I know that five round mags are required for big game hunting with a semi-auto, what about an AR-15 for coyotes and p-dogs?
I know that five round mags are required for big game hunting with a semi-auto, what about an AR-15 for coyotes and p-dogs?
Rich
Short answer... no.
I say lets all remove the warning labels and let nature take its course.
Thanks Guys
Rich
Suppose you are hunting mountain lion & coyotes.
Does having a mountain lion tag on you mean you need to have the 5 round mags or so long as its in when you take the mountain lion you're gtg?
You would probably be limited to 5 round mags if you had a lion tag in your posession.
Just thought I would throw this out there...
I emailed DOW with a similar question last year about capacity while performing any type of hunting.
Basically if you have a Colorado hunting license with a centerfire rifle - trust in 6.
If using a .22 it's what ever is the default MANUFACTURER'S capacity - which I believe every manufacturer defaults to 10 or less.
From DOW:
"...The maximum number of rounds in a semi auto is 6. If you have a magazine that could hold 10 you could not use
it even if you only put 6 in it. The idea is that more rounds could be
placed in the magazine.
... The requirement for .22 rim fire rifles is
what ever amount of rounds the magazine that comes with the rifle will
allow from the manufacture is the legal amount that can be placed into
the weapon. "
You received incorrect information.
from the regs book it says 5 for big game. nothing for small game/predators. for shotguns you can only hold 2 in the tube and 1 in the chamber and must have a plug or other device to achieve that limit.
it also says no full autos.
it says nothing about mag capacity or what mag comes with a semi-auto from the factory. what if you made your own? technically building an AR is assembling your own gun, it comes with no mag from the factory as a stripped lower or complete lower.
so you can hunt with a 100 beta mag for coyotes and p-dogs and other small game if you want.