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doorgunner - am I clear on this post...IN lets you use a CF rifle to hunt/shoot coyotes BUT forces you (via state regs) to hunt dear with a shotgun? IN hunters/shooters - what is the reasoning behind this? A lawmakers joke, perhaps. Homesteader

I am with the above post in "Why does IN or any other state impose shotgun only on deer season?"

And to the OP if this was your only rifle I'd keep it. But if you bought it recently and is a recent production rifle you can always find another one should you need it.

How about thinking of moving out of IN?

Yes. Not sure, but I'm guessing tradition and faulty logic.

FWIW, CF rifles can be used if they meet the following criteria; bullet .35" or bigger, case length no longer than 1.8". I could easily see them allowing all CF rifles in most counties in the future.

valad- Instead of moving he should just enjoy that all types/forms/methods of hunting are legal on Sundays in Indiana...

Not to hijack the thread but in silliness Massachusetts leads the league. For deer anywhere in the state a shotgun or muzzle loader must be used. Bear a rifle. Private land, public it doesn't matter.

For the record I live in the Peoples Republic of Konnecticut and use a shotgun with slugs for public land hunting, and I have lost count of the rifles I keep for my week in Maine.

I'd keep it!

I lost all but one firearm in my divorce, left handed CZ 452 American.

I've replaced them with two left handed ruger hawkey, one in 308 win and one 223 rem.

I'm more a recreational shooter now, then a hunter.

Both rifles have McMillan stocks & Leupold Scopes so not shabby rifles..


Yes, I wasn't sure that guy was accurate with his 500 hard coyote shooting. But I've only hunted whitetail in Pennsylvania where our shoots are relatively short.

same rules in ohio, guessing it's due to occasionally shooting a coyote, versus 2,000,000 guys shooting rifles for 2 weeks a year in every direction in residential areas.

mbjgalt, yes Ohio is very similar as Indiana & I suspect for same reason.

Since the 308 is a Ruger, I'd have a barrel made in 358 Hoosier and make it a switch barrel rifle. With the fixed lug, a few tools, and a witness mark you could switch between the 308 and Hoosier easy enough.

I'd be suspect of most anyone touting shots of that distance in Indiana. In most places 500yds might cross 3 landowners...

BTW, what part of the state did you land in?

pointer,

I'm in Indianapolis.

What's irritating me is finding a range or sportsman club that allows me to shoot centerfire rifle. I've got the stuff to reload and want to learn how to reload but without a range kind of makes reloading moot.

There's Atterbury but that's a decent drive and only 100yard range?

What part of the city do you live/work? I work on the westside of town and live NE of the city.

Ranges are definitely not thick on the ground here and real thin if you want to shoot past 100yds. There's good one about a bit over an 1hr north of Indy (Bass and Bucks, Wabash, IN) that goes to 750yds and is $15 for the day or $10 for an hour. hey usally carry a pretty good selection of reloading stuff as well.

Not certain when I'll be going next, but I'll be in touch the next time I head that way.