Originally Posted by Ivan
CLB and Ruger - what is the reasoning for making rifles illegal for deer in your respective states?


Ivan, New Jersey's the same way...shotgun only. And, being New Jersey...logic probably had nothing to do with it.

Actually, it's a matter of population density. They figure that rifle rounds have the range and trajectory to cause damage at long distances. They limit to buckshot and slugs to cut down the effective range.

There are some counties in PA that are shotgun-only...and Allegheny County is shotgun-only, no buckshot (don't know the logic behind that).

So, my Bucks County hunting gun is a 12ga Remington 11-87 (one of the few counties where a semi-auto is permitted for deer) with a smoothbore barrel, RemChoke and cantelever scope mount. Scope is a 3x-9x x 32 Simmons. I can't argue with it...it loves plain ol' Remington Slugger (Foster-type) slugs.

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