Alexander Arms Beowulf Appreciation Post

[u/IntroductionAny3929]

Howdy Folks!

The Texan is back with yet another Gun Appreciation Post, where today we have a gun once available in Canada in small numbers before eventually being prohibited.

Today we have the Beowulf!

.50 Beowulf is an interesting cartridge because it was originally designed to take out an engine block, but the funny thing is that the cartridge found its own cult following for people who go hog hunting.

It’s also appealing for those who live up in Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut as they all gotta worry about bears and need something for bear defense. The amount of punch that the .50 Beowulf Cartridge delivers is enough for that.

In the states, one of the appeals we have for it is that it is a straight wall cartridge, and some states have hunting laws that only allow you to hunt with straight wall cartridges and not bottlenecked ones.

Anyways enjoy!

[u/16gaugeguy16]

This literally only proves my point. You don't know the Canadian gun industry.

The magazines used to be popular for these as it was previously a loopwhole to use AR mags that fit more than 5rnds of 223. The guns were virtually non-existent, with only a few examples existing. Even then, they've been banned for 6 years now and 99.999% of this sub has never seen one or owned one.

Edit: all this to say, stop spamming our subreddit with irrelevant content

[u/IntroductionAny3929 → u/16gaugeguy16]

The LAR-15 pistol mag loophole was well known in the Canadian gun community for many years.

Canadian law limits mag capacity based on the firearm the mag was designed for not the one it’s used in. The Rock River Arms LAR-15 was classified as a handgun so its 10 round .223 STANAG mags were legal handgun magazines. They dropped straight into any AR pattern rifle giving 10 rounds instead of the usual 5 for centerfire semi auto rifles.

RCMP Special Bulletin 72 explicitly confirmed this example. Retailers sold them openly and CanadianGunNutz threads literally discussed it constantly as a popular workaround.

The pistols themselves were rare but the mags were not. This was all common knowledge long before the 2020 ban.

Saying outsiders don’t know the industry while ignoring documented regulatory quirks like this just proves the opposite of your point. This stuff is directly relevant to pre-ban Canadian firearms discussion.

Stop with the gatekeeping bucko, because these posts are not against the rules of the subreddit. Complain all you want, they will remain until here until there are changes in the rules.

[u/16gaugeguy16 → u/IntroductionAny3929]

What are you rambling about? Yeah, I know all about LAR 15 mag limits. 50 beowulf mags are not the same. People used to stuff 14 founds of 223 in the beowulf mags before they RCMP clamped down on it, now we only have 10rnd LAR mags.

Also, there is no need to write an essay on the laws to a guy who works in the Canadian gun industry. You're wasting your time.

Edit: take the hint on what the comments section is trying to tell you

[u/IntroductionAny3929 → u/16gaugeguy16]

You already know the LAR-15 loophole gave 10 round .223 mags in ARs, and Beowulf mags let people cram 14+ before the RCMP shut it down. That’s exactly what I said. Pre-ban workarounds were common knowledge.

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You’re in the industry, yet you’re the one replying “what are you rambling about” and complaining I’m wasting your time on the same topic. If it’s so obvious, why even engage? No one is forcing you to look at the posts and you can scroll past or block, I literally could care less, but nope, you would rather waste your own time complaining. Stop gatekeeping an entire subreddit over basic Canadian gun history, because it is not going to get you anywhere, and neither is downvoting me either.

[u/16gaugeguy16 → u/IntroductionAny3929]

You're an American in a Canadian gun subreddit, posting irrelevant content every 2-3 days. It's just annoying, and people clearly want you to stop

[u/IntroductionAny3929 → u/16gaugeguy16]

And again, you do not have to engage in the post, no one is forcing you to, and it is not in violation of the rules at all. But nope, you would still waste your time complaining.