Straight walled cartridges permitted for deer hunting in Ohio (per reg's): .357 Mag, .357 Maximum, .38 Special, .375 Super Magnum, .375 Winchester, .38-55 Winchester, .41 Long Colt, .41 Magnum, .44 Special, .44 Magnum, .444 Marlin, .45 ACP, .45 Colt, .45 Long Colt, .45 Winchester Magnum, .45 S&W, .450 Marlin, .454 Casull, .460 S&W, .45-70, .45-90, .45-110, .475 Linebaugh, .50-70, .50-90, .50-100, .50-110, and .500 S&W.


Pretty much have to use something with a belt on it in a 110 if you want a repeater. Nothing with a rim is going to feed reliably, and you need something to headspace off of. I toyed with the idea of trying to build something suitable on a Savage for a while, but the .450 Marlin was really the only viable option on the list of approved cartridges for a 110. The other option was finding an old Model 340 in .30-30 and rebarreling it to .375 Winchester, but that really didn't appeal to me as the 340 was never offered in LH. In the end I just bought myself a lever gun in .375 Winchester.