In some calibers greater than .357 yes. 300 blk is pistol only.Did something slip by me?? Can IN deer hunters hunt with HP rifles??
Did something slip by me?? Can IN deer hunters hunt with HP rifles??
Legal Firearms
Shotguns, handguns, rifles with legal
cartridges, muzzleloading long guns and
muzzleloading handguns are legal during the
firearms and special antlerless seasons. Only
muzzleloading firearms are legal during the
muzzleloader season.
Hunters may carry more than one type of
legal firearm when hunting during the firearms
and special antlerless seasons only.
Shotgunsmust be 10-, 12-, 16-, 20- or 28-gauge or
.410 bore loaded with slugs or saboted bullets.
Rifled slug barrels are permitted. Combination
rifle-shotguns are allowed.
Muzzleloading firearms must be .44 caliber
or larger, loaded with a single bullet of at least
.357 caliber. Saboted bullets are allowed,
provided the bullet is .357 caliber or larger.
A muzzleloading firearm must be capable of
being loaded from only the muzzle. Multiplebarrel
muzzleloading long guns are allowed.
Rifles with cartridges that fire a bullet of
.357-inch diameter or larger, have a minimum
case length of 1.16 inches, and have a maximum
case length of 1.8 inches are legal to use only
during the deer firearms and special antlerless
seasons. Some cartridges legal for deer hunting
include the .357 Magnum, .38-.40 Winchester,
.41 Magnum, .41 Special, .44 Magnum, .44 Special,
.44-.40 Winchester, .45 Colt, .454 Casull,
.458 SOCOM, .475 Linebaugh, .480 Ruger, .50
Action Express, .500 S&W, .460 Smith & Wesson,
.450 Bushmaster, and .50 Beowulf. Full
metal jacketed bullets are illegal.
Handguns, other than muzzleloading, must
have a barrel at least 4 inches long and must
fire a bullet of .243-inch diameter or larger.
The handgun cartridge case, without the
bullet, must be at least 1.16 inches long. Full
metal-jacketed bullets are not permitted. The
handgun must not be a rifle that has a barrel
less than 18 inches or be designed or redesigned
to be fired from the shoulder. (Added my own comments: Can't be a legal SBR)
Handguns are not permitted on any military
areas.
Some handgun cartridges that are legal
for deer hunting include .357 Magnum, .41
Magnum, .44 Magnum, .44 Special, .45 Colt,
.45 Long Colt, .45 Winchester Magnum, .35
Remington and .357 Herrett.
Some handgun cartridges that are illegal for
deer hunting are .38 Special, .38 Smith and Wesson,
.38 Colt New Police, .38/200, .38 Long Colt,
.38 Super, .38 ACP, .38 Colt Auto, .45 ACP, .45
Automatic and .45 Auto Rim. All .25/.20, .32/.20
and .30 carbine ammunition is prohibited.
Muzzleloading handguns are allowed. The
muzzleloading handgun must be single shot,
.50 caliber or larger, loaded with bullets at
least .44 caliber and have a barrel at least 12
inches long, measured from the base of the
breech plug excluding tangs and other projections
to the end of the barrel, including the
muzzle crown.