The lowly .410 bore

[tlbradford]

I would stick with #5 and #6.  I pushed a large late season pheasant about 4 feet sideways on 2 consecutive shots with the 7-1/2" at about 15 yards.  It didn't even slow it down.

[rasbo]

#5 outta mine,its an older bolt action I bought for my wife...Le grouse do the Michael Jackson when hit

[huntinhick]

#6 was the ticket when I was a kid,  I figure it I could drop a pheasant with it it will work on grouse.  Yes you have to be able to get a good shot on a bird and may have to pass up some shots you could have made with a 12g but then that is hunting! 

[Dave Workman]

The test gun will have double fixed full chokes, 26 inch bbls, and double triggers.  I am REALLY looking forward to getting that baby cranked up.

Thx for the advice and KEEP IT COMING!


GROUSE MUST DIE!!!!!!!  

[huntinhick]

I am looking forward to the review!  I love 410's just picked up a rossi single shot made for kids in Jan for a grouse gun and just cause i wanted it.  I was sitting here thinking about the fact that so many people say the 410 is a crippler.  what I am thinking is it is like going to bow hunting,  you can't go for those 100 yard shots that would have been cake with the rifle but that is the reason you went with a bow so that it would be a harder hunt.  you go with a 410 knowing it has its limits and they are different than your 12g and you enjoy a good day in the woods.  Also I have seen just as many birds hit poorly with a 12g get away as ones hit poorly with a 410, within its range it is a sound little gun.....not that I like the .410 or anything.

carl

[jdb]

I usually use 3" #6. I am a huge .410 fan we have 2 in house and I'd buy another if I found just the right gun, I have killed many, many many. grouse, squirrel, rattlesnake and quail with both a single shot and bolt action .410.

[h2ofowlr]

I use # 5 & 6 in the 3" shells, out of my side by side.  Also wacked a few with the Judge. 

[Dave Workman]

The test ammunition will be 5's, 6's and 7 1/2's, and I expect to use a bunch of it.

I'm a big fan of S/S doubles, with double triggers. I've got a 12 and 20 like that, and this .410 is also a DT model. 

[Curly]

3" with #6's.  Just not enough pellets with larger than #6 shot, IMO.

[ICEMAN]

I teethed on a pump action .410 for grouse, plus carried it for deer my first two years....

I have always been on the lookout for a savage 22mag/.410  but everyone I find is aparently someones family heirloom and they want way way too much for it....

I would consider buying a new gun in 410 magnum when it comes out. Still waiting...wishing...

[let.it.fly]

i got a buddy who has some kinda AK varient that shoots .410's its pretty cool though it only hold 5 shots.

[Whitelightning]

I was given a Crescent Quail Hammerless SxS in .410. I have only used it a couple of times with #9 target but dropped a couple Grouse on the wing with it last season. It sure shoulders and points nice.

[halflife65]

First gun I ever shot that had a "kick" when I was about 7 or 8.  Single shot .410.  Killed my first grouse with it when I was 12. 

It belongs to my uncle but it gets loaned out to whatever kid in the family is ready to graduate from a .22.

[Special T]

My father in law has a S7R single shot that i have shot a few times... I like the gun and gauge for rabbit and grouse... My reason for not buying a savage 22lr 410 was just the cost and availability of the 410 ammo.. from what i hear it is still a popular gun in the south due to the popularity of hunting squirrels and rabbits down there...

[tlbradford]

I think the .410 is still a fun gun and has a lot of history for us, but with some quality 28 gauges out there, it doesn't pass the logic test anymore.  Effective for sure, but there are others that do the same job better.