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    Default .357 Magnum in Special Regs?

    Hey Guys,

    Been outta hunting for awhile…. And just heard that straight walled cartridges are now legal in some special regs areas….(excluding Philly).
    I have searched on line…. But damned if I can find any requirements listed…. I have heard the minimum is .44 but I can’t imagine why a hot .357 mag. Would be unacceptable for deer…. Does anyone know for sure?

    Thanks!
    Fred
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    Default Re: .357 Magnum in Special Regs?

    .357 is allowed. Stop listening to the fudds.
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    Default Re: .357 Magnum in Special Regs?

    Quote Originally Posted by 1096369fred View Post
    Hey Guys,

    Been outta hunting for awhile*. And just heard that straight walled cartridges are now legal in some special regs areas*.(excluding Philly).
    I have searched on line*. But damned if I can find any requirements listed*. I have heard the minimum is .44 but I can*t imagine why a hot .357 mag. Would be unacceptable for deer*. Does anyone know for sure?

    Thanks!
    Fred
    the .44 min is for muzzleloaders. this is from the hunting guide for special regs firearms.
    "Remaining Counties – Manually operated rifles chambered for
    straight-walled centerfire cartridges, except at Ridley Creek
    and Tyler state parks; muzzleloading long guns, 44-caliber or
    larger; manual or semiautomatic shotguns, .410 or larger, using
    slugs"

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    Default Re: .357 Magnum in Special Regs?

    You're good to go with 357. I confirmed last year with an email to the game commission. I worked up my own load for allegheny county last season.

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    Default Re: .357 Magnum in Special Regs?

    Yeah, you're good to go with a .357 Mag. I'd look for a nice Henry, or a revolver will do if you keep distances a little shorter.


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    Default Re: .357 Magnum in Special Regs?

    Hows abput a 458 win. mag? It's pretty straight walled. Load with 300 gr. hollow points, does the job just fine. Hanna or no ?
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    Default Re: .357 Magnum in Special Regs?

    Mongo only use where Choo Choo go.

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    Default Re: .357 Magnum in Special Regs?

    While a 357 will work make is special and go big or go home. Can I suggest.........

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    Default Re: .357 Magnum in Special Regs?

    Thanks for the reply*s troops* and also to Mongo, who is merely pawn, in game of life!

    I have a Rossi, lever gun, that I would be comfortable out to 100 yards with, maybe pick up some Buffalo Bore Rounds*. As I know they have some slap to them! Shame I can*t use my suppressor, not that I*d hunt with them, but .38s through my 9mm can are super quiet! (Almost Hollywood Quiet!) I also have a .45-70 trapdoor carbine, that may be fun too!

    Thanks!
    Fred
    A Templar is truly a fearless knight, and secure on every side, for his soul is protected by the armor of faith, just as his body is protected by the armor of steel.
    Big whoop, I'm spooning a Barret .50 Cal...... I could like kill a building.....

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    Default Re: .357 Magnum in Special Regs?

    Why not hunt with a suppressor?
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