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Classes of firearmsQuestion 19 of 167

A magazine is made for a rim-fire firearm. Does the five-cartridge limit apply to it?

  1. Yes, the limit applies to all magazines, whatever cartridges they use.
  2. Yes, but the limit is ten cartridges.
  3. No, the limit does not apply to magazines for rim-fire firearms.
  4. Only for rim-fire handguns.
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Correct answer: No, the limit does not apply to magazines for rim-fire firearms.

The paragraph (1)(a) limit does not include magazines made for a firearm chambered for rimfire cartridges.

Source: Regulations Prescribing Certain Firearms and Other Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons, Accessories, Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles as Prohibited, Restricted or Non-Restricted (SOR/98-462), s. 3(2)(a)(i), Part 4 of the schedule

Practice classes of firearms

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026