DNR: Rule/Regulation Changes
This is just a series of proposals, with time for public comments and will not be voted on until next Spring, IIRC. However, if the rifle restrictions mentioned in this new proposal come to pass, we'll all be able to go deer hunting with just about any common rifle cartridge that shoots a bullet .243" in diameter, or larger...basically any commercially available rifle cartridge, period.
What will that mean for all of the current Indiana-legal wildcats and handloaded jobs? Well, you won't have to trim 35 Remington cases anymore and if you have always wanted a 358BFG 1.8", you can just go buy the commercial version; the 35 Whelen.
You'll be able to reach out and harvest deer at truly long range with a 6.5x284 or use a boring old 270 Winchester, which is what I'm likely to pull out of the safe. One of the really good things about this change, should it come to pass, is you'll be able to introduce younger shooters and women to deer hunting with a 243 Winchester or a 30/30...stuff that doesn't kick bad at all.
Perhaps my favorite thing about these new regs is that rounds like the 250 Savage, 6.5x55 Swedish, 280AI, 307 Winchester, 325WSM, 338 Marlin Express and all sorts of other unique, interesting, obsolescent and just plain frickin' COOL cartridges will be legal to deer hunt with! Sure, most guys will grab a 308, 270 or an "aught six", but we won't be limited to a relative handful of legal wildcats anymore. The safe door will be WIDE OPEN!
I'm sure some folks will hate this idea and say it's going to be dangerous, with shots taken at long range and deer being wounded...blah, blah, blah. The fact is, as the PCR regs and then the 1.8" regs were adopted, hunting safety remained very high. It's what you find between the ears that counts, NOT what's loaded in the chamber!
I hope I'm not IBTL here, but what do ya'll think about the idea of finally be allowed to hunt deer with REAL RIFLES in Indiana?!
Jason
This is just a series of proposals, with time for public comments and will not be voted on until next Spring, IIRC. However, if the rifle restrictions mentioned in this new proposal come to pass, we'll all be able to go deer hunting with just about any common rifle cartridge that shoots a bullet .243" in diameter, or larger...basically any commercially available rifle cartridge, period.
What will that mean for all of the current Indiana-legal wildcats and handloaded jobs? Well, you won't have to trim 35 Remington cases anymore and if you have always wanted a 358BFG 1.8", you can just go buy the commercial version; the 35 Whelen.
You'll be able to reach out and harvest deer at truly long range with a 6.5x284 or use a boring old 270 Winchester, which is what I'm likely to pull out of the safe. One of the really good things about this change, should it come to pass, is you'll be able to introduce younger shooters and women to deer hunting with a 243 Winchester or a 30/30...stuff that doesn't kick bad at all.
Perhaps my favorite thing about these new regs is that rounds like the 250 Savage, 6.5x55 Swedish, 280AI, 307 Winchester, 325WSM, 338 Marlin Express and all sorts of other unique, interesting, obsolescent and just plain frickin' COOL cartridges will be legal to deer hunt with! Sure, most guys will grab a 308, 270 or an "aught six", but we won't be limited to a relative handful of legal wildcats anymore. The safe door will be WIDE OPEN!
I'm sure some folks will hate this idea and say it's going to be dangerous, with shots taken at long range and deer being wounded...blah, blah, blah. The fact is, as the PCR regs and then the 1.8" regs were adopted, hunting safety remained very high. It's what you find between the ears that counts, NOT what's loaded in the chamber!
I hope I'm not IBTL here, but what do ya'll think about the idea of finally be allowed to hunt deer with REAL RIFLES in Indiana?!
Jason