Someone told me it’s illegal to put a box of ammunition in the same case along with the gun. Cannot find it in the guide. Anyone ever hear this?
Do you hunt the n.e by chance? I swear a woman dnr officer told us the same during bear season in alcona, But I may be mistaken.. 20 years agoCO stopped and checked me about 15 years ago.
Found my 30-30 shells in the hard case with the gun.
Told me I couldn't do that.
Didn't matter to me so I wasn't going to argue with him. Kept them separate ever since.
When I’m hunting out of my boat I carry my gun the same way. Shells in the ammo pouch.I have always put ammo in my hard case. Now i have a really nice soft case with an ammo pocket. Even has loops to hold the rounds.
My shotgun case i store steelshot in those loops for occasions when I grouse hunt near beaver ponds. I will carry steelshot in those areas for jump shooting wood ducks.
That’s a weird law. I have never heard of that before. I always put my ammo in the hard case with my rifle (not in the magazine). I guess I need to change that.CO stopped and checked me about 15 years ago.
Found my 30-30 shells in the hard case with the gun.
Told me I couldn't do that.
Didn't matter to me so I wasn't going to argue with him. Kept them separate ever since.
A friend of mine who spent years in the army told me that calling a detachable magazine a “clip” would get me laughed at around military people. I finally understand why.This is taken from MinuteMan.com
Clip vs. Magazine: A Lesson in Firearm Terminology
Last Updated on August 11, 2020.
So what is the difference between a magazine and a clip?
It's reasonably straightforward when you look at these definitions:
A magazine is designed as a device that holds ammo to be fed into the chamber of a firearm.
A clip is designed as a device to hold ammo together to be ready to load into a magazine or cylinder of a firearm.
So that's it! A magazine feeds rounds into the chamber, and a clip feeds rounds into a magazine. It's pretty easy to see why these terms could get mixed up so easily. Now that you know the difference between the two items let's take a look at different types of magazines and clips so you can better understand what these definitions actually mean.
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I might go back to stripper clips...Here’s something fun: I carry old-style stripper clips (4-5 rounds) so that I can load my magazines faster. I’ll bet the CO would be puzzled over that.
There is nothing in the regulations that says loose rounds or boxed ammunition can’t be in the same case as the gun, as long as they are not in the barrel or in the magazine.
And yes, I understand that fighting a CO’s misinterpretation is probably more of a hassle than just bringing your reloading bench into the woods...
only if the magazine is inserted into the rifle.You need to unload both the rifle and magazine
https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-350-79136_79772_79773_83478-31579--,00.html#:~:text=Firearms must be unloaded in,outside the legal hunting hours.&text=Rifles, shotguns, muzzleloading and other,the trunk of a vehicle.
- Rifles, shotguns, muzzleloading and other firearms must be unloaded in both barrel and magazine and enclosed in a case or carried in the trunk of a vehicle.
Firearm must be completely unloaded. Loaded magazine removed from firearm. Removable magazine does not have to be empty.I keep them separate and make sure your clip is empty also.
There is no law that states the ammo can not be in the case. The CO was wrong.CO stopped and checked me about 15 years ago.
Found my 30-30 shells in the hard case with the gun.
Told me I couldn't do that.
Didn't matter to me so I wasn't going to argue with him. Kept them separate ever since.