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For handguns and single shot centerfire rifles, a bottleneck centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger with a case length not exceeding 1.4 inches, or a straight-walled centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger, both of which must be available as a factory load with the published ballistic tables of the manufacturer showing a capability of at least 500 foot pounds of energy at the muzzle. There is no case length limit for straight-walled cartridges.

rule · row 45 of the record

The document

il_regs.pdf · identification: verified

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2026-2027 ("Use through July 31, 2027"), printed p. 2 and the whole of the DEER HUNTING section, printed pp. 12-21, for the deer rows published here; printed pp. 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 39 and 42 read and ruled out by species

retrieved 2026-08-08

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• for handguns and single shot centerfire rifles, a bottleneck centerfire
cartridge of .30 caliber or larger with a case length not exceeding 1.4
inches, or a straight-walled centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger,
both of which must be available as a factory load with the published
ballistic tables of the manufacturer showing a capability of at least 500
foot pounds of energy at the muzzle. there is no case length limit for
straight-walled cartridges.

Page 19 of il_regs.pdf

page 19 of il_regs.pdf

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