I would like to purchase a AR15 for deer and varmits. I do not know enough about Indianas rifle ammunition limitations to know what caliber I should use or if this is even possible. Any advise or guidance would be greatly appreciated !
These rifle cartridges can be used only during the deer firearms season.
Some cartridges that are legal include the following:
.357 Magnum
.38-40 Winchester
.41 Magnum
.41 Special
.44 Magnum
.44 Special
.44-40 Winchester
.45 Colt
.454 Casull
.458 SOCOM
.480 Ruger
.475 Linebaugh
.50 Action Express
.500 S&W
Some illegal rifle cartridges for deer hunting are the .30-30 Winchester, .444 Marlin and .45-70 Govt.
Thanks everyone for your help! Hey has anyone noticed the purposed changes in the ammunition size by the DNR? Will this change open the door to more types of ammunition available for hunting deer with the AR’s? If so can you guys give me a idea of what calibers to look at? See below.
Allows a rifle cartridge to have a maximum case length of 1.8 inches instead of 1.625 inches
[URL="http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/2362.htm"]http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/2362.htm[/URL]
It would also make a WSSM factory length case legal so they would not have to be trimmed, as well as making the 50 Beowulf legal.If this goes through then .450 Bushmaster would be a legal deer round.
It would also make a WSSM factory length case legal so they would not have to be trimmed, as well as making the 50 Beowulf legal.
Personally I think the ballistics on the 450 Bushmaster are pretty bad compared to the 458 Socom and the 50 Beowulf. the 450 Bushmaster is built around PISTOL bullets and that pretty dramatically limits what can be loaded. Compare the 450 Bushy to the 458 Socom & 50 Beowulf for all considerations (bullet choices, bullet construction, bullet weight, energy, etc) and I think you'll come to a similar conclusion.