Unclear about shotgun plugs..

[Foxx]

My shotgun will hold a total of 7 rounds. It is pump.
Do I need a plug for it? Planning to slug hunt for deer.

I just need clarification, found in the general firearm guidelines that a repeating or semi auto shotgun needs to be plugged to hold a maximum of three rounds in the mag and chamber combined. Thanks!!

I recommend you don't use the gun until you get a plug as the C O will definitely check for one if you get stopped.

[rick_iles]

Actually there are some dumb questions.
I worked with an RCMP one morning doing MBCA. He asked one hunter if his shotgun was plugged. It was a side x side.
On another day that same officer asked a hunter why he didn't leave a leaf on his grouse. (Something lost in the translation I suppose)

HaHa....yea I guess, what's that saying , "here's your sign " !!!!!!

[smallgamer]

Sorry for the dumb question guys.. It's early, should have thought about it a bit more before posting, enjoy your day.

No dumb questions Filthman. Welcome to the board.

[Filthman]

Just an update, bought some wood dowling, soaked in gun oil, works like a charm. Thanks again. Good luck in your harvest everyone.

[jaycee]

Just an update, bought some wood dowling, soaked in gun oil, works like a charm. Thanks again. Good luck in your harvest everyone.

Your wood dowling is going to work just fine , some of my shotguns are over 50 years old , model 12 Winchesters , they all have wood plugs in the magazines , none of them has failed due to absorption of water.

[smallgamer]

Your wood dowling is going to work just fine , some of my shotguns are over 50 years old , model 12 Winchesters , they all have wood plugs in the magazines , none of them has failed due to absorption of water.

Same here with respect to my 30ish year old Mossberg 500, which I have owned since new and dragged around the swamps a fair bit at one time.

[walkinandsittin]

I know this is a bit late, but I agree - the terminology in the regulations does not define "repeating" . Usually very specific words are used and given that the statement in the regulations specifies both "repeating and semi-automatic", semi-automatic being redundant, it leads to confusion. When I read this the first time I spent trying to figure out what a repeating shotgun was and how it was different than my pump.

Thanks! First time owning a shotgun and thinking about hunting with it.
Now, where might one find a plug?

I was unsure about the definition of "repeating". Apologies, I feel a bit silly now.

[sickofitall]

I can't tell you the amount of times I've been checked for a plug in my shotgun, mostly while hunting waterfowl, couple times for turkey. Can't blame them for checking though when you hear 5,6,7 rounds being fired in uniform succession, sure it could be a couple guys and the timing is perfect, but I'd wager more times than not there's a plug missing.

[patvetzal]

Some older bolt action shotguns rated for three inch shells would hold four 2 3/4" shells if you did them right. My buddy had one that he used in the duck blind or for jump shooting. Didn't t mean he killed more birds, but the ones he hit were deader....

[Fox]

Just an update, bought some wood dowling, soaked in gun oil, works like a charm. Thanks again. Good luck in your harvest everyone.

If it is easy to get to your plug, for example you can take out the magazine spring and access the whole thing, then pay attention to the magazine tube area with your regular cleaning, if you do this then you should have no problems with rust, but wood does absorb moisture and plastic does not. What you did with the oil soaked dowel is great, I have a 1920s shotgun with just wood as a plug and it is fine, you just have to watch it.