A while back there was a thread about 410 shotguns. Some one brought up the Yildiz .410 Side-By-Side and I liked it. But could not find it anywhere but Academy and none of those anywhere close to here. Looked around on all the online sites and nothing really rung my bell for what I was willing to pay. I see grouse and pheasants at close range in the places I hunt deer and elk and they make great camp fodder. A small compact 410 would be handy.
Anyway I was in a pawnshop I visit regularly and there is one of those stupid Taurus Judges with a 6" barrel. My brain starts to go hey that would work. I see birds closer than 15 yds all the time. Mountain grouse regularly run along in front of me never getting far ahead or very seldom flying. I ask for best price. Guy checks book and says $365. I hesitate say maybe later. I leave, get in car, start it up, shut it off go inside and buy it. Then find that 410 shells are hard to find right now.
As everyone knows I am a tinkerer. I have heard these pattern poorly and part of it is the rifling spinning the shot load. I have found a 3" barrel for $50. Run a reamer down it to just remove the rifling then make and harden a button to press though it to give it shallow rifling with say a 1 in a 100" twist. There is no requirement on either depth of rifling or rate of twist, just can be a smooth bore, It won't be.
Anyway I was in a pawnshop I visit regularly and there is one of those stupid Taurus Judges with a 6" barrel. My brain starts to go hey that would work. I see birds closer than 15 yds all the time. Mountain grouse regularly run along in front of me never getting far ahead or very seldom flying. I ask for best price. Guy checks book and says $365. I hesitate say maybe later. I leave, get in car, start it up, shut it off go inside and buy it. Then find that 410 shells are hard to find right now.
As everyone knows I am a tinkerer. I have heard these pattern poorly and part of it is the rifling spinning the shot load. I have found a 3" barrel for $50. Run a reamer down it to just remove the rifling then make and harden a button to press though it to give it shallow rifling with say a 1 in a 100" twist. There is no requirement on either depth of rifling or rate of twist, just can be a smooth bore, It won't be.
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I found out I was just annoying squirrels with it. It wouldn't even break a glass milk bottle at 15 yards. I hate to think of all the people who have a .410 handgun loaded with pellets and think they have a good home defense weapon. They would be better off throwing it at the head of an intruder.
