Anyone else bitten by the .410 bug?

[buckeyeshooter1]

I bought one of the Marlin 410's. I got a loader because $14 to $16 a box for shotgun shells is out of line!

 

[Gun-runner]

.410's are a real love/hate thing for a lot of people. I have a lot of fun with mine, a Browning repro of the Winchester 42 (bottom gun):

Show off! LOL

 

[Gun-runner]

Great squirrel gun and no kick. Like the moron I am I sold mine and have been kicking myself ever since.

 

[Farmer17]

I think I read where the Taurus Judge was there #1 selling handgun. I don't see it as a great defensive handgun but it might be fun.

 

[44wheelman]

Grew up killing tree rats with the neighbor's pump Mossberg .410. I liked it alot, but not enough to buy one. I did end up buy a 28 guage Browning BPS. That is a fun little gun. You think buying .410 shells are bad...try 28ga!!!

 

[M29since14]

Since my recent multiple surgeries for a detached retina in my eye, it has been suggested to me by my surgeons that I should seriously consider limiting my scatter gun shooting to .410...

Also, having never shot one, how much recoil does a 28 Gauge shot gun have in comparison to a .410?

Many thanks from an old 12 Gauge shooter who may have to unload a cabinet full of Browning's and Winchester's.
medxam

Thread drifting but this needs a reply. Speaking from experience, this advice seems unusual, but since I am not a doctor and do not know the details of your case...

Anyway, in my case, the surgeon told me to give things time to heal and then go right back any reasonable activities. I asked him what reasonable would be, specifically as far as shooting goes, and he told me not to worry recoil, but not to get interested in boxing!

He was a casual shooter himself, but not a diehard shotgunner or rifleman. I decided to check into it just a little further. The NRA directed me to a very knowledgeable high-power shooter who was also an eye surgeon by profession. His advice was the same. He said I might not want to take up target shooting with a .458, but he did not see any worry in shooting sporting clays with a fairly heavy 12 gauge and target loads. Almost 20-years later now, I am still shooting and getting away with it - knock wood.

I shoot a ~9-pound gun with 1 oz. loads at 1150-1200 FPS. Hardly know the gun goes off. Don't sell your 12-gauge guns!

As to recoil and 28 gauge guns, they kick like you would expect. A 6-pound 28 is going to kick a little. My 28s weigh in the 7- to 7.5-pound range (target guns) and I don't consider them kickers, per se, but if I shoot them much in the summer, I would rather wear a vest than shoot them in my shirtsleeves. Their recoil seems about double that of what I get from the .410.

Check around a little and see if you get the same advice, unless, of course, there is something about your case that is special. Once the repair is complete, if the work was done right, you should be good to go - unless you're a boxer!

 

[medxam]

Thanks

Many thanks for sharing your experiences with eye troubles. I had a detached retina. The first surgery failed and then I wound up with a vitrectomy and intra-ocular surgery After remaining face down for two weeks, I am up and about but the gas buble they put in my eye has not yet resolved so I still can't see out of it.

I plan to seek other opinions from other retinal surgeons. It was my left eye and I shoot right handed. My heavy 12's with light loads for doves and skeet/trap don't give me very much recoil. I aged out on the 3" Magnum 12 GA. Goose hunting stuff.

Thanks again,

medxam

 

[Wayne02]

I have a stevens bolt .410, and a snake charmer II which grandpa used to dispatch halibut before bringing them into the boat.

 

[tabs]

Recently picked up a Browning 42 wt box..for 825 delivered..

Had a Win 42 years ago but sold it.

Seems that both the Brn and Win 42s are HOT right now...prices have been escalating.

The Brn 42s seem to be tougher to come by...especially the Grade 1


The Brn 12s in 28GA don't hang around for very long either.

Also the Parker Repo DHE 28 GAs go like mad as well.

 

[moosedog]

I bought my son a Winchester model 37 when he was 11 years old as he was small for his age.
He practiced enough with it to take a nice sized doe at about 20 yards with one shot through the lungs. The 410 slug is about equal to a 357 Magnum.
They are great little guns, but ammo is more expensive than 12s or 20s. Always has been for some reason.