The firearm thread

**sAsLEX** · 3rd June 2010, 23:29

Any limit on magazine size for bolt actions .22 like the 77/22 for example?

Got a Dad in the gunshops in the states where they are much cheaper than here....

**ManDownUnder** · 3rd June 2010, 23:42

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

Any limit on magazine size for bolt actions .22 like the 77/22 for example?

Got a Dad in the gunshops in the states where they are much cheaper than here....

Yup - 15 shots. Also... exporting ANYTHING gun related out of the US needs to be done with caution... people have found themselves in all sorts of bother because they didn't get the appropriate ECCN then export license etc etc etc. It's a risk... better to buy and post it but then I'm sure anything coming into NZ that's against the rules here could get exciting too...

**sAsLEX** · 3rd June 2010, 23:47

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

Yup - 15 shots. Also... exporting ANYTHING gun related out of the US needs to be done with caution... people have found themselves in all sorts of bother because they didn't get the appropriate ECCN then export license etc etc etc. It's a risk... better to buy and post it but then I'm sure anything coming into NZ that's against the rules here could get exciting too...

15 is for Semi - I was referring to the BOLT ACTION 77/22 ?

**The Pastor** · 4th June 2010, 00:23

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

15 is for Semi - I was referring to the BOLT ACTION 77/22 ?

no limit on bolt action mag capaisty as far as i am aware.

**jono035** · 4th June 2010, 08:23

No limit for bolt actions, but be very careful owning cross-compatible mags...

If you've got a 30 round mag and it'll fit a 10/22 then you're technically in violation...

**Mr Merde** · 4th June 2010, 08:32

There is no limit on magazine size for bolt action.

The 15 round limit applies to semi auto rifles only

You could purchase a 50 or even a 100 round mag for the 77/22 and as long as you dont have a 10/22 you would be perfectly legal.

**ManDownUnder** · 4th June 2010, 09:24

Originally Posted by renegade master

no limit on bolt action mag capaisty as far as i am aware.

Originally Posted by jono035

No limit for bolt actions

Originally Posted by Mr Merde

There is no limit on magazine size for bolt action. The 15 round limit applies to semi auto rifles only

I just triple checked and stand very much corrected!

I maintain that exporting anything firearms related out of the US is a precarious process though... be careful and get it right.

**jono035** · 4th June 2010, 11:25

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

I maintain that exporting anything firearms related out of the US is a precarious process though... be careful and get it right.

Yeah, that's for sure :|

Technically you're still legal to the letter of the law if you own a 10/22 and have a high capacity magazine for it, providing it is never fitted but I think there may be some common law there that shows the opposite.

Either way, I'd be vary careful and cagey when it comes to having a >15 round mag anywhere near a 10/22... It's not that it's illegal straight off, it's that if you end up with something going wrong, then it's just one more thing they can use as leverage against you...

**Drunken Monkey** · 4th June 2010, 11:41

Case law is the term you're looking for Jono, not common law.

Had a link before to the article, can't find it at the moment, but NZ police successfully prosecuted a person.

**jono035** · 4th June 2010, 11:45

Originally Posted by Drunken Monkey

Case law is the term you're looking for Jono, not common law.

Had a link before to the article, can't find it at the moment, but NZ police successfully prosecuted a person.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_law

A friend of mine who is a lawyer refers to it as common law, so I'm sticking with it

**Drunken Monkey** · 4th June 2010, 11:49

I do believe you have not only proven yourself correct, but also managed to show that I was not incorrect at the same time

*hugs*

**jono035** · 4th June 2010, 11:50

Originally Posted by Drunken Monkey

I do believe you have not only proven yourself correct, but also managed to show that I was not incorrect at the same time

*hugs*

Lol, I am the wikipedia ninja

**Mr Merde** · 4th June 2010, 12:13

Originally Posted by jono035

Lol, I am the wikipedia ninja

Does any one else on this forum find this strangely disturbing and sad?

**Mr Merde** · 4th June 2010, 12:18

E-mail today.

The custom mould for my 32-40 has arrived.

BP mould throwing a 170 gn projectile with 1:20 lead tin mix.

Now I need to get loading dies. EBAY here I come.

Also now have 150 pieces of brass. Should keep me going for a long while.