On the subject of state regs, the southern 1/3 of MI. use to be a shot gun only state for deer season except you could use a pistol w/ straight wall cartridge (tapered case is fine) in that same area, then when they recently adopted the straight wall regs to include rifles it got really screwed up. Back in 2007 I bought an Encore pistol to use instead of the 12 ga. The regs. state that it needs to be straight wall (taper is fine) and .35 cal. or larger, so I've been using a .444 Marlin in a 15" barrel since then. Fast forward to the inclusion of rifles in the same area and for rifles they need to be the 1.8" case or smaller. So, you are good to shoot a rifle cartridge as long as it's straight walled and fired from a pistol, but you have to use a pistol cartridge (1.8" or shorter case) from a rifle. Love these politicians.
Originally Posted by Gman628
On the subject of state regs, the southern 1/3 of MI. use to be a shot gun only state for deer season except you could use a pistol w/ straight wall cartridge (tapered case is fine) in that same area, then when they recently adopted the straight wall regs to include rifles it got really screwed up. Back in 2007 I bought an Encore pistol to use instead of the 12 ga. The regs. state that it needs to be straight wall (taper is fine) and .35 cal. or larger, so I've been using a .444 Marlin in a 15" barrel since then. Fast forward to the inclusion of rifles in the same area and for rifles they need to be the 1.8" case or smaller. So, you are good to shoot a rifle cartridge as long as it's straight walled and fired from a pistol, but you have to use a pistol cartridge (1.8" or shorter case) from a rifle. Love these politicians.
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