.40SW now legal for deer!

[Hohn]

Or so it seems to me. Perhaps the ill informed legislators meant to specify actual 10mm Auto?

I'm not complaining-- moving the right direction, even if not done optimally, is still progress...

apologies if this is dupe.

 

[Bigtanker]

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...-did-you-notice-added-10mm-handguns-deer.html

Yep. Being discussed here^^^^.

 

[M67]

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...-twin-glock-40s-cocked-back-deer-hunting.html

And here

 

[HoughMade]

Screw that. I'll be using .41 Rimfire.

 

[451_Detonics]

I would say if you are caught with ammo that is not headstamped on the case "10mm" you will likely have issues. Same with the other new calibers, the headstamp better match the listed rounds on the bill.

 

[HoughMade]

I would say if you are caught with ammo that is not headstamped on the case "10mm" you will likely have issues. Same with the other new calibers, the headstamp better match the listed rounds on the bill.

I expect that the law will be "corrected" before implemented. IF the 10 mm Auto is what was intended, they will specify that.

As to the rifle calibers, they were clearly trying to name cartridges, so the headstamp is a good point. In this case, the 10 mm handgun, the law specifically states that bullet diameter (no other criteria) is at issue. If the law were implemented as currently on the books, I could see some issues if uninformed officers don't know that 10mm is metric and there is an imperial equivalent (in which case they need to revamp the tests), but I am pretty confident that if the handgun cartridge uses a commercially available bullet that is 10mm, you should (maybe eventually) be OK.

But why make trouble?

 

[fatback mike]

Just make sure you carry a metric micrometer with you when you hunt.

 

[junk]

head stamp could be deceiving . I have fire formed 30-30 brass to load .375 Winchester . If the officer looks at the ammo I will be fine . My luck he would want to look a little farther .

 

[indiucky]

Screw that. I'll be using .41 Rimfire.

Out of a Remington derringer no less....You sir....Are a maverick...Or actually are Maverick...

 

[kludge]

The law says "commercially available 10mm bullet".

If if they don't know what they're taking about they shouldn't be writing laws. Word have meanings.

A lot of commercially available 10mm Auto "cartridges" are downloaded to .40S&W levels anyway.

 

[mrortega]

Using a 10mm for hunting. Holy cow! That'll penetrate a deer and several trees and travel 5 miles.

 

[oldpink]

Using a 10mm for hunting. Holy cow! That'll penetrate a deer and several trees and travel 5 miles.

9mm kills the body, .45 ACP kills the soul, and 10mm makes it such that you never were even born.