Originally Posted by haverluk
You think the state would finally change the law and allow the use of .223 rifles for deer hunting. I shot a low 150 class 8 point in NOVA that dressed at 127lbs most of the does are half that. We’re not shooting big deer here… No doubt the .243/6mm minimum requirement should be changed and more deer will be harvested.

Maybe, but you are also talking about northern Virginia. Counties and cities make their own rules. And they have a lot fo sway over the legislature. NOVA counties don't want ARs in them. There was a bill to do just that recently, lower the legal caliber to .22, and i think it died in committee.

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