I have used chambermate 410 inserts on preserve birds with decent effect. Not good enough effect to make me comfortable using them on wild birds.
I found that for training a young dog a 410 with its reduced noise is a good tool.
That said I strongly believe It is imperiative I use enough gun (shot charge) on wild birds to deliver them to the hand. I do not believe I have the skill to do that consistently enough on the shots I normally get on half of my wild bird hunts.
If you are skilled enough to consistently engage wild birds with a 410 I salute you.
Last edited by old colonel; 02/23/15 06:46 PM.