.410 vs. 20
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Yup, 410's are expensive too buy factory ammo with, and there is a lot more choice in 20 gauge ammo.
Plus, the guns are way more available.
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.410 hulls are reloadable correct? I have about 200 I might reload if its doable?
Which one?
If you want something that is going to be effective, then buy the 20 Guage. The .410 ammunition is more expensive, and the heaviest load is 3/4 ounce. The lighter loads in the 20 Guage are about 7/8 ounce and go to 1 1/8 ounce loads in standard shells.
The 20 also makes an excelleent upland game shotgun, and gives much better and desnser patterns.
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If you want something that is going to be effective, then buy the 20 Guage. The .410 ammunition is more expensive, and the heaviest load is 3/4 ounce. The lighter loads in the 20 Guage are about 7/8 ounce and go to 1 1/8 ounce loads in standard shells.
The 20 also makes an excelleent upland game shotgun, and gives much better and desnser patterns.
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How much do youplan to shoot, that cost of ammo is an issue? I shot thousands of grouse and snowshoe rabbits with a Cooey single shot 410. My father wouldn't let me hunt alone with a .22 until I was about 14 or so, but I could go out with my 410 at around age 10 (try doing that today!). The 410 is a great little gun if you keep within its limits of range, and don't try running shots. Same with grouse, where I hunted them, the brush was so thick, no one shot them on the wing, regardless of the gun they used, they were always shot on the ground or in a branch. The 410 is a smaller, lighter gun that is almost as handy to carry as a .22.
Awww shucks, now ya just ruined the fun......
Three .410's here and only two shooters.
I just replied as honestly as I could.
Junior is going to no feathers to plucked this season.
Bumped her up to a................yep..........A-5.
Awww
pThis is going to be a, a, a, forma dubbleee season........
Two moose draws and a kid who can hit a clay in flight.
Pa's gonna git a whhooop'in......
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I posted the same question a month ago. I went with the 20.
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- Ft. Mac. Alberta
Even then it's not really a whole lot cheaper, but it is cheaper than buying factory 410's!
I hand loaded for my skeet gun for years, ans for my upland gun at one time.
The 410 is a great little shotgun, but when you compare it to a 20 it lacks in versatility.
Myself , I'm between them in my preference even though i own several in each gauge - my choice is the 28!
I can go down to 5.8 or up to a full 1oz if I wish,
I hav e found fpr ruffed grouse a standard skeet load of 3/4oz going about 1175 works best where I live, and for pheasants, 7/8oz going 1,320FPS
Same thing in my 20, only I go from 7.8oz for ruffies to a bit faster of the same load for pheasants, and 10z of steel or Nice Shot for ducks and geese.
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13 cents per shot out of my Mec 650jr. The hulls can be loaded more than 15 times on average.
If all you want is to shoot chickens, a 410 is a great little gun. If you want to shoot waterfowl, bigger game, or use slugs, go with a 20 gauge. Factory loads are cheaper and has more selection for 20 gauge.
If trying to decide between the 20 gauge and the .410 the answer is....
The 28 gauge.
28 ga sucks.
If you have any I may be able to get you scrap steel prices for them if you want to ship them to me.28ga is the best but only if you reload or live in an area where factory ammo can be purchased reasonable.
I don't understand the appeal of the .410, I don't know first hand but I remember reading awhile back about the 28g being a better shotgun so I wouldn't even consider a .410. If I were to choose between a 20g or a 28g, I would lean toward the 20g because it could be used for more things, but if a smaller gauge is better for your purposes then I would get a 28.
