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Capacity, caliber and the guns from the gun catalog a magazine fits — plus the capacity limits by country.

Legal position by country

Magazine limits differ by country: by handgun or long gun, by ignition type and by whether only magazines for semi-automatic guns count. Each country shows the wording with its legal reference and date; every magazine page shows what follows for that magazine.

prohibited
Possession is prohibited; at most an individual exemption from a central authority remains.
only with a permit or exemption
Allowed with a firearms license, for certain purposes (such as hunting or sport) or with an official exemption — the wording says which.
depends on the gun
The consequence depends on the gun the item is used in (handgun or long gun, semi-automatic) — the app checks this against your own inventory.
not covered by firearms law
The country’s firearms act does not mention the item (for magazines: below the limit). Hunting, state or provincial law may still regulate it.
not surveyed
There is no checked statement for this country. That is not a clearance.

United States (federal law) not covered by firearms law

Federal law sets no capacity limit for magazines; the former limit expired in 2004 and has been repealed (18 U.S.C. § 922(w) (repealed)). Several states do limit capacity, however – for example California, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, Washington and Colorado – some as a sales ban, some as a possession ban. This list is not complete; the law of the state decides.

Legal reference: 18 U.S.C. § 922(w) (repealed) · Checked 09/2026 · GCA and your authority have the final say.

Canada prohibited

A magazine is a prohibited device if it holds more than 5 rounds for a semi-automatic firearm other than a handgun – rimfire excepted – or more than 10 for a semi-automatic handgun commonly available in the country, rimfire included (SOR/98-462 Schedule Part 4 Item 3); for semi-automatic handguns not commonly available and for automatic firearms, more than 5 already applies. Rounds are counted in the cartridge the magazine was designed for; magazines permanently reduced to the limit are allowed. Possession without a licence is an offence, and the law provides such a licence only for businesses (Criminal Code s. 84(1), s. 92(2); Firearms Act s. 11).

Legal reference: SOR/98-462 Schedule Part 4 Item 3; Criminal Code s. 84(1), s. 92(2); Firearms Act s. 11 · Checked 09/2026 · SOR/98-462 and your authority have the final say.

Other countries

Germany prohibited

Detachable magazines for centerfire ammunition that hold more than 20 (handgun) or more than 10 rounds (long gun) of the smallest permitted caliber are prohibited items, together with their bodies (WaffG Anl. 2 Abschn. 1 Nr. 1.2.4.3/1.2.4.4) – the wording makes no distinction between self-loaders and repeaters. A magazine that fits both handguns and long guns counts as a handgun magazine unless its owner may possess a long gun in which it can be used. Existing possession is only protected if a magazine acquired before 13 June 2017 was reported by 1 September 2021; otherwise the only option is an exemption from the Federal Criminal Police Office on application (WaffG § 58 Abs. 17; § 40 Abs. 4).

Legal reference: WaffG Anl. 2 Abschn. 1 Nr. 1.2.4.3/1.2.4.4; WaffG § 58 Abs. 17; § 40 Abs. 4 · Checked 09/2026 · WaffG and your authority have the final say.

Austria only with a permit or exemption

Magazines for semi-automatic centerfire weapons are prohibited if they hold more than 20 (handgun) or more than 10 rounds (other gun) (§ 17 Abs. 1 Z 9 und 10 WaffG 1996). The authority may grant an exemption; sport shooters who lawfully own a category B firearm are entitled to the exemption for the firearm, and magazines for a firearm held under such a permit need no separate one (§ 17 Abs. 3 und 3c, § 58 Abs. 13 WaffG 1996). Anyone who lawfully owned such magazines when the ban took effect and reported this within two years is granted an exemption.

Legal reference: § 17 Abs. 1 Z 9 und 10 WaffG 1996; § 17 Abs. 3 und 3c, § 58 Abs. 13 WaffG 1996 · Checked 09/2026 · WaffG 1996 and your authority have the final say.

Switzerland only with a permit or exemption

Magazines for semi-automatic centerfire weapons holding more than 20 (handgun) or more than 10 rounds (long gun) are high-capacity loading devices (Art. 4 Abs. 2bis WG). Only someone entitled to acquire the corresponding firearm may acquire them – usually with a cantonal exemption permit, for example for sport shooting or as a collector; anyone who acquired them lawfully may keep them. A firearm equipped with such a magazine counts as a prohibited weapon (Art. 5 Abs. 1 lit. c, Art. 16b, Art. 28c WG).

Legal reference: Art. 4 Abs. 2bis WG; Art. 5 Abs. 1 lit. c, Art. 16b, Art. 28c WG · Checked 09/2026 · WG and your authority have the final say.

Poland not covered by firearms law

The firearms act does not mention magazines: it lists the essential parts of a firearm exhaustively, and the magazine is not among them (art. 5 ust. 2 uoBiA). It therefore sets no capacity limit.

Legal reference: art. 5 ust. 2 uoBiA · Checked 09/2026 · uoBiA and your authority have the final say.

Czechia only with a permit or exemption

Magazines for centerfire firearms that hold more than 20 (handgun) or more than 10 rounds (long gun) are over-limit magazines (příloha 1 bod 3.5 z. č. 90/2024 Sb.). The rules for ammunition category S2 apply to them: handling only with a firearms permit or firearms license plus an exemption granted for named reasons, for example to sport shooters with a year of training or competition records, to collectors or for professional purposes (§ 9 odst. 5, § 49, § 150 odst. 6 z. č. 90/2024 Sb.). Anyone who lawfully acquired them under the old law may keep them; in the firearm, the new rules apply.

Legal reference: příloha 1 bod 3.5 z. č. 90/2024 Sb.; § 9 odst. 5, § 49, § 150 odst. 6 z. č. 90/2024 Sb. · Checked 09/2026 · z. č. 90/2024 Sb. and your authority have the final say.

Estonia only with a permit or exemption

Magazines for semi-automatic centerfire firearms holding more than 20 (pistol) or more than 10 rounds (rifle) may only be acquired, possessed and carried for named purposes (RelvS § 20¹ lg 7): a shooting discipline that requires them – with proof of club membership and competition –, historical re-enactment, collecting, the Defence League or national defense. Hunting and self-defense are not among them; they may only be used at a shooting range or shooting ground. Anyone who had a firearm with such a magazine registered in their name before 1 March 2020 may keep it on the previous terms — only that person, and only until they dispose of the firearm (RelvS § 28 lg 1 p 2¹; § 91 lg 24).

Legal reference: RelvS § 20¹ lg 7; RelvS § 28 lg 1 p 2¹; § 91 lg 24 · Checked 09/2026 · RelvS and your authority have the final say.

Lithuania only with a permit or exemption

Magazines for semi-automatic centerfire firearms holding more than 20 (handgun) or more than 10 rounds (long gun) are prohibited in civilian circulation (GŠKĮ 7 str. 3 d. 1 p.). Only someone who lawfully owns such a category A firearm may acquire and own them, and only for that firearm (GŠKĮ 11 str. 3 d.); permits for such firearms go, for example, to athletes with competition records, members of a shooting organization, the Riflemen's Union and soldiers. Hunters and collectors are not named.

Legal reference: GŠKĮ 7 str. 3 d. 1 p.; GŠKĮ 11 str. 3 d. · Checked 09/2026 · GŠKĮ and your authority have the final say.

Finland only with a permit or exemption

Magazines for semi-automatic centerfire firearms holding more than 20 (short firearm) or more than 10 rounds (long firearm) count as firearm parts (ampuma-aselaki 3 § 2 mom.); acquiring and owning them requires a permit. A permit is only granted to sport shooters with at least twelve months of club membership, for reservist training (long firearms only), to collectors, for professional reasons and for demonstrations – not for hunting. Anyone who already holds a permit for the corresponding particularly dangerous firearm needs no separate one to acquire them (ampuma-aselaki 44 b §; 19 § 1 mom. 4–5 k.).

Legal reference: ampuma-aselaki 3 § 2 mom.; ampuma-aselaki 44 b §; 19 § 1 mom. 4–5 k. · Checked 09/2026 · ampuma-aselaki and your authority have the final say.

Italy only with a permit or exemption

Magazines holding more than 20 rounds for handguns or more than 10 for long guns may only be manufactured, imported and sold for the armed forces or for export, subject to sporting use (art. 2, secondo comma, L. 110/1975) – regardless of ignition type or action. Only sport shooters belonging to a shooting federation recognized by CONI or to the Tiro a Segno Nazionale may acquire and own them; every such magazine must be reported within 72 hours (art. 12 co. 4 D.Lgs. 104/2018; art. 38 TULPS). For anyone who lawfully owned one on 13 June 2017, the previous law applies.

Legal reference: art. 2, secondo comma, L. 110/1975; art. 12 co. 4 D.Lgs. 104/2018; art. 38 TULPS · Checked 09/2026 · L. 110/1975 and your authority have the final say.

France only with a permit or exemption

Magazines for handguns holding more than 20 rounds and for semi-automatic centerfire long guns holding more than 10 rounds are prohibited category A items (R311-2 I 8° à 9° ter CSI); for rimfire long guns and centerfire manually operated rifles the limit is more than 30. Sport shooters can acquire magazines of up to 30 rounds for their category B semi-automatic centerfire long guns on presenting the authorization for that firearm; larger ones, and handgun magazines of more than 20 rounds, only with the federation certificate for a discipline that requires them. No magazine without the possession document for the firearm, and at most ten per firearm (R312-45, R312-45-1 CSI).

Legal reference: R311-2 I 8° à 9° ter CSI; R312-45, R312-45-1 CSI · Checked 10/2026 · Code de la sécurité intérieure and your authority have the final say.

Spain prohibited

Magazines for centerfire guns – semi-automatics and repeaters alike – that hold more than 20 (handgun) or more than 10 cartridges (long gun) are prohibited: advertising, buying, selling, possessing and using them (art. 5.1 e RA). Only museums, cultural institutions and collectors are exempt, under the conditions for collections (art. 107 RA).

Legal reference: art. 5.1 e RA; art. 107 RA · Checked 10/2026 · Reglamento de Armas and your authority have the final say.

Denmark only with a permit or exemption

Anyone who holds a permit or club endorsement for a particularly dangerous weapon – pistol, revolver, semi-automatic or automatic – may not acquire or hold detachable magazines that hold more than 10 cartridges and fit semi-automatic centerfire guns or repeaters; if the permit covers pistols, the limit is 20 (§ 10 a våbenbekendtgørelsen). The police may grant an exemption in special cases. Detachable magazines themselves require a permit but have no limit on numbers (§ 1 Stk. 1 Nr. 2 våbenloven; § 51 våbenbekendtgørelsen).

Legal reference: § 10 a våbenbekendtgørelsen; § 1 Stk. 1 Nr. 2 våbenloven; § 51 våbenbekendtgørelsen · Checked 10/2026 · våbenbekendtgørelsen and your authority have the final say.

Sweden only with a permit or exemption

Detachable magazines for semi-automatic centerfire firearms holding more than 20 cartridges – more than 10 if they fit a firearm with a barrel over 30 cm or an overall length over 60 cm – count as a vapenmagasin and require a possession permit (1 kap. 9 §, 2 kap. 1 § vapenlagen (2026:408)). Anyone entitled to possess a matching firearm for shooting or collecting may hold the magazine without a separate permit; it may only be transferred to someone entitled to hold it (6 kap. 1 §, 6 kap. 4 § vapenlagen (2026:408)). For hunting, no permit is granted for a semi-automatic rifle chambered for centerfire rifle ammunition or for pistol ammunition above 9 mm if a detachable military-type magazine holding more than 10 cartridges can be inserted without special equipment or modification (4 kap. 11 § vapenlagen (2026:408)).

Legal reference: 1 kap. 9 §, 2 kap. 1 § vapenlagen (2026:408); 6 kap. 1 §, 6 kap. 4 § vapenlagen (2026:408) · Checked 11/2026 · vapenlagen and your authority have the final say.

Slovakia prohibited

Anyone who holds a centerfire handgun – semi-automatic or repeater – may not hold a magazine for more than 20 cartridges that can be inserted into it; for a centerfire long gun the limit is 10 – unless an exemption for acquisition and possession has been granted (§ 8 ods. 6 zákona č. 190/2003 Z. z.). With such a magazine inserted or built in, the weapon itself is a prohibited category A weapon (§ 4 ods. 2 písm. m až p zákona č. 190/2003 Z. z.). The Ministry of the Interior grants sport shooters (group E) the exemption if their sports federation confirms that they have actively trained or competed in the past 12 months and that the weapon meets the specifications of an internationally recognized discipline (§ 8 ods. 3 zákona č. 190/2003 Z. z.). The exemption is granted only if it does not endanger public safety or public order, and it may be limited in time (§ 8 ods. 4 zákona č. 190/2003 Z. z.).

Legal reference: § 8 ods. 6 zákona č. 190/2003 Z. z.; § 4 ods. 2 písm. m až p zákona č. 190/2003 Z. z. · Checked 11/2026 · zákon č. 190/2003 Z. z. and your authority have the final say.

Netherlands only with a permit or exemption

In the Netherlands magazines are accessories (hulpstukken) subject to the rules for the firearm (Art. 3 Wwm); without a verlof of your own you may possess them only for firearms you are allowed to possess (Art. 18(1)(g) Rwm). A large magazine (category A 6/7) is available only for a recognized discipline and with compulsory membership (Art. 7 Bwm; Art. 43a Rwm); anyone who possesses one without a verlof for it loses both verlof and hunting license (Art. 7 Wwm, Art. 8.104(1)(e) Bkl). For hunting, the magazine of a single-barrel shotgun holds no more than two cartridges, and so does that of a rifle unless it is operated by hand, shot by shot (Art. 11.79(3), (4) Bal).

Legal reference: Art. 3 Wwm; Art. 7 Bwm; Art. 43a Rwm · Checked 11/2026 · Wwm and your authority have the final say.

Ireland prohibited

You may not acquire a magazine for a centre-fire semi-automatic firearm that holds more than 20 rounds (short firearm) or more than 10 rounds (long firearm) (reg. 16 S.I. 209/2022). If you possess such a magazine that fits a centre-fire semi-automatic or repeating firearm, the Gardaí revoke your certificate for the Category B firearm (s. 2F Firearms Act 1925). If it is inserted in, or part of, a centre-fire semi-automatic firearm, that firearm is a Category A weapon under the EU Firearms Directive – acquiring or possessing it is an offence (s. 2D Firearms Act 1925). For rim-fire, a magazine of more than ten rounds makes the long firearm restricted (Art. 4(2)(c) S.I. 21/2008); a .22 LR target pistol holds no more than five (Art. 4(2)(e) S.I. 21/2008).

Legal reference: reg. 16 S.I. 209/2022; s. 2F Firearms Act 1925 · Checked 11/2026 · S.I. 209/2022 and your authority have the final say.

Belgium only with a permit or exemption

In Belgium you may possess magazines only for the weapons subject to licensing that you may possess yourself; they are sold to you only on presentation of your license, hunting license or sport shooter license (Art. 22 Wapenwet). Magazines above the capacity set by the minister are prohibited weapons (Art. 3 Wapenwet).

Legal reference: Art. 22 Wapenwet; Art. 3 Wapenwet · Checked 11/2026 · Wapenwet and your authority have the final say.

Norway only with a permit or exemption

Detachable magazines for licensed guns holding more than five rounds (shotgun), ten (rifle) or twenty (pistol) need a license of their own (våpenforskrifta § 2-5); the police grant it to sport shooters on the basis of years of membership, training sessions and open competitions (våpenforskrifta § 4-4), and under their practice never for hunting (RPOD-2022-8 pkt. 2.6). Holders send the police a competition overview every five years (våpenforskrifta § 11-3); without open competitions in that time the police revoke the license. Magazines you acquired before 1 October 2020 you may keep without a license; anyone who takes them over from you needs one (våpenforskrifta § 14-1 no. 9).

Legal reference: våpenforskrifta § 2-5; våpenforskrifta § 4-4 · Checked 11/2026 · våpenforskrifta and your authority have the final say.

Luxembourg only with a permit or exemption

If you have a magazine for centerfire semi-automatics or for repeaters that holds more than 20 (handgun) or more than 10 rounds (long gun), your authorization for category B weapons is withdrawn (Art. 25 loi du 2 février 2022) – unless you hold an authorization for a weapon it fits. The wording does not say whether centerfire also applies to repeaters; the app applies the strict reading. Inserted into a centerfire semi-automatic, such a magazine makes it a prohibited category A.7 weapon (Art. 2 of the Law of 2 February 2022), unless the weapon was already on your authorization before 13 June 2017 (Art. 66 of the Law of 2 February 2022). You store magazines like weapons (Art. 39 loi du 2 février 2022).

Legal reference: Art. 25 loi du 2 février 2022; Art. 39 loi du 2 février 2022 · Checked 11/2026 · loi du 2 février 2022 and your authority have the final say.

Hungary only with a permit or exemption

In Hungary you acquire a magazine holding more than twenty cartridges for a centerfire semi-automatic or more than ten for a long gun only with the license for such a gun (Ftv. 3. § (3)); without a license the acquisition is a petty offense (Szabs. tv. 183. § (1) b)). Which license that is, the wording leaves open: on the narrow reading only the one for a category A 6 semi-automatic – that is, with the large magazine fitted – which sport shooters can get after twelve months of club membership; on the broad reading the one for the semi-automatic the magazine fits. And by the wording the limit of ten applies to every long gun, while category A 6 draws it only for centerfire semi-automatics. Which reading the police apply, the app has not settled – ask before buying.

Legal reference: Ftv. 3. § (3); Szabs. tv. 183. § (1) b) · Checked 11/2026 · Ftv. and your authority have the final say.

All countries and items at a glance: accessories and the law

Models

Anschütz

B&T

Barrett

Beretta

Bergara

Blaser

Browning

Canik

CZ

ETS

FN

Glock

Haenel

Heckler & Koch

Hera Arms

Heym

IWI

KCI

Lancer Systems

Magpul

Mauser

MDT

Mec-Gar

Merkel

Ruger

Sako

Sarsilmaz

Sauer

Savage

Schmeisser

SIG Sauer

Smith & Wesson

Springfield Armory

Steyr Arms

Steyr Mannlicher

Tanfoglio

Taurus

Tikka

Walther

Weatherby

Winchester

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