w when it comes to guns and fun.
Rob
 
Does anyone have a reference to an rcmp file stating the 702 25 rd magazine is legal or what its status is, I am in the run around with customs over this exact issue right now.
 
The magazine is interchangeable between the two configurations and is considered a dual purpose handgun / rifle magazine and the more restrictive handgun cartridge capacity limit applies.
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This is the heart of the matter right here. As far as I know, this assertion by the RCMP has not been tested in court. Unless I'm missing something, the law does not provide for "dual use". Legally, it's not a thing. If the mag was designed for a semi-automatic rimfire rifle, there is no capacity limit. There is nothing in law about the "more restrictive handgun cartridge capacity limit" taking precedence.

It's not a terribly unreasonable assertion by the RCMP, but it's an opinion, not law. A judge needs to decide that.
 
sclifford said:
You are good to use the 25 round magazine as there is no limits for a rim fired rifle magazine . I have one for my mossberg tacticall .22 that holds 25 rounds

"There is no limit to the magazine capacity for semi-automatic rim-fire long guns, or for other long guns that are not semi-automatics, with some exceptions. See also Special Bulletin for Businesses No. 72, Maximum Permitted Magazine Capacity. http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/faq/index-eng.htm#a6
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Special Bulletin 72:

Current Issues

1. Magazines designed or manufactured for both rimfire calibre rifles and handguns

Magazines designed to contain rimfire cartridges and designed or manufactured for use in a rifle do not have a regulated capacity. However, magazines designed to contain rimfire cartridges and designed or manufactured for use in a semiautomatic handgun are limited to 10 cartridges. Magazines designed or manufactured for use in both rifles and semiautomatic handguns are subject to the handgun limit of 10 cartridges.

Example:
Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22 rifle and 15-22P pistol chambered for 22LR caliber:

the 10 round magazine is unregulated
the 25 round magazine is a prohibited device
Example 2*: The Ruger BX-25 magazine, chambered for 22 LR calibre, is designed and manufactured for use in the Ruger SR22 rifle, the 10/22 family of rifles/carbines and the 22 Charger handgun. As a result, this magazine is a prohibited device unless modified so its capacity is 10 cartridges or less. (*This information was not included in the original version of this bulletin, but was added on 2013-09-05.)
 
Remember as well the 702 plinkster and 715t use different mags even though the Same basic design the mags differ due to the body kit. Hi cap mags for the 702 do not fit either the 715t or pistol
 
C.Magnet said:
Interchangeability isnt the issue, its what the magazine was DESIGNED and MARKETED for. The BX25 mags are illegal because they say on the package that are to used in 10/22 rifles, AND pistols. Buttler creek mags only say for 10/22 rifles. So, BX25 is technically a pistol mag, while the buttler creek mags are rifle mags. Doesnt matter if they are identical.
Same should apply to the Mossberg.
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My understanding as well. It isn't "whether it fits". It is whether the manufacturer designed the magazine to be used in a pistol or a rifle. Since the 715P was introduced (and logically assumed designed) well after the 715t was sold standard with a 25 round magazine, it stands to reason all magazines bought/manufactured before the 715p was available were obviously designed for the rifle and not a pistol that didn't exist yet. The ruger magazine was introduced after the 10/22 rifle and ruger pistol were on the market and they designed/marketed them for both the rifle and pistol.
 
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