I see on Indiana's regulations that we can use a rifle that shoots a pistol cartrige this year. It says it has to be .357 or larger with a case length min of 1.16" and max of 1.625".
Does it take a special rifle to fire these bullets, or is an off the shelf rifle ok?
read of a couple smiths tooling up to build indy legal rifles, one is a nef rechambered to 357 rem max, the other is a guy building AR-15's in a 357/25wssm, both will be indy legal. The law says it must be 357 dia or larger and have a case not over 1.625".
An AR in 458 socom is also legal and pretty much a death hammer on deer.
RR
I shoot one and will be trying it on deer next year. I know that with a little practice and the right load worked up it is plenty accurate out to 100 yards and packs a heckuva wallup out to that distance. I think that 357/38 is a bit light for deer past about 50 yards, but with the right shot a guy might get away with taking a deer out to 100 yards with one. There is also the 45LC, it should be able to do everything that the 44 Magnum does but with just a bit more bullet drop. If a guy handloads you can get pretty close to the same performance as with a 44 Magnum. Both are just a blast to shoot and very easy to handload for.
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.44 is a bit underrated as a Deer cartridge. I used to own a Ruger semi-auto(Deerslayer) in that caliber and it laid the smack down on Bucks ..it was like they ran into a brick wall. That would be a good gun as well but I think I heard that Ruger doesn't service them anymore and some of their rifles( not all) are prone to jamming. I never had a bit of a problem with mine.
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I have a Marlin 1984 in 357mag. I installed the Ghost ring sight and have the Scout scope qwick disconnect mount. I have a 2x eer Leupold scope with Warne qwick detach rings.This gun is quite accrurate with Federal American Eagle 158gr. soft point ammo. I am getting a chronographed 1835fps. with an 18" barrel.
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Thanks for the info guys! I went to Basspro after work last night, and they showed me a Henry in 44 mag. It was a nice peice but had no provisions for mounting any type of scope. The open sights on it were ok, but something just didn't feel right with those sights.
I really appreciate all you guys sharing your knowledge with me!
A rifle with a pistol cartrige?
