Hunting rifle magazine capacity

[rjmjr911]

What is New York current rifle magazine capacity limit for hunting?

Can I use a 10 Rd magazine?

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[waterweasle]

for anything but deer 10 is fine...............though I'm not sure whats going on with the safe act 7rnd capacity, deer hunting is 5

[rjmjr911]

Coyote

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[rjmjr911]

Anyone?

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[Woodjr55]

I'd stick to just 7 for now. Rather be safe then sorry. Shouldn't need 10 shots on a yote

[wmig2]

The max number of rds. for hunting in NYS is 1 in the chamber and 5 rds. in the magazine for all game I think.

[martin]

I use 7 just to be safe. After I shoot those, I run : )

[HuntOrBeHunted]

You can use the 10 round mag, just max load 7 for the sake of saving yourself some BS from the law.

[jjb4900]

You can use the 10 round mag, just max load 7 for the sake of saving yourself some BS from the law.

It is illegal to take or hunt wildlife:

• while in or on a motor vehicle (except by the holder of a Non Ambulatory Hunter Permit).
• with the aid of a vehicle's lights.
• on or from any public road.
• with any firearm equipped with a silencer.
• with any firearm which continues to fire as long as the trigger is held back (an automatic firearm).
• with a spear.
• with a bow equipped with any mechanical device which is attached to the bow (other than the bowstring) for drawing, holding or releasing the bowstring, except for a hunter with a disability who is in possession of a Modified Archery Permit (compound bows are legal).
• with a spear gun or crossbow except for a hunter with a disability who is in possession of a Modified Crossbow Permit.
• with an arrow with an explosive head or shaft.
• with any device designed or intended to deliver drugs to an animal.
• with any semi-automatic firearm with a capacity to hold more than 6 rounds, EXCEPT the following semi-automatic firearms:
  1. firearms using .22 or .17 caliber rimfire ammunition, or
  2. firearms altered to reduce their capacity to no more than 6 shells at one time in the magazine and chamber combined, or
  3. autoloading pistols with a barrel length of less than eight inches.

Edited January 11, 2014 by jjb4900

[jjb4900]

looks like it depends on what caliber it is, is it an autoloading handgun, is it a bolt or semi auto, the Safe Act........a lot of variables

[HuntOrBeHunted]

Well not for nothing a lot of people hunt coyote with 22. so pending on what caliber he is using is really were the answer lies . Still good to see the regs.. Good post.

[rjmjr911]

Fn fs2000

Semi auto

5.56

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[jjb4900]

Fn fs2000 Semi auto 5.56 Sent from my SPH-L900 using Tapatalk

read the regulations and you'll get your answer...don't rely on info from others on the internet, and remember, the DEC regs don't override the NYS Penal Law.