Guys,

I actually sent an email to the DNR asking them if a shortened case could be used in a rifle chambered for something that would exceed the 1.8". The response I got back was, "yes, as long as the case length doesn't exceed the maximum". I printed and laminated their email response and now carry it in my pack, even though I haven't seen a DNR officer where I hunt in the 15+ years I've been hunting.