detachable? .22 tube magazine?

[OHNO Mr Bill]

In my continuing research to figure out the status of my old 10/22 and RamLine mags I found this info from CA laws:

"Effective January 1, 2000, any person who manufactures, imports, or offers to sale, give, or lend any ammunition magazine that can hold more than 10 rounds (not including .22 tube magazines), can be prosecuted for either a felony or a misdemeanor....."

Since this was in the magazine section I'm not sure what they are talking about? My dad's old .22 had a fixed tube under the barrel for the cartridges and fed with a pump but never seen anything else. They could mean this but all the issues with magazines seem to be with 'detachable' magazines. Has anyone ever seen a detachable tube magazine or know what is meant? I could mold all my mags into tubes. The CA laws are such a mess. :mad:

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[cajungeo]

Mr bill I just answered this question on your other post, but will add this. My Remington 552 bdl with a tube magazine holds 16 rds. This is legal in calif. My post ban Ruger 10/22 with a mag which holds more than 10 rounds is ilegal. On the 552 the tube mag mounts under the barrel, and is fixed. The mag on the 10/22 is "detachable". Thats the diff.

[OHNO Mr Bill]

Thanks again, I saw the other post and this followup. Clearer now. You summed up about 6 pages of CA rules to arrive at the same conclusion. So I'll have fun with the gun, but the mags go away. Things were a lot simpler back when I bought all this stuff.

Side note: I was talking with the counter guy while looking at Mini-14's and talking about CA rules. He mentioned that one problem in CA is that about 60% of the NRA members are not registered to vote so get ignored more by politicians. Don't know where he got this figure but any NRA member who isn't registered or doesn't vote is an idiot. Can thank some of these idiotic rules due to them :(

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