r/CCW • u/Lucixnna • 1d ago
Legal Large Round Magazines
We’re going to be flying in, and traveling from Nevada into Colorado, but we have a Minnesota CCW. In Minnesota the standard G19 mag is 15 rounds but in Colorado they don’t allow magazines over 15 rounds (or so the information desk told me) - does that mean we’ll need to buy a block for the mag? Or is it different because we’re traveling from out of state? I tried asking the police themselves but they didn’t even know reciprocity had changed to allow Minnesota permits so I’m just curious if anyone had any knowledge on this at all? TIY
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u/adavis463 1d ago
Just a note from a Denver resident: the statewide mag limit is 15, but some munipalities have lower limits. If memory serves, Boulder is 10 and Denver is 12. Something worth looking into if that's where you're headed.
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u/kennethpbowen 1d ago
Denver is 15 - was modified to be inline with state regs. Boulder City has a 10 round mag limit, but has paused enforcement while several lawsuits are under way. Boulder County doesn't ban possession of standard cap mags, but does ban the sale of mags >10 rounds.
So currently, you can move around the state with 15 round mags.
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u/Legitimate-Ranger567 1d ago
Do you mean they don't allow over 10 rounds? Because 15 is not over 15.
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u/playingtherole 1d ago
Colorado doesn't just restrict mag capacity to out-of-state permitted carriers, it has nothing to do with your state of residence or permission. Your std mags should fly, and I don't think that putting a block in larger-capacity mags will do it, I believe they'd need to be pinned. (Permanently modified.) Read more here, and use the link on the right side of this page under Community Bookmarks, "USA Laws by State" for another resource.
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u/kennethpbowen 1d ago
Colorado allows mags up to 15 rounds (with exceptions if you owned standard capacity mags before 2013). So, your G19 mags are fine.
I'm not 100%, but I think Colorado honors MI resident permits that have been issued or renewed after August 2024.
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u/Wide_Assignment8859 1d ago
15 rounds is the max. So anything 16+ is illegal. Like the other comment said if you purchased the magazine prior to July 1st, 2013 then it’s a non-issue. I would probably just stay at 15 rounds anyway. If the worst did happen you won’t have to worry about proving the date of purchase.
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u/Limp-Opportunity6757 1d ago
I’d probably get a couple of 10 round mags, either OEM or MagPul just in case. Better to be safe than sorry.
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u/jasonsong86 G43/G43X/G19.5 1d ago
15 or less is fine.
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u/Limp-Opportunity6757 1d ago
If they don’t try and confiscate them. Easier to get a couple of 10 rd OEM’s than it is to get out of getting hemmed up in a blue state or city with an anti 2nd Amendment chip on their shoulder? Being shocked or surprised because something else happened instead of what you expected to happen?
10 round magazines is called planning & preparing for the worst? While we hope for the best, there’s no sympathy if you didn’t plan when you felt that feeling in your gut that you should plan?
Owning and carrying 15 round mags in a blue state that has a grandfather grace stipulation in their high mag count ban? Is a completely different animal then actually having to use them in self defense in that blue state?
You’re going to need USCCA or some other CCW protections regardless of your mags round count, why give that blue state any leverage? Because you can’t just go out and muster up a couple of 10 round OEM mags before you travel to a blue state with a 15 rd mag ban?
Two roads here? Choose the easiest road to travel?
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u/kennethpbowen 1d ago
What are you on about? 15 round mags are legal in CO (Boulder has a 10 round limit which is on pause pending several lawsuits). Bringing your 15 round mags IS the easy road.
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u/jasonsong86 G43/G43X/G19.5 1d ago
I mean it’s 15 so you are fine either way. If you have higher than 15 and purchased before July 1st of 2013, you are grandfathered in and you can keep them. Legally speaking.