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Straight Wall Rifle - States that Allow?
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<blockquote data-quote="Muddyboots" data-source="post: 1862112" data-attributes="member: 63925"><p>DNADave: Try not to look at this rule with logic! The ONLY way we were able to promulgate this rule was to eliminate "technical" opinion that a straight wall rifle was not "high power rifle" and is ballistically safe as slug, muzzleloader and pistol. The overall politics and complete lack of ballistics at DNR level is common across a lot of states. I would totally agree that 300BO should be considered but so should 30/30, 35Rem, 32Spcl, and the 45/70 is so obvious but none are allowed in MI. The real challenge is to get wildlife managers to understand the group of calibers that are reasonable and similar to what is already allowed. BUT Politics will rise its ugly head and beat it down. I can see the DNR political response now: a "black" rifle 300BO is too DANGEROUS for deer hunting. </p><p></p><p>If DNR stayed with .35 cal as minimum in lower zone then IMO 45/70 should be allowed as well as some of the other straight walls that are longer than 1.8". Why weren't they? Because we had to take away adding anything new and use the definition of what was already allowed just putting into rifle configuration.</p><p></p><p>The overall good news is headway is being made even with the current calibers at hand so one step at a time in educating wildlife agencies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Muddyboots, post: 1862112, member: 63925"] DNADave: Try not to look at this rule with logic! The ONLY way we were able to promulgate this rule was to eliminate "technical" opinion that a straight wall rifle was not "high power rifle" and is ballistically safe as slug, muzzleloader and pistol. The overall politics and complete lack of ballistics at DNR level is common across a lot of states. I would totally agree that 300BO should be considered but so should 30/30, 35Rem, 32Spcl, and the 45/70 is so obvious but none are allowed in MI. The real challenge is to get wildlife managers to understand the group of calibers that are reasonable and similar to what is already allowed. BUT Politics will rise its ugly head and beat it down. I can see the DNR political response now: a "black" rifle 300BO is too DANGEROUS for deer hunting. If DNR stayed with .35 cal as minimum in lower zone then IMO 45/70 should be allowed as well as some of the other straight walls that are longer than 1.8". Why weren't they? Because we had to take away adding anything new and use the definition of what was already allowed just putting into rifle configuration. The overall good news is headway is being made even with the current calibers at hand so one step at a time in educating wildlife agencies. [/QUOTE]
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