r/canadaguns • u/ManufacBorealis Manufactorum Borealis • Jun 14 '26

Shooting Some SloMo SKS Blasting

Yes I forgot my eyepro I am aware of my failures 😔

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u/dwelzy123 Jun 14 '26

Newbie here. What’s the reason for the magazine being so long if you’re legally only aloud 5 rounds? Just for looks?

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u/ManufacBorealis Manufactorum Borealis Jun 14 '26

Looks is one aspect, ease of use is a big one. Easier to grab onto and manipulate a longer magazine, its why you see extenders even for the short 5/10rd magazines we get. And the big one is just that most parts are designed for the US market, Canada's market is too small for us to get custom designed magazines for our regulations for many of our niche firearms