Rifle Guidlines

[Bbrown]

Looking for the legal requirements on a rifle to hunt in New York.  Currently planning to hunt next year and would prefer to use a rifle I currently own.  The closest I have current is a Ruger Precision 308.  It has a pistol grip and a muzzle break; plus side it is bolt action.  If needed I can pick up a new addition.

I am an LEO in my state and have valid LEOSA creds if that is worth anything.

Thanks in advance for the assistance.

 

[stoneam2006]

No laws on bolt action....safe act applies to semi only

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[stoneam2006]

Can't hold more than 6 roads total tho

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[rachunter]

this might help https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/14341-alittle-clarity-on-new-gun-laws/  

nice gun

[Pygmy]

The six round limit applies ONLY to semi autos....

There is no round limit for pumps, levers, or bolt actions...

[Daveboone]

Your .308 should do just fine...you may just want to consider something a bit handier if you move around much though (as in moving around in the woods/ still hunting, etc.).

[Padre86]

On 10/30/2016 at 11:05 AM, Pygmy said:

The six round limit applies ONLY to semi autos....

There is no round limit for pumps, levers, or bolt actions...

 

On 10/30/2016 at 8:45 AM, stoneam2006 said:

Can't hold more than 6 roads total tho

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Actually there is a magazine limit of 10 rounds, which essentially applies to all firearms (semi-auto and bolt action).

The often referred to 6 round hunting limit only applies to semi-autos though.

 

On 10/30/2016 at 8:28 AM, Bbrown said:

Looking for the legal requirements on a rifle to hunt in New York.  Currently planning to hunt next year and would prefer to use a rifle I currently own.  The closest I have current is a Ruger Precision 308.  It has a pistol grip and a muzzle break; plus side it is bolt action.  If needed I can pick up a new addition.

I am an LEO in my state and have valid LEOSA creds if that is worth anything.

Thanks in advance for the assistance.

 

Not too many regulations for bolt-action rifles.  Pistol grips are okay, since your rifle is not semi-auto.  So are muzzle breaks and I think even threaded barrels, though silencers are still no-go for some stupid reason.  The only hard restriction that I'm aware of is the state-wide 10 round limit on magazines, though that really shouldn't be an issue for your purposes.

I will say to the OP though, that your Ruger Precision, while no doubt a good solid shooter, is not going to be ideal for anything other than very stationary tree-stand hunting (and even there it's weight will be a hindrance).  I used to be in your shoes; I pieced together a very solid .308 FN SPR, with a 4-16 Vortex Scope, Bipods...it shoots very well, but the damn thing is just too heavy and unwieldy to be carrying around in the woods (I've done that before, but it's no fun).  And when you're thinking about how heavy and cumbersome your gear is, you're not focused on getting deer.

My advice is to get something lighter, and a bit cheaper, for hunting, like a Ruger American or a Savage Model 11.

 

 

 

Edited October 31, 2016 by Padre86