Any new updates on this subject?
SEE....
https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...ive-input-rifles-deer-hunting-other-item.html
Any new updates on this subject?
Go to this link (LINK) and look at page 9. The old text is stricken with the proposed changes added.
It's about time. I've long held the suspicion the ban was implemented by men that had no understanding of external ballistics. It's not like a projectile keeps moving indefinitely until it finds something fleshy to sink into and maim. The trajectory drop off of rifle projectiles is far faster then most people would image.
Ballistic Calculator GunData.org
A 30/30 Winchester fired with an aimed reference point at 2-1/2 feet above level (ranged at 100 yards) will have hit the earth @ roughly 300 yards. By 500 yards it would have dropped approximately 10 feet. I've seen arguments that some areas of this state are too flat and these bullets will travel too far. Nonsense. A sabot slug in a rifled 12 gauge is (IMO) more effective, and just as dangerous, as the before mentioned 30/30. I've seen 12 gauge w/ rifled barrels shoot five shot groups that you could cover with the bottom of a red solo cup.
So...what's the thinking right now on 300BLK from a legal SBR? Seems like it is a little ambiguous at this point since an SBR is a rifle with barrel < 16" according to the BATFE, and thus would actually be considered a hand gun under IC 35-47-1-6. The hunting regs say you cannot hunt with a handgun that is a rifle < 18" (in other words and SBR that is deemed to be a pistol under IC 35-47-1).
So...looks like those of us wanting to use 300BLK from an AR-15 upper that has < a 16" bbl need to still hunt with it in pistol configuration, correct?
Caliber restrictions are not for safety, they are for deer management.
That is my understanding as I did not see any additional provisions for SBRs but I added that to my submission.
Caliber restrictions are not for safety, they are for deer management.
Indiana going to CENTERFIRE rifles ?? [Archive] - ArcheryTalk Forum: Archery Target, Bowhunting, Classifieds, Chat
There is plenty of discussion and debate regarding trajectory. I've seen it on DNR discussion boards, hunting discussion boards, even in hunting magazines by staff contributors that seem opposed to it due to various reasons. Some think of it as a less pure form of hunting... but use the trajectory argument as a safety issue because "I don't like it" isn't likely to sway public opinion.
If it were purely a management issue, why allow sabotted slugs in rifled shotgun barrels w/ scope? The accuracy you can achieve with such an arrangement can match accuracy with nearly anything. People in the above linked thread make it sound as if you'll be able to kill a deer from your lazyboy recliner without ever even entering the woods.
So...what's the thinking right now on 300BLK from a legal SBR? Seems like it is a little ambiguous at this point since an SBR is a rifle with barrel < 16" according to the BATFE, and thus would actually be considered a hand gun under IC 35-47-1-6. The hunting regs say you cannot hunt with a handgun that is a rifle < 18" (in other words and SBR that is deemed to be a pistol under IC 35-47-1).
So...looks like those of us wanting to use 300BLK from an AR-15 upper that has < a 16" bbl need to still hunt with it in pistol configuration, correct?
Been hearing this for a few years now , so I will believe it when I see it... Not holding my breath....
Well I have to eat my words, I talked to a DNR buddy of mine and I guess its a done deal they have already passed the change and just haven't released it to the public yet.... So if I can find a 6.5 Grendal upper for my AR I will make the change.... If not I will just hunt with what I always have...