HB1231 passes in house- (Centerfire rifles for deer hunting)

[Expatriated]

So, I can use my .25-06?

 

[cschwanz]

So, I can use my .25-06?

Just jam a .30 cal bullet in there and you'll be good to go. pressures may get a bit high on you tho

 

[Hookeye]

So, I can use my .25-06?

Proly neck down .30-06 cases and no possumcop would know.
But then they might have calipers for that 1.8 PCR thing and could accidentally measure the bullet

 

[Hookeye]

Could also have fun with 7.62x51 headstamp cases LOL

 

[Willie]

I don't think state park or military hunts even allow PCRs now.

 

[Expatriated]

Hopefully my 6.5 JAP will be allowed.

 

[bstewrat3]

I don't think state park or military hunts even allow PCRs now.

They do on the state park hunts. I have used one for the last 7 years.

 

[hemicharger]

They do on the state park hunts. I have used one for the last 7 years.

Me too

 

[DarkRose]

By not allowing that stuff they might have figured it to reduce the chance of Bubba running FMJ.
I expect the regs to open up after the trial period, or sooner.

Isn't that already spelled out in seperate plain language? .308 has plenty of FMJ ammo out there...

 

[Amishman44]

Not going to change a thing that I do...still going to use my Mossberg scoped 20 GA with the 24" rifled barrel + shooting sabot's...it's been an effective enough deer gun for 35 years now...why change? I may try handgun this year...why not change it up a bit?

Personally...if they never allowed a HP rifle to be use in deer hunting...I wouldn't be bothered a bit! IMHO...that would be a bad course of action anyhow! I'd be more concerned about 'stray bullets' than anything else! Not everyone can nor should be shooting a HP rifle out in the woods unsupervised anyhow!

 

[SteveM4A1]

Not going to change a thing that I do...still going to use my Mossberg scoped 20 GA with the 24" rifled barrel + shooting sabot's...it's been an effective enough deer gun for 35 years now...why change? I may try handgun this year...why not change it up a bit?

Personally...if they never allowed a HP rifle to be use in deer hunting...I wouldn't be bothered a bit! IMHO...that would be a bad course of action anyhow! I'd be more concerned about 'stray bullets' than anything else! Not everyone can nor should be shooting a HP rifle out in the woods unsupervised anyhow!

Are stray bullets an issue in other states? Or are we just dumberer here in Indiana?

 

[oldpink]

Are stray bullets an issue in other states? Or are we just dumberer here in Indiana?

Yep
I would also add that shotgun slugs, particularly the Foster type, are far more likely to ricochet than HPR bullets are.
And that's not just my opinion, but the opinion of scientists testing in a controlled environment.

 

[Hookeye]

Not every bullet that zips by has bounced.

Thank goodness global warming helps reduce ricochet.

 

[M4Madness]

Heck, in states that already allow rifles for deer, shotguns still account for around 3 times the number of accidental hunting deaths than rifles.

 

[JimH]

Heck, in states that already allow rifles for deer, shotguns still account for around 3 times the number of accidental hunting deaths than rifles.

WOW! Source?

 

[M4Madness]

Browse through some of the links here:

International Hunter Education Association - Incident Reports

Ohio had 13 slug gun accidents in one week in 2007!

 

[JimH]

Browse through some of the links here:

International Hunter Education Association - Incident Reports

Ohio had 13 slug gun accidents in one week in 2007!

I don't think Ohio allowed rifles in 2007,and currently I believe only straight wall cases.

 

[M4Madness]

I don't think Ohio allowed rifles in 2007,and currently I believe only straight wall cases.

Ohio was just an example, not a specific reference. Just browsing through some of the various states' data shows a lot of shotgun accidents.

Indiana has allowed PCR's for 9 seasons now, and I am unaware of any accidents with them. On the other hand, we have had slug gun shootings in that time frame.

 

[Six Shooter Steve]

Has the governor signed this into law yet?

 

[Hookeye]

Wonder how the stats would have changed if the Ohio geniuses had HP rifles (majority of the 2007 incidents- failure to ID target, or what was beyond target).
Doesn't say if they shot at skylined critters, or the shot was bounced.