Re: Joy of this, Joy of that

On Fri, 6 Dec 2024 13:09:34 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Legal firearms range from 12 gauge and even 20 gauge shotguns down
through 410 'crow guns'  to game approved rifles. .22 is allowed for
small game like rabbits, but a .25 is mandatory for deer and many people
use larger.

Over the years .223 has become acceptable in more states. Part of that has
been the NRA promoting AR-15 style rifles as the 'modern sporting rifle'
as a counterweight to the ignorant leftists screaming 'assault rifle'. I
have a bolt action .223 which is very accurate and pleasant to shoot but
if I were deer hunting I'd go with the 7.62 x 54R.

The traditional deer rifle where I grew up was the .32 Winchester Special.
That was a regional preference over the more popular .30-30 one the theory
that .32 trumps .30. The ballistics are similar however. Some of the more
populous counties were restricted to 12 gauge slugs or buckshot.

In this state anything up to .50 caliber is legal. There was an attempt to
supersede Federal laws for firearms manufactured in state that would allow
up to 1.5" for man portable smokeless powder weapons. It was actually as
10th Amendment states rights challenge more than a 2nd Amendment.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/02/firearms-freedom-act-
constitution-gary-marbut/