State Legality Matrix / Magazine Capacity Limits / Massachusetts
Statute-cited, last verified 2026-07-10
Yes. Bans sale, transfer, and possession of magazines over 10 rounds not lawfully owned before September 13, 1994. Limit: 10 rounds. Effective 1998-10-21.
Controlling law: Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 131M
Large-capacity feeding devices lawfully possessed before September 13, 1994 are grandfathered.
There is no federal magazine capacity limit; the 1994 federal assault weapons ban expired in 2004.
Scope: Detachable magazine round-count restrictions for handguns and long guns. States not listed have no capacity limit.
Yes. Bans sale, transfer, and possession of magazines over 10 rounds not lawfully owned before September 13, 1994. Limit: 10 rounds. Effective 1998-10-21. Controlling law: Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 131M.
The controlling law is Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 131M. Bans sale, transfer, and possession of magazines over 10 rounds not lawfully owned before September 13, 1994.
Massachusetts's rule took effect 1998-10-21. Large-capacity feeding devices lawfully possessed before September 13, 1994 are grandfathered.
There is no federal magazine capacity limit; the 1994 federal assault weapons ban expired in 2004.
Living under a 10-round cap does not mean running junk magazines. These are factory and OEM-quality 10-round options that feed reliably and fit flush.
10-round MDT polymer AICS short-action magazine for .308 Winchester and 6.5 Creedmoor precision rifle chassis systems.
Factory OEM 10-round steel magazine for the Ruger Mark IV 22/45 (and 22/45 Lite) chambered in .22 LR.
Factory FN OEM 10-round magazine for the most restrictive state capacity limits.
10-round single-stack magazine for .350 Legend AR-15 rifles
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