around here u dont really need it the best legal rounds i think are 357 maximum 475 linebaugh and 44 rem out of the three my favorite is the 357 max i shoot them right in the neck 150 yards flop em

I got a new Ruger 77/44 and am ready for deer season.

Wetkinson,, is it legal in Indy to use a 357 rifle for deer ?Mathews,,I have some 44 pistol ammo and I mite get a 44 cal. rifle for deer if DNR will let us use it.I think that will be safer than say a 3006 type ammo ?

Its legal to use .357 rifle BUT its gotta be pistol ammo

Yes you can use the 44 magnum in a rifle in Indiana. I think 357 is the smallest you can use. I have fallen in love with my Rugar 44 magnum rifle. I am pretty sure if a deer gets within 150 yards it will end up in my freezer.

I called Dicks about a 357 rifle..The only thing he found was a lever action for 1200 bucks .fancy gun but to much.I want a semi auto in 357 if there is one for a resonable price.

Ruger is coming out with the 357 in the bolt gun, but I don't know about the semi auto. Where the lever action Marlins that much? Marlin makes good lever rifles.

I use a Rossi 44 magnum rifle and it is a single shot, is very accurate out to 200 yards. Have killed 2 does with it at 200 yards with a neck shot dropped them both in there tracks. Would trade it for anything else .

Through several searches and talks with some higher up DNR officers I have found that there are loopholes in the system. I am not too sure about how many centerfire rifles there are that can be used, but one I know of for sure is the .358 WSSM (Winchester super short mag). From my looking around I have not found any guns that are manufactured in this caliber, but with some gunsmithing you are about to get a gun calibered to accept this round. The best way I have found is to get a Remington Model 700 or Winchester Model 70 adn take it to your local gunsmith to have them perform the necessary smithing. I know this is a fairly salty investment, but if you are adament about a centerfire rifle then this is the best way to go. This caliber is a very hot round and flat round. I know of a lady that had her Model 700 converted to this and knocked down several deer on her farm at almost 300 yards! If you ask me I like being one of the only states that doesn't allow centerfire. With that said, I am an avid stick and string guy until muzzleloader season comes in. Even then I shoot a black powder, No. 11percussion cap, side hammer Traditions muzzleloader. I hope this helps you out some. If you have any questions feel free to message me personally or contact the DNR headquarters. Happy hunting.

I just did a bit more research and I guess that Indiana has added a few more cartridges to the list due to the increase in cartridge length to 1.8 inches. The cartridges that were added were .450 Bushmaster, .50 Beowulf, and the granddaddy of the all the .460 Smith & Wesson. If you ask me that is one formidible lineup of firepower.

For what it is worth, my son and I share a 44mag handi rifle (I am stationed in CO and only get to hunt IN if we are home for T-giving) and I believe it is all one needs for IN deer. We shoot the 240gr Hornadys and love them. I am extremely confident with this setup out to 150m and can't really imagine much hunting in IN pushing past that distance. I guess you might want to take some 300m shot way down a cornfield but just don't see the point. Maybe it is because I am primarily a meat hunter and find fairly easy to fill the freezer at 150 and under. Just me 2cents.