Stupid hunting law....

[Mitch Rapp]

So, Saturday due to nasty weather I am hunting with my AR-15. Now, I normally would use my 1903 Springfield or my M1 Garand. The Garand is semi auto and holds 8 rounds of 30-06. The AR is also semi auto, but in a very light caliber .223. The law states that because the AR is 22 caliber I must have fewer than 7 rounds in the magazine. I plan to carry a pistol, like always, and it will legally have 13 rounds in the magazine. But, for the AR I will have to take 20 round magazines and make something to put inside them so they only hold 5-6.... Now, do I need 20 rounds to deer hunt with? No, but I don't want to spend $20-30 just to get a mag to use once a year (if that) at during deer season.... Talk about a stupid law, if I had the exact same gun, in ANY other caliber I could legally hunt with a 100 round drum.... What could we do to change this law?

Here is what the regs state: Clips or magazines of all .22 caliber centerfire
firearms may not be capable of holding more
than seven rounds of ammunition.

 

[J.T.]

Pop rivet a cheap mag and be done with it.

 

[TedKennedy]

That's been the law for sometime now - I have absolutely no idea why.

 

[rgoodjr]

So, its OK to hunt with 30 rounds of 300 AAC since it is not .22 cal?

 

[TedKennedy]

So, its OK to hunt with 30 rounds of 300 AAC since it is not .22 cal?

Exactly.

 

[okhunter]

So, its OK to hunt with 30 rounds of 300 AAC since it is not .22 cal?

Yes it's legal. The law only applies to 22 center fire. I agree Mitch, it's a really dumb law!

 

[Owasso]

I agree. It is a stupid law. The only reason for it is to discourage hunting with ARs.

 

[Surveyor1653]

...and doesn't that mean that your mag can hold seven or fewer, but not eight or more? Agree that it's a stupid law, either way.

If it's been around a while, it's likely that the law was written at a time when the only (or nearly only) chambering for the AR pattern of rifles was in .223. That would be my guess, anyway.

 

[TedKennedy]

Before that law was in place, you couldn't legally hunt deer with any .22 caliber.

 

[MrShooter]

I agree. It's stupid. Let's figure out how to change the law.