r/canadaguns • u/Deizelpunk • Jun 16 '26

Buy recommendations Henry supreme mag?

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I just put a down payment on a Henry supreme 5.56 at my local gun store. I was under the impression that these magazines have to be pinned to 5 but my gun store employee said it's a 10 round limit which makes no sense to me. Is there some sort of loophole that he knows about and I don't? Or was he bullshitting / mistaken? Pic for attention.

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Regardless, what is the best magazine option for these things in Canada? All I'm going to be using it for is target shooting for now.

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Thanks In advance!

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u/Think_Lengthiness686 Jun 16 '26

I’m under the impression that Henry supreme takes AR mags, so you can simply use AR pistol mags which are pinned to 10 rounds.
Had Henry chosen to use proprietary mags, there would be no limitations on mag capacity as it’s a manual action rifle.

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u/Deizelpunk Jun 16 '26

What makes an ar mag a pistol mag? Sorry I'm actually very new to the firearms world, only had my PAL for about a year and a half now.

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u/International_Mud367 Jun 16 '26

The law states that the limit is based on the "firearm the magazine was designed for" and that "pistol magazines can have 10 rounds"

Because the LAR15 "Pistol" was in canada for a minute, the LAR15 "Pistol" mag can be 10 rounds. This mag is a standard AR mage the only difference being that it was "designed for a pistol" which makes it able to have 10 rounds.

Welcome to Canadian gun laws brother, glad you're here!

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u/feeddageek Jun 16 '26 edited Jun 16 '26

The law clearly state that the handgun has to be "commonly available in Canada" for the limit to be 10.

Magazine designed for use in a handgun not commonly available in Canada are still limited to 5.

Whether or not the LAR15 Pistol is or was at some point commonly available in Canada is a question that have never been tried. Everyone is free to gamble that it is, I would not