I have a #1 in .243 win I was going to rebarrel to .35 rem, might keep as is now.
Have my .35 rem TC Contender Super 16 (man is it a joy to tote).
Pops has a .44 mag Ruger auto (fingergroove). Cool old rifle (I took a deer with it first yr IN allowed PCR).
If I snag a clean Rem pump and a 7 mag for out west (had one, liked it a lot actually)...............I think I'll be OK.
But then if the regs go wide open eventually (.243 and larger, 1.16 min).....I could get silly and run a .256 win for close range doe taggin'.
All sorts of ideas come to mind
The less common the more cool.
Is this signed yet by the governor yet?
Is this signed yet by the governor yet?
I have a sporterized 30-40 Krag 1898 that I think would make an excellent deer rifle. Not as popular around here but apparently it has quite a fan base for elk out west.I would prefer they make all the old calibers legal. The .30-30, .444 Marlin, .38-55, .45-70, .35 Rem,And etc. It would be fun for people to drag these fine old rifles out, work up loads and carry them in the woods. Just my thoughts. It is obvious the authors of these bills have no knowledge of cartridges and ballistics. This what happens when politicians get involved in our DNR.
Have a great day.
JIM
So, 300aac is now good to go, BUT it has to be out of a >16" barrel or a pistol? Baby steps.
(b) Notwithstanding any rule prescribing the minimum length of a handgun cartridge case, a hunter may use a handgun that fires a commercially available bullet of ten (10) millimeters in diameter to hunt deer
I had mentioned this in some of the other threads. Independently of these changes, I have seen an increase in the last couple of years in trespassing and poaching in and around our property, including me having to run the same guy off multiple times. It will be interesting to see what effect this law has on that. On the one hand maybe it will decrease in that some folks that felt the need to trespass to get to that real good patch of woods so they can get close enough for a shot-gun shot can now hunt on their own property and take a bit longer range shot.
On the other hand, if they were already willing to break the law by trespassing and / or poaching, they probably weren't all that concerned about using a legal caliber to take the deer with anyway. And they might feel even more temptation to take a longer range shot onto someone else's property. So it might not have any effect at all since people that are going to break the law anyway probably won't take the time to read this one either.
Plenty of clueless folks running single shots.
The avg deer hunter isnt really a gun nut. You see that the week before the opener.
An orange vest turns joe d*ckweed at work into a freakin' French Canadian trapper and elk slayer.
I don't see trimming a .35 rem to fit the PCR stuff to be skirting the law.
Nothing changes ballistically, the round is 200 yds and in.
Now making a wildcat that's almost 400 yard capable, that might be seen as skirting LOL
But since the law is cartridge based, I say go for it. Got no problem with any of it.
The guys spending the time and money, are like hot rodders...............not your normal car guys.
Those who invest more usually are a bit more ..............let's just say "refined". Sure some idiot with a decently thick wallet can play the game, but within the "skirters" I'd guess their % to be less.
I don't see a .300 Blackout with sig brace to be skirting the rules either. Handgun hunting is different.
Those that put the sigbrace to their shoulder ARE breaking the rules, not skirting it.
Silly maybe, but a handgun is a handgun, and going against the BATF on using that brace.............well, screw the SOB's that cheat.
Run it as handgun or get the flip out of the field IMHO.
Geeesh, one should try to maintain some nobility in this sport. Lying about what and how one uses their gear...........is just boolsheite.
Yeah, we know folks will cheat, use sigbrace as buttstock.
None of my friends are of that type
.300" = 7.62mm. So rifle has to be min 16" barrel and 300BLK no longer valid for pistol? So my 8" suppressed 300BLK is out all together?