I shoot a lot of Sporting Clays with 410 O/U, it takes awhile to get used to the long shot string (instead of being a ball shape group flying into your target on larger gauges) but my 410 average for 2019 was equal to my 2010 12 gauge average. And when it comes to reloading: There are 800 rounds of 410 to a bag of shot verses 350 to 400 for 12 gauge. And perhaps most importantly, after 2 rounds you are not exhausted by recoil fatigue. So when someone says, I pay you fee if you shoot with me, you are pretty fresh.

I have one group that quit inviting me to shoot with them because, when they beat a 410, it is no big deal! When the 410 beats all of them, they get a little red in the face!

Ivan