It is either a beginners gun or an experts gun, but is seldom seen in the hands of average shooters and hunters. I have a correspondent who has some of these in his possession, and they are offered for sale in boxes of 25. However, in 2002 Winchester introduced a 2 12 inch shell loaded with 3 pellets of 000 buck (Q1483). This rather anemic slug should be limited to game with a live body weight not exceeding about 25 pounds and ranges not exceeding 50 yards (at the outside). The thin patterns resulting from the larger shot sizes in.410 shells are poor killers, but frequently wound game. The same load contains only about 155 6 pellets or 93 4 pellets, which makes for patterns so thin that hitting anything at normal hunting ranges is mostly a matter of luck, at least at my skill level. The actual purchaser must be 18 years of age or older to purchase rifles and/or shotguns. For information, questions, or comments, call us at (877) 214-9327 or email. For other antique firearms, check out our antique handguns, antique long guns, and old ammo, tools & neat stuff. Browse our collection of pre-1899 antique shotguns below. With 7 12 shot this amounts to about 241 pellets, which is more like it. Beretta A400 Xcel Multitarget Semi-Auto Shotgun -B-Fast adjustable rib and stock, oversized controls, Balance-Cap adjustment device and a lot more for the most technological competition semiauto shotgun ever made by Beretta. Be sure to bookmark our new arrivals page and check it often. If you consider 225 pellets (the number of 6 shot in 1 ounce) necessary for adequate patterns, the limitations of the small charges of shot in.410 shells quickly becomes obvious. I used to like 7 12 for most hunting applications and 9 for shooting clay targets. The high brass 3 inch shell used to contain 34 ounce of shot, but was reduced to 1116 ounce a few years ago. They are available in 2 12 inch length containing 12 ounce of shot, and 3 inch length with 1116 ounce of shot. There are also a few.410 pump guns, including popular models like the Mossberg 500 and Remington 870.Įxcellent but expensive.410 double-barreled guns are available from Browning, Charles Daly, Weatherby, and others. It is a good gun for a youth to learn with, and probably about all the gun a pre-teen can handle. I have owned a couple of.410 shotguns and, although it is often thought of as a beginners gun or a youth gun, I tend to think of the.410 as an experts gun. The relatively small, thin patterns make the.410 the least effective of the standard gauges.
Most.410 guns have full choke barrels in order to concentrate the available shot, which makes for small patterns at the close ranges where.410s are most effective. Excel Shotguns By Year Full Choke Barrels This is because the diminutive.410 shells contain less shot and consequently the patterns are thin. Excel Shotguns By Year Full Choke Barrels.