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It seems that even in the land of the 12 ga. game gun, and light-for-gauge loads for birds, the siren call of the .410 cannot be resisted. Interesting.

I well remember when on this very board a few of us were chastened for even considering the use of a .410 for doves and quail. Such was called unsportsmanlike and irresponsible. Those nay-sayers are mostly silent. Amazing what a British video can do to change minds.

I am going to weigh in just because of recent events. A friend recovering from back injurie and has been shooting .410 instead of his usual 12 on clays and fall off is not much. I believe he could shoot .410 on doves and quail and not miss many more than with his 12.
On the flip side I just returned from Scotland and shot driven pheasant and partridge. Out of 17 different drives only 1 would have been ok for such small gauge work. We had high winds and steep terrain. This was my first such outing but I was shooting with very experienced guns that all felt some of our drives were the most difficult they had ever seen. Provided the keeper set you up in a good setting and the weather cooperated this is possible but I would say for experts only.