A buddy of mine would like to purchase a rifle to take advantage of the new straight-walled cartridge hunting law in Ohio. He wants to be able to reach out to a max of 325 yards to take down whitetail deer with minimal drop in elevation. I told him that might be a problem with the following list of Ohio approved cartridges:
.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 Casull, .460 Smith & Wesson, .45-70, .45-90, .45-110, .475 Linebaugh, .50-70, .50-90, .50-100, .50-110 and .500 Smith & Wesson.
From this list I'm guessing a .45-70 might be the best choice? I really don't know much about the above calibers. Opinions?