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Post by xtrememxrider on Jan 16, 2008 20:30:10 GMT -4
I was just thinking and I couldnt figure out why you could use slugs in areas but not buckshot. Alot of slugs travel pretty far now of days and buckshot dosent, so why why in like Alleghany county is it illegal? Is it because you cant control all the bullets, cause thats what im point to but not sure.
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Post by frankinthelaurels on Jan 19, 2008 17:08:59 GMT -4
It's the same logic that worries about you being hit with shot bigger than number 4 in the fall turkey woods but doesn't care about a 180 grain 300 magnum bullet being shot in the fall turkey woods...and "THEY" wonder why we are all scratching our heads at time at some of their policies !!! AMAZING ain't it...
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Post by skwirl on Jan 19, 2008 17:49:10 GMT -4
Never understood the rationale behind this. When I lived in Delaware co you could use rifled slugs or sabots,but for the Controlled hunt In Ridley Creek SP it was buck shot only
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Post by steelerfan58 on Jan 20, 2008 10:17:14 GMT -4
I have to think it has something to do with the effective range of buckshot. A lot of deer would end up wounded by folks taking 70 yard shots. The farther the load travels, the wider the charge opens up, and you would have about 8 00's hitting non vital areas and maybe 1 that hits a vital, and hope that it still can kill the animal humanely. I have buckshot in my house for the wife to use for home defense when I'm away. It is by far the most devastating thing at short range, say less than 20 yards. But it loses potency fast beyond that.
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