r/canadaguns • u/Illustrious_Gene_284 • May 15 '26

Gun and gear reviews Maverick 88 capacity restriction

I’m new to shotguns so forgive my ignorance. Why is there a wooden stick inside the loading tube to restrict the amount of shells you can load? As I understand it, at its full capacity, it’s legal. Do the overwhelming amount of people buying them want the capacity limited to 2+1?

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u/Hot_Cheesecake_905 May 15 '26

If you are not hunting, take it out.

If you are hunting, put the stick back in.

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u/BigheadReddit May 15 '26

This. Hunting for waterfowl / migratory game birds is restricted to 2+1 for semi-auto and pump action shotguns. It’s generally lawful to use a plastic or wooden “plug” in the magazine tube to restrict the load wile hunting. This dates back to early 20th century in North America when ducks/ geese were hunted without restrictions. As stated earlier, many jurisdictions in Canada/ US use the 2+1 restriction. If you aren’t hunting, there are no restrictions for the magazine tube capacity for a pump action shotgun. However, the limit for semiautomatics is 5 in the magazine/ tube. I’m not sure about mag fed shotguns but it’s also likely 5.

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u/Illustrious_Gene_284 May 15 '26

Thanks. Makes sense