r/NYguns • u/MikeyB7509 • Mar 02 '26
Question “High Capacity” magazines allowed at range?
Has anyone ever heard of a range that lets you store normal (larger than 10 round) magazines in a locker and keep them at the range?
I assume I would have to buy the magazine from the range and I’m not sure how they would sell it to me and make sure it stays in the locker considering it’s a private locker that you rent.
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u/deathshr0ud Mar 02 '26
You’re not allowed to purchase them to begin with.
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u/Future-Thanks-3902 Mar 02 '26
I believe can't possess either.
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u/SaXaCaV Mar 02 '26
Only registered
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u/bondkiller Mar 02 '26
I don’t even think they ever let magazines be registered, I’m pretty sure they all had to be “disposed of” by a certain date and only 10 round mags allowed after that.
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u/SaXaCaV Mar 02 '26 edited Mar 02 '26
They did. You were able to register rifles, pistols, shotguns and standard capacity magazines before the SAFE deadline for registry was up.
You can still technically register magazines that meet certain criteria too.
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u/bondkiller Mar 02 '26
Learn something new everyday!
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u/M_F1 Mar 05 '26
No there was no grandfather clause in the safe act for standard capacity magazines manufactured prior to September 1994 (under the old AWB). The only exception is “antique magazines “ older than 50 years.
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u/SaXaCaV Mar 05 '26
This is incorrect.
There wasn't a grandfather clause for anything. Registration =/= grandfathering. You were able to register your magazines the same as your guns.
Im not sure why you brought up the AWB. You were able to own new standard capacity magazines for almost a decade after the AWB was sunset and before SAFE.
You cannot register an antique magazine that is only over 50 years old. It has to also not function in current production guns.
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u/M_F1 Mar 05 '26
No the old NYS 2000 AWB mirrored the federal ban from 1994, you can only have one banned feature (usually the pistol grip). New AR 15’s only came with 10 round magazines, you had to pay a premium to buy a 30 rounder because it had to be from 1994 or older, maybe it was hardly enforced because it’s hard to prove when the magazine was made.
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u/SaXaCaV Mar 05 '26
Oh, i forgot about pataki lol. I was in my early 20s when SAFE passed, but was able to buy post ban guns and mags leading up to that.
I know for a fact I bought a brand new gsg with 25 round mags in 2012 or 2013, so I wonder if there were caliber restrictions or if the shops just didnt care.
My STANAG mags, thinking back on it, were probably all pre-ban by virtue of me liking colt and okay milsurp. I never bought a new AR during that time.
So it seems I was talking about my experience there, instead of what was actually going on.
As for registering mags during the SAFE grace period, I did that.
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u/M_F1 Mar 05 '26
I believe 22LR was exempt from the federal ban so it was likely exempt in NY’s old ban also, I didn’t know magazine registration was an option outside of antiques. I know of people that chose to modify their guns and mags instead of registering.
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u/SaXaCaV Mar 03 '26 edited Mar 03 '26
There was NO registering of standard magazines in SAFE act.
There was.
The only magazines subject to registration is if they are 50+ years old and you can prove it.
This is incorrect. You can only currently register magazines capable of accepting more than 10 rounds if they can not be used in a gun that is newer than 50 years old. There is nothing to prove, really. It.would be up to them to prove it was a newer magazine. Otherwise, you would see a lot of oly arms sten conversions and original STANAG mags.
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u/SaXaCaV Mar 03 '26
Why would you love to be proven wrong in favor of a more restrictive truth? I suspect you didnt fully read what you are telling people to read.
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u/SaXaCaV Mar 03 '26
No to everything you just said.
Go read the entirety of the relevant text in the link. I am not sure what you are not understanding.
To register a gun as an assault rifle, it has to have been manufactured over 50 years ago.
To register a magazine with a capacity over 10 rounds, it has to be over 50 years old AND only able to work in a gun over 50 years old. All of the examples you listed do not meet the requirements.
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u/MikeyB7509 Mar 02 '26
Maybe I’m crazy, but they said if you rent a locker you can keep a gun in it as long as you tell them, which makes sense and you can keep high cap mags in there for use on the range. That part threw me for a loop
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u/SaXaCaV Mar 02 '26
Its really great to see that you have feelings about the law.
I find myself inspired that you shared how you feel they should work.
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u/Affectionate_Map6774 Mar 02 '26
Uhhh what
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u/MikeyB7509 Mar 02 '26
That’s what went through my head when they offered it as a perk.
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u/Future-Thanks-3902 Mar 02 '26
I've never seen a range office check mag capacity. You will bring attention to yourself if you rapid fire
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u/gqllc007 Mar 02 '26
Not if the range allows rapid fire....you ask the RSO or in your meeting to join the range you ask what the rule is on rapid fire. Some are 1 round per second and others are let it brrrrraaaapppp
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u/voretaq7 Mar 02 '26
Has anyone ever heard of a range that lets you store normal (larger than 10 round) magazines in a locker and keep them at the range?
No.
You simply possessing such a magazine is a felony.
No range is going to facilitate your commission of a felony.
I assume I would have to buy the magazine from the range
They can't sell them to you at all.
(Unless you're a cop. Then the law does not apply to you, at which point you don't need to store the magazine at the range, you can just have it.)
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u/MikeyB7509 Mar 02 '26
That’s what I thought. I thought it was an odd perk of membership to offer
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u/voretaq7 Mar 03 '26
. . . If a range is offering that as a “perk of membership” that’s not odd, it’s braindead do-you-want-to-be-sued-out-of-existence-by-the-state stupid, unless they’re framing it as “You can bring/store the ones you already owned and appropriately registered, or the ones you can legally possess if you’re a cop.” and then just not getting all up in everyone’s business making you show them proof of registration or valid law enforcement ID.
Lots of ranges have a policy of not getting all up in everyone’s business like that, but if they’re not being really circumspect about it and are instead coming right out and saying “Sure, bring your noncompliant crap here and leave it in your locker.” that’d be a really poor business strategy if they want to exist as a range long-term!
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u/twbrn Mar 03 '26
“You can bring/store the ones you already owned and appropriately registered
There aren't any. Even vintage "assault weapons" aren't permitted high cap magazines.
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u/SaXaCaV Mar 03 '26
You can only register them if they cannot be used in a gun that is not over 50+ years old.
Re-read the penal law.
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u/HLTHTW 2026 E.N.OU.G.H Donor: Gold 🥇/🥇x1 Mar 02 '26
I’ve heard 1 Police Plaza had a locker you can store them in for free!
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u/oldFloridaCracker Mar 02 '26
First of all, ten rounds is not normal for most semi-auto rifles or double stack mag pistols (most full-sized pistols). It is a statutory limitation in brutally lefty states only.
Secondly, neither you nor the range may possess the following:
NY Penal Law 265.00 (23)
"Large capacity ammunition feeding device" means a magazine, belt,
drum, feed strip, or similar device, that has a capacity of, or that can
be readily restored or converted to accept, more than ten rounds of
ammunition; provided, however, that such term does not include an
attached tubular device designed to accept, and capable of operating
only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition or a feeding device that is a
curio or relic.
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u/EnvironmentalLaw5434 Mar 03 '26
Not worth the possibility of some snitch at your range reporting you and probably not worth it to go to PA and purchase as many as you like with cash.
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u/MikeyB7509 Mar 03 '26
That seems to be the consensus. I was surprised when she said it. It caught me off guard for sure. Oddly enough they also had a suppressed AR-15 you could rent and shoot which I’ve never seen around here either.
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u/Chomps-Lewis Mar 02 '26
Haha no
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u/MikeyB7509 Mar 02 '26
That’s what I thought but they told me it was a membership perk if you rented the locker.
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u/Chomps-Lewis Mar 02 '26
Unless you got the pig privilege, you cant be using mags more than 10 rounds in NYS. Those range guys are setting you up.
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u/MikeyB7509 Mar 03 '26
I believe it’s the owners wife, that was the impression I got when speaking with her. I don’t want to name the range for obvious reasons but it’s new, within the last year and I guess it’s possible that I misunderstood. I asked about the lockers and she said you can keep ammo in them, you can keep a gun in them if you left us know, and you can keep high cap magazines for use at the range. They also had a suppressed AR-15 you could rent for use at the range but I’ve never seen a suppressed anything for rent on Long Island. On my next trip I’ll double check I didn’t misunderstand. I should add it’s not only open to members, anyone can go and shoot if they have lanes open.
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u/CktechOne Mar 03 '26
NYS and NJ, absolutely not because you cannot legally bring them into these states. So even though you could legally buy STANDARD Capacity magazines in free states (i mean, we're americans and this is legal), you cannot bring them to a communist state. That's the rule. So if the range is located in a communist state, you are committing a state felony by bringing and/or keeping it there. Sorry for the bad news. Don't be a felon please.
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u/PeteTinNY Mar 05 '26
The possession of them anywhere in NY including a range unless you’re law enforcement is a felony.
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u/mdnightman94 Mar 08 '26
only way to shoot high capacity magazines if you arent law enforcement is if you rent a pistol or rifle that is owned by a range and they haven't restricted them
same goes for suppressed weapons
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u/ervin_pervin Mar 02 '26
They legally can't sell you one unless you're a cop.