Originally Posted by Stanton Hillis
Originally Posted by keith
Originally Posted by Stanton Hillis
Originally Posted by Buzz
3/4 Oz shot is 3/4 Oz of shot, eh??

Yep............ until ignition. Then, setback takes it's toll. And the toll, misshapen shot, is a lot higher in a .410 bore than in a .550 bore. Most people who have patterned a lot know how much harder it is to get really nice patterns out of magnum .410 loads. I had to go to hard, nickel plated shot to get 3/4 oz. .410 patterns that come close to equaling hard unplated shot patterns out of a 28.


Sounds like the logical progression would be 1500 fps loads of # 10 TSS shot in a very lightly choked 3" .410 bore at about $3.00 per pop at a dove....

That would be a "progression" of some kind, I suppose. But, logical? Nah ...........

That's kinda what I was thinking about intentionally handicapping yourself by choosing a .410 bore, and then spending extra money for premium nickel plated loads to overcome the handicap induced by the much longer shot column.

Just an observation. I don't really care what anyone shoots to take their game. As long ss they don't shoot themselves in the foot by supporting anti-gun Democrats. But honestly, I never thought much of black powder shooters who use scope sighted inlines that utilize 209 primers. I do think it would be a real accomplishment to take a limit of doves with a smallbore SxS flintlock.

A true sign of mental illness is any gun owner who would vote for an Anti-Gunner like Joe Biden.