the measuring means above are correct but the round count is incorrect. You can hunt small game and non migratory birds in AZ with 5 rounds. Check the AZGF regulations. I know this caught me off guard but one of the fellow members on a forum pointed it out to me and I checked the regs. Sure enough for a few years now we have been allowed 5 rounds.
R12-4-303
Unlawful Devices, Methods, and Ammunition
A. In addition to the prohibitions prescribed in A.R.S. §§
17-301 and 17-309, the following devices, methods, and
ammunition are unlawful for taking any wildlife in this
state. An individual shall not use or possess any of the
following while taking wildlife:
1. Fully automatic firearms, including firearms capable
of selective automatic fire;
2. Tracer, armor-piercing, or full-jacketed ammunition
designed for military use;
3. Shotguns larger than 10 gauge or shotguns capable
of holding more than five shells in the magazine,
unless plugged with a one-piece filler that cannot
be removed without disassembling the gun, and that
limits the magazine capacity to five shells;
4. Semiautomatic centerfire rifles with a magazine
capacity of more than five cartridges, unless the
magazine is modified with a filler or stop that cannot
be removed without disassembling the magazine;
5. Contrivances designed to silence, muffle, or minimize
the report of a firearm;
6. Poisoned projectiles, or projectiles that contain
explosives; or
7. Pitfalls of greater than 5-gallon size, explosives, poisons,
or stupefying substances, except as permitted
in A.R.S. § 17-239, or as allowed by a scientific collecting
permit issued under A.R.S. § 17-238.
B. An individual shall not place substances in a manner
