I agree 100 percent. Its the state that sets the laws. I had a warden tell me that he would not run in a person that was using a 45 LC but he also said that he would not quarentee that other wardens would do the same. It does not take a rocket scientist to know that you can get more HP from a hot loaded 45 LC than from any 357 Load. However so far,as of last year the 45 LC was still not one of the legal pistol cartridges. In SD