5 round mag in bolt action ok?

[Good2bCanadian]

Hey guys need some clarification.
3 hunters I know keep telling me max 3 round mags in bolt action for hunting.
Let me tell you, I read my LEH and regs every morning on the John.
I have not found any info regarding mag size and bolt action for hunting.
I've found info on shotgun mags but not bolt action rifles center fire.

I think you are allowed to use a 5 round mag.

Can anyone clarify?

[warnniklz]

5 rounds is legal

[Good2bCanadian]

Thanks

Info in the regs is not always clear.

[CanuckShooter]

5 is legal, they might have been thinking about shotguns

[ROEBUCK]

Rifle magazines can sometimes fail to function right when full though !
I normally hunt with 3 in mag and 1 in the spout ,as when full, rifles can fail to engage the case with the bolt !

[Drillbit]

No limits on BOLT ACTION CENTERFIRE. 303's have 10 round mags and are commonly used for hunting. There are even a few Centerfire Semi auto's that can hold more than 5 legally.


A7. As set out in Criminal Code Regulations, some large-capacity magazines are prohibited regardless of the class of firearm to which the magazines are attached. As a general rule, the maximum magazine capacity is:

• 5 cartridges for most magazines designed for a semi-automatic centre-fire long gun; or
• 10 cartridges for most handgun magazines

A large-capacity magazine is not prohibited if it has been permanently altered so that it cannot hold more than the number of cartridges allowed by law. Acceptable ways to alter a magazine are set out in the regulations.
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.

[bowhunterbruce]

after looking through regs and wildlife act ,all i could find pertained to either pump or semi auto actions in which case, 1 in the pipe and 2 in the mag.bolt actions would be fine with 5 as per those regs
bhb

[RoscoeP]

after looking through regs and wildlife act ,all i could find pertained to either pump or semi auto actions in which case, 1 in the pipe and 2 in the mag.bolt actions would be fine with 5 as per those regs
bhb

No, pump shotguns can hold as many as you can put in, unless you are migratory bird hunting. I just put a mag extension on my Benelli pump and can now hold 7 in the mag and one in the chamber. If I go duck hunting then I have to plug it. Bolt action rifles have no limit, just semi's.

[buzz720]

No, pump shotguns can hold as many as you can put in, unless you are migratory bird hunting. I just put a mag extension on my Benelli pump and can now hold 7 in the mag and one in the chamber. If I go duck hunting then I have to plug it. Bolt action rifles have no limit, just semi's.

You sure about that? You might wanna buy a plug before this fall...

Hunting, trapping and firearm prohibitions
26
(1) A person commits an offence if the person hunts, takes, traps, wounds or kills wildlife
(a) that is an endangered species or threatened species,
(b) in a wildlife sanctuary,
(c) at a time not within the open season,
(d) with a firearm or a bow during the prohibited hours,
(e) by the use or with the aid of a light or illuminating device,
(f) with poison,
(g) with a set gun, or
(h) with a pump, repeating or auto loading shotgun unless the magazine contains a plug that is incapable of removal except by disassembling the gun, and that makes the magazine incapable of holding more than 2 cartridges.

[warbird2006]

You sure about that? You might wanna buy a plug before this fall...

The plug means for shotgun only, right. I did my hu ting license about 15 years ago and I believe max capacity for hunting was 3 plus one in chamber for bolt and semis. But it's a long time ago.