20 or .410 gauge?

catnthehatt said:
The gun I am holding did a very good job on them - 20 gauge F.A.I.R./Rizzini with 3/4oz of #4's going 1450FPS. ( I don't shoot 12's anymore) Cat
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Good shooting! Was it steel or the "other" variety non-tox? BTW, is that a straight grip on that FAIR.....hard to tell due to the shadow.
 
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Originally Posted by Ahsan Ahmed
Good shooting! Was it steel or the "other" variety non-tox? BTW, is that a straight grip on that FAIR.....hard to tell due to the shadow.
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catnthehatt said:
Thank you!:)
I was using steel factory Federal ammunition in .
The grips on the gun is a pistol grip style...
Cat
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Bah! I bet the dog jumped up and got the first one.

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get the twenty , much more versatile .i have played around with 410s even shot groundhogs at short ranges .but that said i would go with the twenty.they are used 4 deer shooting slugs in our area.i find 410 ammo pricey compared to 20 or twelve
 
The .20 is the most versatile of all the gauges. The .410 is a shotgun for very specific work (i.e. rabbits and partridge up close in dense brush).
 
I bought a 20 for one simple reason-you're out grouse hunting a see a deer-with a 20 you can carry a couple of slugs in your pocket and be eating venison, with a 410 you reach into your pocket for a camera.Mine is an old savage bolt action,1 in the chamber and 2 in the magazine ,comes with a polly choke,even has a rudimentary notched rear sight that I bought for the same price as a single.The only drawback is while you can get buckshot in a 20 -its not legal for deer here,and some areas are ''shotguns with shot only''
 
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Get a 12ga and don't mess around with this smallbore crap.

I have a .410, but when I hunt with it, I just sneak up on the grouse and hit him over the head with it!
 
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I am buying a 12g and a 20g for very simular reasons. My 12g will be a dedicated waterfowl/turkey gun and my 20g will be a nice upland bird and game gun.

With a 12g and 20g you can hunt anything in N. America, biggest Canada geese to the smallest grey squirrel.
 
catnthehatt said:
I would not even consider going after these birds ( teal and geese) with a 410!:eek:
The gun I am holding did a very good job on them - 20 gauge F.A.I.R./Rizzini with 3/4oz of #4's going 1450FPS. ( I don't shoot 12's anymore)

Took a double that morning ( first a teal then a goose in the same flight)

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Those ducks are lookin' a litlle hefty for teal, unless those geese are smallish.
 
1shotdown said:
I've successfully hunted and killed many up-land birds with my .410, But my .410 was the first shotgun I ever had and acquired a lot of skill with it over the years using it. A 20 gauge is the easier way out/to go, but a .410 will make you a better shotgunner
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I disagree!
 
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