r/canadaguns • u/Tristan1477 • Mar 13 '26

Fix my gun How to plug a Canuck hunter

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I just bought this Canuck hunter 20 gauge used and it didn’t come plugged. I cannot figure out how to get the mag tube open to insert a plug. Tried prying the circle cap you see out figured as is was like other spring retainers but didn’t budge, any help is greatly appreciated.

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u/Iokua_CDN Mar 13 '26

The plug for these is a thin plastic thing that goes down that hole.  At the end is aflat part that doesn't go down the hole and gets covered by that screw on cap.

So if you wanted to plug this. I'd do the same thing.  A thin piece going down, with a flat piece to hold it in place

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u/RelativeFox1 Mar 13 '26

There isn’t a way to disassemble the mag tube and get at the spring?

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u/Tristan1477 Mar 13 '26

Is there somewhere to buy a plug for this instead of making something Jerry rigged?

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u/M3NUTN Mar 13 '26

As others have said most pump shotguns have just a piece of wood dowel with a couple o rings.

You'll never see it so don't worry if it looks ugly.

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u/Tristan1477 Mar 13 '26

First time plugging a shotgun, are the o rings just on the dowel to stop it from rattling? My concern is it’s such a small diameter that I don’t want the plug breaking off in there if it is a wooden dowel.

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u/M3NUTN Mar 13 '26

I've never had that kind of cap with a hole in it in any of my shotguns, but the plugs I have removed only had 2 o-rings, one on each end, for what I would assume is to dampen the rattling. I'm not a hunter, that's why I remove mine.

From looking at the picture I'm assuming the hole is roughly a 1/4". I wouldn't worry about a dowel breaking, as it won't really have any pressure on it, it will just stop you from putting more than 2 shells in the mag tube. The pain will be cutting it down to the correct length for the correct amount of shell. Just insert 2 shells, drop the dowel in so it touches, pull it out roughly 1/2" and mark on the dowel where you will cut. Just remember the moment you drop it in, it will be a see you next Tuesday to get back out without fully disassembling the mag tube.

You could always in theory drill that hole a little bit bigger if the diameter of the plug worries you. You could also do this if you so wanted to put a couple o-rings on it.

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u/Superb_Extension1751 Mar 13 '26

If you contact Canuck I'm sure you could buy one off them. I've never tried though.

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u/Iokua_CDN Mar 13 '26

https://www.dominionoutdoors.ca/canuck-magazine-tube-plug-12-ga.html

This is the one for a 12 ga, I'm assuming it would fit yours too. Looks about right

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u/GreenMan165 Mar 13 '26

Is that hole drilled all the way through into the mag tube? With my Mossberg Maverick that just has a hole drilled through, I just drop a wooden dowel down through the hole cut to appropriate length that blocks to 2 in the tube. When the season is over and I want to remove it, I tip the shotgun muzzle down, give it a shake until the dowel pops out of the hole, pull it out and done.

Some of my shotguns came with precut standard dowels for 5 shot magazine tubes that had some small o-rings attached to reduce shake noise, those are an optional idea if that matters, so long as it's a dowel with a diameter small enough not to have to be squeezed in, should work just fine.

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u/Tristan1477 Mar 13 '26

It does go all the way through, I was looking for a physical plug to buy for it but worse case I’ll have to do that

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u/admin_bait14 Mar 13 '26

To plug a Canuck hunter try taking him for dinner after he checks his traps... will be good and hungry by then, after which is anyone's guess.

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u/DryF1re Mar 13 '26

If you google a disassembly guide, there should be something on the manufacturer's website or a youtube walkthrough.

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u/Tristan1477 Mar 13 '26

Can’t really find anything on this shotgun no videos, and the only manuals they have are different guns

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u/samwisegamja Mar 13 '26

My friend used a cloth hanger as a plug it worked great (even checked by CO)

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u/OhNoLemons Mar 13 '26

I used a chopstick that came with my takeout. Best part is, it comes with a spare if you cut it too short.

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u/frosskidz Mar 13 '26

The plug goes in that hole! They should come plug both mine were plug

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u/Tristan1477 Mar 13 '26

That’s kind of what I figured from the research I did, trying to call them to see if I can buy one cause I bought it used.

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u/frosskidz Mar 13 '26

You should be about to buy them at any gun store , or even on Amazon

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u/xthemoonx Mar 13 '26

Looks like this is what you want but its currently out of stock.

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u/McDaddyx79 Mar 14 '26

My Canuck (not a hunter) I had to remove the whole mag tube by unscrewing it off the receiver. I spent a lot of time playing with the cap like you before I realized this.

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u/bwilly590A1 Mar 13 '26

I'm not a hunter, but I am a Canuck that prefers not to be plugged. Don't let that stop you from doing your whole pluggin' thing, though.