Straight-Walled Cartridge Midwestern Deer Rifles: What, Why, and Do They Make Any Sense?

BigJimFish discusses the rising popularity of deer hunting with straight-walled cartridges in the Midwest. He starts off with the population density and deer population problems that lead to restrictions on what hunting implements can be used in Midwestern states and moves on to recent inclusion of straight-walled cartridges in these regulations. Maximum lethal range, with numbers, is then discussed as well as potential hunting distances. Lastly, terminal performance of these cartridges and barrel life are discussed.