Deer Hunting with Straight Walled Cartridges

[C.O.B.]

We are going Pheasant hunting. I'll take Gunner's Gun and the DHE 20 I used the other day.
The Fox is getting restocked and made into a straight grip. The new trigger guard will need to be engraved and I'm thinking on having the receiver finished in a French Grey to highlight the engraving VS case colored.
I shot a nice 7pt opening day (Nov 15) with a new custom built 257 Roberts. He was good eating and with a little help from my friends he has been consumed. I hope to get out for a late doe season with the custom built Ruger #1 I posted pics of earlier in the year.

[Harold Pickens]

That Fox should turn out beautiful, I think French gray would be my choice. I too, will be out pheasant hunting this weekend. Our birds were released on Nov 1st, and there are very few left, and they have turned quite wild, I SHOT ONE WITH THE gRADE 3 Ithaca on Sat. and had a double come up over point with the DHE 16 Parker on Sun. They are in the smoker right now. I love those Ruger #1's. Now that Ohio has legalized straight walled cartridges for deer, I would get one in 45-70. I use a single shot 20 ga H&R slug gun now, and it will eat the bullseye out of a target at 100 yds using Win Supreme sabots. I want to take a doe with the muzzle loader in Jan.

[C.O.B.]

Is there a case length limit in OH? MI did basically the same thing but a 45-70 would be to long. I bought a Winchester M94 in 38-55 but that is to long also. It seems they limit it to pistol cartridges.

[tom tutwiler]

Originally Posted by Rich Anderson

Is there a case length limit in OH? MI did basically the same thing but a 45-70 would be to long. I bought a Winchester M94 in 38-55 but that is to long also. It seems they limit it to pistol cartridges.

Because I'm following this thread, I dug out the following from Ohio's regs:


357 Magnum, .357 Maximum, .38 Special, .375 Super Magnum, .375 Winchester, .38-55, .41 Long Colt, .41 Magnum, .44 Special, .44 Magnum, .444 Marlin, .45 ACP, .45 Colt, .45 Long Colt, .45 Winchester Magnum, .45 Smith & Wesson, .454 Cassull, .460 Smith & Wesson, .45-70, .45-90, .45-110, .475 Linebaugh, .50-70, .50-90, .50-100, .50-110, and .500 Smith & Wesson.

[OH Osthaus]

45-110 and up???

whitetails or are there woods bison in Ohio??

[Blind Dog]

And plugged for 3 rounds; 1 in the chamber, 2 in the mag.

[Harold Pickens]

yep, they do get pretty big around here, and mean to. Tom, you saved me a lot of time, thanks. Rich, you could use that 45-70 on my farm in Ohio(170 acres), but the EHD hit the deer pretty hard around here.

[C.O.B.]

My goal is to shoot a deer with the M94 38-55 but probably not this year. I'm taking the custom 7mm-08 Ruger #1 out tomorrow. If your interested I posted pics in a thread titled a Bespoke Rifle. After the Ruger gets bloodied it's back to the 257 Roberts built on a 1909 Argentine Mauser. Next years project is in the works and will be in 7X57 with a full Manlicher stock.

I'd bring the 38-55 to Ohio in a heart beat. Your idea of the #1 in 45-70 is a good one. I had a Marlin in that chambering and I wish I had it back.

[Harold Pickens]

This is the 10 pt from this season. Just going to do a skull mount. No more head mounts until one goes over 140, and I'm just guessing that this one is around 125 or so.

[charlie cleveland]

nice deer hope you get the monster buck i m still looking for mine...charlie