Rifle now legal for deer hunting in Indiana

[307SD]

Found this over on facecrack

House Bill 1231 - Deer hunting - Indiana General Assembly, 2016 Session

Didn't know what forum to put it in. I've been kinda busy, didn't know this was being considered, I like it except the calibers that are legal. I have a .270.

So.... caliber experts school me. Why would a .243 be legal but not the .270? Just curious.

 

[308jake]

Looks like the .270 is sol this time. Buy yay for 30-30 and .308.

 

[SteveM4A1]

Found this over on facecrack

House Bill 1231 - Deer hunting - Indiana General Assembly, 2016 Session

Didn't know what forum to put it in. I've been kinda busy, didn't know this was being considered, I like it except the calibers that are legal. I have a .270.

So.... caliber experts school me. Why would a .243 be legal but not the .270? Just curious.

These are politicians we are talking about. Logic does not come into play usually.

 

[throttletony]

Found this over on facecrack

House Bill 1231 - Deer hunting - Indiana General Assembly, 2016 Session

Didn't know what forum to put it in. I've been kinda busy, didn't know this was being considered, I like it except the calibers that are legal. I have a .270.

So.... caliber experts school me. Why would a .243 be legal but not the .270? Just curious.

I think they had assembled a list of 10 or so "popular/common" calibers that got approved, and apparently .270 wasn't common enough in their minds

 

[HamsterStyle]

So, 300aac is now good to go, BUT it has to be out of a >16" barrel or a pistol? Baby steps.

 

[307SD]

Please don't get me wrong, I am not butt hurt over the 270 not being legal, but isn't it a better caliber for the frisky bambi than a .243?

I haven't deer hunted in a couple years. Did ok with slugs. If my 270 was legal I might entertain hunting again.

 

[SteveM4A1]

So, 300aac is now good to go, BUT it has to be out of a >16" barrel or a pistol? Baby steps.

This is not definitive yet. The DNR may specify and narrow the .300 to .300 win mag, etc.

 

[seedubs1]

So a 308 is legal
A 308 necked down to 243 is legal
A 30-06 is legal
But a 30-06 necked down to 270 (which has ballistics between 308 and 30-06) is ILLEGAL!!!!!!!!!!!

Idiocy at its finest.

Good to see 300 is so open ended, though. I'll be working up a custom chamber to neck down a 50 BMG to .300.

 

[snorko]

"Private land only"

 

[HoughMade]

Um.

.300 Blackout
.300 Savage
.300 Winchester Magnum
.300 Weatherby Magnum
.300 WSM

???

 

[seedubs1]

yes

Um.

.300 Blackout
.300 Savage
.300 Winchester Magnum
.300 Weatherby Magnum
.300 WSM

???

 

[youngda9]

What....no love for the 358 Winchester? Now THAT is a deer stomper.

 

[HoughMade]

yes

That's the way i would read it*

The way I read this, it's a 4 year "pilot program" to see if there are any problems allowing rifles. If it goes well, hopefully it will be opened up, but there are no promises.










*not legal advice.

 

[SteveM4A1]

That's the way i would read it*










*not legal advice.

That is how we would all read it I think.

 

[Mark 1911]

Indiana has always had some weird rules regarding legal weapons for deer. Strange also that there are no weapons restrictions for coyote mainly hunted from the ground but get in a deerstand and now there's a concern. But at least it's getting better.

 

[avboiler11]

The other (large) thread contains rumors that the bill will undergo "technical correction" this summer in which the VERY open-ended chamberings are restricted down to their most popular/common types, ie. 243 Winchester (not WSSM), 300 Win Mag (not 300 Blackout, 300 Whisper, 300 Savage, 300 Norma Mag, 300 Rem Ultra Mag, etc).

I *hope* this does not happen, but that's the rumor.

I'd be swell if DNR would simply revert to last year's proposal of anything 6mm or larger...but I'm not holding my breath.

A step in the direction of progress...

 

[indiucky]

So .35 Remington a no go still unless one trims the cases?????

I got one of these that I am dying to use.....

 

[pack-indy]

There is a lengthy thread about it in The Great Outdoors sub forum. Word is that they are going to revise it to clarify calibers eligible for use.

 

[jblomenberg16]

Surprised they didn't include .358 Hoosier since it was more or less developed for Indiana deer hunting.

Also sounds like 300AAC will likely end up only usable in a "handgun" unless they completely re-wrote the handgun criteria.

 

[6mm Shoot]

It is my understanding is that all calibers that were legal are still legal such as the Hoosier and 44mag. They are just adding more calibers to the mix. I would like to see the 358 Winchester added as well. Then I already have the Hoosier and that is just a shorter 358 Winchester. I will be sticking with it. I see no reason to replace it. Then if it is added, the 358 Winchester it will just give me more choices of riles to use because I have a 358 Winchester, 308 and 243.