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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: 700xcr on October 26, 2017, 11:06:06 PM

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Title: Legal rounds in a rifle while hunting in Washington State?
Post by: 700xcr on October 26, 2017, 11:06:06 PM

I was hunting deer with a Marlin 1894C 357mag lever gun. It holds 9rds in magazine and one in chamber makes 10rds total. Is there a cartridge restrictions in rifle like a restriction of 3 in a shotgun? Question I asked is one of my hunting partners said that it was illegal. He thought there was restricted to 5rds. I looked through hunting regulations and didn't find it.
Thanks Mark

Title: Re: Legal rounds in a rifle while hunting in Washington State?
Post by: YellowDog on October 26, 2017, 11:12:18 PM

Used to be a 5 rd limit I believe but that does not apply any more.

Title: Re: Legal rounds in a rifle while hunting in Washington State?
Post by: Blacktail Sniper on October 26, 2017, 11:30:04 PM

http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/116/What+is+the+magazine-capacity+restriction+on+firearms+used+for+big+game+hunting%3F

Title: Re: Legal rounds in a rifle while hunting in Washington State?
Post by: PolarBear on October 27, 2017, 04:59:51 AM

If there is no restrictions on capacity, I know several folks who need a belt feed rifle!

Title: Re: Legal rounds in a rifle while hunting in Washington State?
Post by: 700xcr on October 27, 2017, 06:39:38 PM

Thanks for the information.