high cpacity 40 cal.

[b79holmes]

Today's range session got me thinking, are there any pre-ban (obviously) high capacity .40's commonly available in MA?
I would guess there must be a Glock. Anything else?

Thanks,
Bill

 

[gerrycaruso]

Para Ordnance P16. My son has one. He also has a Glock .40. I like the caliber better for long range shooting than the .45acp but I'm going to try the 10mm.

 

[appraiser]

get the newest Glock you can and find pre ban mags for it.

 

[drumenigma]

The glock 22 is probably the most common one found in MA. All different generations and there are plenty of hi cap mags around for it.

 

[Mike-Mike]

A bunch of Sig mags are available as well.

 

[b79holmes]

The glock 22 is probably the most common one found in MA. All different generations and there are plenty of hi cap mags around for it.

Are the pre-ban magazines easily identifiable?

I have asked this question on a number of sites about BHP magazines and never get a straight answer. BHP mags seem to be unmarked.

Thanks,
Bill

 

[Jose]

BHP mags seem to be unmarked.

Sounds like the one to get.

 

[Sprocket]

S&W 3rd Gen guns are also available - 4013, 4043, 4053, etc
11 + 1

Worth a look

 

[Supermoto]

STI 2011, 20+1

 

[Chrisg67]

try this out, helped me

http://northeastshooters.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=4944

 

[drumenigma]

Are the pre-ban magazines easily identifiable?

A general rule is to definitely stay away from the most obvious LEO/MIL marked ones but also the high caps with the ambi safety notch on them are definitely post ban. Other than that the other mags can be difficult to distinguish without close examination of the followers and other small changes.

 

[b79holmes]

Sounds like the one to get.

I thought that for mags the gun owner must prove its pre-ban.

 

[drgrant]

I thought that for mags the gun owner must prove its pre-ban.

There's no explicit requirement specified in the law for you to "prove" anything, at least not as far as I can tell.

The way the law is worded there is an exception for mags made before the cutoff and that's it. The law does not specify what the
standard of prosecution is for it.

Now, in the old federal law, there was indeed a specification which basically indicated that all magazines were "to be assumed by default as preban unless they had the specified markings... " but this part of US code was not pulled into MA law on the issue.

A lack of MA case law on the issue does not help, either. Most of the time they just bag the bad guys with "LCAFD w/o a license" violation (which is an entirely different MA law) but don't bother with AWB charges... doesn't mean they couldn't, though... but I
think the standard of evidence required is a lot more complicated.

-Mike