Question for CO folks re: magazine limits

[Rodan]

I didn't mean you specifically

No worries.

If you’re wandering around in our mountains with a 223 with 10, 15, 20 or 30 round magazines during a hunting season, you may well run into trouble.

So, G&F agents are the same everywhere...

This thread covers some of the reasons I got a CZ 527FS in .223/5.56 with 5rd detachable mags and a Ruger Ranch rifle that takes 10rd AR mags......options

I have a CZ 527 in 7.62x39... that or my Marlin 1894C are my fallback options.

 

[gen3guy]

Don't take this to the bank yet, but I have heard that rural LE in Colorado is mostly reluctant to enforce these statutes. Many county sheriffs in CO strongly objected to these laws when they were passed.

 

[BAM-BAM]

No worries.



So, G&F agents are the same everywhere...



I have a CZ 527 in 7.62x39... that or my Marlin 1894C are my fallback options.

Other handy little rifles are:

my Ruger 77/357 w/ 5rd detachable rotary mag .... easy to carry 1 or 2 extra mags and an ammo wallet(s) with 158gr soft points.....pairs nicely with a .357 revolver.

Don't have one but CZ makes a handy little 527 carbine (18" IIRC) in 7.62x39 Maybe what you have now??

Finally my Ruger Mini-14 w/ small 1-3x20 weaver scope.... factory 10 rd mags which are almost flush fit...... another one or two 10rd mags and one or two 20 rounders in the pack ...... just in case.

 

[Rodan]

Don't have one but CZ makes a handy little 527 carbine (18" IIRC) in 7.62x39 Maybe what you have now??

Exactly that. I set mine up with an XS scout rail and forward mounted 2x7. Nice little 6lb package...

 

[H Richard]

I visit CO regularly, and have an IL CCW, but CO doesn't recognize IL. I previously understood you could carry a loaded handgun in your auto in CO without a CCW.

As the above seems to read you can carry a handgun in your auto console with a loaded magazine but none in the chamber. Is this Correct?

 

[Rodan]

The CO statute exempts a "pistol or revolver" from the prohibition on loaded chamber in a vehicle.

For reference, it's CRS 33-6-125

It is unlawful for any person, except a person authorized by law or by the division, to possess or have under the person's control any firearm, other than a pistol or revolver, in or on any motor vehicle unless the chamber of the firearm is unloaded.

Emphasis added.

 

[gmarshall99]

Terry Maketa was one of the most vocal opponents of the law and he stated very clearly that if the law was passed he would be required to enforce it.

Six Years In, Few People Have Been Sentenced Under Colorado’s Large-Capacity Magazine Ban | KUNC

According to this article people were charged under the magazine restriction in 104 cases. They were found guilty and sentenced in 11 cases.

From the article

"Data from Colorado’s Office of the State Court Administrator analyzed by Guns & America show that since 2013, 104 cases have included charges for violating this statute.

Over the six years the ban has been in place, just 11 people, all men in their 20s and 30s, have been convicted and sentenced for violating the magazine ban."

As I said earlier, I don't think knowingly violating a law and hoping the police won't charge you is a good plan. You are essentially betting your future on what kind of mood the next cop you run into is in and from everything I've heard the cops in Colorado are becoming less and less supportive of the second amendment by the year.

Terry Makita is long gone as El Paso county sheriff.

 

[pjpjr]

If I were faced with making the decision you are facing I would simply carry my Remington 870 12ga with ext. mag and would not feel one bit under-gunned. If the law permitted I would also carry a side arm.


Why would you knowingly risk having to defend yourself in the legal system of a state you don't even live in......could be expensive even if you beat the charges!

 

[nicky4968]

Avoid the hassle. Instead of a 20 round magazine, bring two 10s.
Or, bring an M-1 carbine.
15-round magazine is legal.
Since many people come here for the marijuana, expect to be searched driving home through non-marijuana states. Be aware of their gun laws, too.

 

[CA Escapee]

If I were faced with making the decision you are facing I would simply carry my Remington 870 12ga with ext. mag and would not feel one bit under-gunned. If the law permitted I would also carry a side arm.


Why would you knowingly risk having to defend yourself in the legal system of a state you don't even live in......could be expensive even if you beat the charges!

The 2013 Colorado law also covers extended magazines on shotguns.

 

[ISCS Yoda]

i agree that wouldn't be a good plan, but I'm not planning on violating any laws. As I noted, I have magazines that are absolutely legal under the CO statute, and I am legal under at least one other provision. I'm not worried about being legal.

You're missing the subtle point. The trick is to not get arrested. Happily being "legal" doesn't matter the day that you encounter an LEO with the wrong attitude. The prosecution might have the burden of proof but you have the burden of defen$e and if you get arre$ted you have al$o $poiled your vacation in Colorado.

Since it's relatively inexpensive to obtain 10 round magazines (I don't know if they can be taped together as is often done with longer, higher capacity magazines) which ensure that you cannot be confused with a law violator why would you not do that?

Seriously, you're driving around with out of state plates, you're every cop's favorite target if you speed, run a red light or a stop sign, or just look out of place in the boonies. You get the wrong officer on the wrong day and now you're sitting there telling the LEO how you bought your magazines in 2010 but the officer is not convinced and you're being annoying waving your Second Amendment rights around and your alleged "legality".

I get the legality but on the wrong day with the wrong LEO it doesn't matter. There goes your vacation because you're too proud of your rights to not ensure that you're not carrying a POSSIBLY illegal item.

I'm not being mean or sarcastic to pick on the OP but CajunLawyer on this Forum would tell you the same thing this Jedi lawyer will tell you - you're assuming a huge risk with no reward. No benefit to you. None. Good luck with that.

 

[pjpjr]

The 2013 Colorado law also covers extended magazines on shotguns.

If that is in fact the case I simply return the 870 to factory magazine before arrival in CO and same applies......not one bit under-gunned against anything you will encounter in the woods........hard to beat a pump shotgun in 12 GA

 

[biku324]

Hard to imagine the infringement on my God-given Constitutional rights I suffered as a teen and young man forced to endure 20 gauge minimum and 3 shot rules. Darn Commies Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan!

Is it possible we might be a tad over-sensitive these days?

 

[rkittine]

We have had restrictions on magazine capacity on things like Waterfowl Hunting and Target Clay courses. Not a new concept by any means.

Bob

 

[Doug M.]

One of the reasons I am getting a lever gun - even when set up as much like my AR as possible, it does not have the connotation and does not present the same kinds of problems in hostile territory.

 

[max503]

One of the reasons I am getting a lever gun - even when set up as much like my AR as possible, it does not have the connotation and does not present the same kinds of problems in hostile territory.

That's one reason I got this 357 Rossi. I can leave it leaning up against the living room wall and my liberal wife won't bat an eye.

 

[ISCS Yoda]

Ah, yes, lever guns!!! Back in the day I used to have one hanging on my wall. My then teen aged daughter used to ensure that her boy friends knew about it and respected it. It was always amusing to see her do that.

I need to get my .45 Colt Navy Arms Rossi out, clean it, and make it a ready to use defensive tool instead of just a cowboy action shooting toy.

GOOD PLAN!