Semi-autos for Ohio hunters and shooters

Semi-automatic long guns are unrestricted in Ohio state law, so this category runs from rimfire plinkers to gas-operated duck guns. What changes is how many rounds you may load once you step into the field. During the deer gun seasons a shotgun or straight-wall rifle may hold three rounds in total, and federal waterfowl rules cap a shotgun at three shells as well, so a plug belongs in any autoloader headed for the Lake Erie marshes. A soft-shooting 12 or 20 gauge semi-auto helps on long mornings of steel shot, and a .22 autoloader is a fine squirrel rifle for the southeastern hill counties. Off season, load what the magazine holds at the range. All of these ship to your Ohio FFL, who handles the NICS check. More in Ohio gun laws.