410 - why?

stubblejumper said:
And yet I have never run short of ammunition. It just takes a bit of forethought to keep a healthy supply of 28 gauge shotshells.
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My largest and only real beef with then otherwise fine 28 is finding any new manufactured slugs in this country.
For us northern hunters the possibility of bumping into something big and maybe unfriendly or wishing to steal your harvest (while upland game hunting) is a real possibility.
 
I have a Rossi .410. When I first got into guns and hunting a few years back I went grouse hunting with the father-in-law, he had a .410 while all I had was a .22. He ended up bagging most the birds because I personally refuse to shoot up in the air with a rifle.

After that I found my Rossi for $150 in the EE and have been shooting bush chickens ever since. I use 3" #4 shot in it, works really good out to 30 yards. This season I ran into some wolves while out grouse hunting, so I upgraded to the 12 guage and threw some slugs in my pocket.

The only issue I have with my .410 is that it is a single shot, usually I shoot one grouse and watch his mate fly away as I am trying to reload.
 
the spank said:
I've eaten alot of ineffectively killed grouse then!!
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I've limited out a dozen times this year with ineffectively killed grouse. Most of them just had a lot of damage to their heads, or head missing completely. I didn't notice any taste difference compared to the ones killed with bigger guns either?
 
My largest and only real beef with then otherwise fine 28 is finding any new manufactured slugs in this country.
For us northern hunters the possibility of bumping into something big and maybe unfriendly or wishing to steal your harvest (while upland game hunting) is a real possibility.
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You can use .54 cal round ball to reload a shell with.
 
Only really good reason for the .410, is that you can get used Marlins and Winchesters in a lever action. Nothing quite like hunting with a lever. Even if you can't hit chit, you're still gonna feel like a cowboy.;)
 
trebor2880 said:
Only really good reason for the .410, is that you can get used Marlins and Winchesters in a lever action. Nothing quite like hunting with a lever. Even if you can't hit chit, you're still gonna feel like a cowboy.;)
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And with those stupid sights in the way, hitting things on the wing is a lot more difficult.
 
First gun purchased was a Winchester single shot 410 from Mcleods for $49. Traded that for a Ruger 10-22 fairly quickly due to shell cost. Hunted grouse for about 15 years with the Ruger and then got a good deal on a Savage 22/410 which was used until retirement. Three kids in sports did not leave any money in my non-existent gun budget. When the last of the brood departed for better climes I traded the 1022 on the EE for what I wanted all along . A nice little 16a. SxS. The 410 is the truck gun of choice around here and primarily used for ground sluicing. Thick brush mostly and the 410 simply cannot punch through it when wing shooting. Shells around here are $22/box, sometimes hard to get in three inch. Lot of Mossberg bolt action 410s truck guns around here. The stores were cleaned out of 410 shells last season long before season's end. So lots of demand. Grouse hunting is often done while doing some other type pf hunting or driving to a fishing hole. Not many dedicated wing shooters around here. Have never understood the shell cost, given the size you think they would be cheaper???
 
Bland said:
... Have never understood the shell cost, given the size you think they would be cheaper???
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Its cost is due to mostly volume and production compared to 12g, but lately retail gouging seems to become a new variable. I've been loading my own for 30 years. The hulls last for a dozen plus reloads in some cases. It only costs 20 cents per round to reload.
 
fiddler said:
Its cost is due to mostly volume and production compared to 12g, but lately retail gouging seems to become a new variable. I've been loading my own for 30 years. The hulls last for a dozen plus reloads in some cases. It only costs 20 cents per round to reload.
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Corporate gouging is getting VERY out of hand these days ...
 
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