Do I want a new deer rifle.

[jmarriott]

Indiana Deer reg's now allow rifles shooting pistol cartridges.

The following cartridges are legal. 357 mag 41 mag 44 mag and 41/44 special 44-40 winchester, 45 colt, 454 casual, 475 linebaugh, 480 ruger, 50 Action express, and 500 S&W plus cartridges that have min case length of 1.16 inches and a max case lenght of 1.625 inches and fire a .357 or larger round.

I guess the 35 rem would not be legal in a rifle but is legal in a pistol, cause it is normally a rifle round. and max case is over 1.625 inches. Of course i have one with 18 inch barrel in contender carbine. I can shoot that round in a pistol, and 30-06, 270, 243, legally.

Since my shotgun is good to a max of 200 yards as it is setup. (With a whopping drop of 8 inches) and the contender pistol in .35 rem is good to just under that distance on paper. What rifle would do better than what i have already.

I think the handi-rifle is avalible in 500 S&W but would it be a 100-200 yard round. Then again i have not shot a deer over 100 yards in years and normally would not attemp the shot over 100 unless i had a perfect rest and non windy conditions.

I can get my greedy little hands on a 44 mag lever and a 44 mag auto from ruger. Is anyone making rifles for the 454, 480 or 500 S&W? and if they are would i really be gaining anything over the 12 guage setup i have now.

P.S. i love lever guns.