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1500 ft/lb energy requirement?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bigaldepr" data-source="post: 1571579" data-attributes="member: 102210"><p>Colorado laws:</p><p>CENTERFIRE RIFLE:</p><p>a. Must be a minimum of .24 caliber (6 mm).</p><p>b. Must have a minimum 16-inch barrel and be at least 26 inches long.</p><p>c. If semiautomatic, a maximum of six rounds are allowed in the magazine and chamber combined.</p><p>d. Must use expanding bullets that weigh a minimum of 70 grains for deer, pronghorn and bear, 85 grains for elk and moose, and have an impact energy (at 100 yards) of 1,000-ft.-pounds as rated by manufacturer.</p><p>e. It is illegal to hunt game birds, small-game mammals or furbearers with a centerfire rifle larger than .23 caliber during regular rifle deer and elk seasons west of I-25, without an unfilled deer or elk license for the season. A smallgame, furbearer or unfilled big-game license is required.</p><p>HANDGUNS:</p><p>a. Barrel must be a minimum of 4 inches long. </p><p>b. Must use a minimum .24-caliber (6 mm) in diameter expanding bullet. </p><p>c. Shoulder stocks or attachments prohibited. </p><p>d. Must use a cartridge or load that produces minimum energy of 550-ft.- pounds at 50 yards as rated by manufacturer.</p><p></p><p>Shooting a bear a with a 70 grn. bullet seems like a very bad idea to me. These are legal limits and obviously not recommended practice. You cannot finish off a wounded animal with a handgun that does not meet the above requirements.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bigaldepr, post: 1571579, member: 102210"] Colorado laws: CENTERFIRE RIFLE: a. Must be a minimum of .24 caliber (6 mm). b. Must have a minimum 16-inch barrel and be at least 26 inches long. c. If semiautomatic, a maximum of six rounds are allowed in the magazine and chamber combined. d. Must use expanding bullets that weigh a minimum of 70 grains for deer, pronghorn and bear, 85 grains for elk and moose, and have an impact energy (at 100 yards) of 1,000-ft.-pounds as rated by manufacturer. e. It is illegal to hunt game birds, small-game mammals or furbearers with a centerfire rifle larger than .23 caliber during regular rifle deer and elk seasons west of I-25, without an unfilled deer or elk license for the season. A smallgame, furbearer or unfilled big-game license is required. HANDGUNS: a. Barrel must be a minimum of 4 inches long. b. Must use a minimum .24-caliber (6 mm) in diameter expanding bullet. c. Shoulder stocks or attachments prohibited. d. Must use a cartridge or load that produces minimum energy of 550-ft.- pounds at 50 yards as rated by manufacturer. Shooting a bear a with a 70 grn. bullet seems like a very bad idea to me. These are legal limits and obviously not recommended practice. You cannot finish off a wounded animal with a handgun that does not meet the above requirements. [/QUOTE]
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