Ruger Redhawk

I've killed many a armadillo and rattlesnake when I lived in FL with a cheap single shot .410 H&R.

Amigo Will

The .410 as we know it was 67gauge in Europe and some new guns sold there are still marked as such. I much prefer the bang for the buck of 2 1/2" and believe the 3" is mostly wasted in shot string

iamedic

I really enjoy my .410 I dont take it out much but it is a fun single shot. I have taken many critters with it

bigweatherby

It was great for my 6 year old hunting buddy to take his first squirrel this past weekend!

blackhawkfan

My first "shotgun" was a Springfield Model 1884 "trapdoor" 45/70 rifle that me and my father before me shot .410 shotgun shells in . It had a heck of a pattern and I swear the shot made a distinctive sound as it came out of that rifled barrel . The fired shells usually had to be knocked out of the chamber with the old rifle's cleaning rod. I still have the Springfield and the Stevens 311 16 gauge shotgun I finally bought when I was 18 to take the old 45/70's place.

cookieman

The question is not "what the 410 good for " it is " Are you worth the 410. My son use a 410 for dove and limit out every year. he use a Remington 870 410 wingmaster.

Lethalchem

What are opinions about the .410 as a defense round in something like the Taurus Judge revolver though? I've read both sides of the debate, but have no personal experience. With proper personal defense ammo, can the firearm be a valid PD weapon as it's advertised, or is the reality that it's just another "snake gun"?

standsleeper

I think, if I saw a groundhog riding on a tractor, I would take pictures before I shot it.

78CJ5

I have a very old "snake charmer" I used to dispatch a shark every now and then while fishing in Jacksonville bay when I was a teenager.

kiwihunter

I dont know if you guys would have seen these in the USA,but these were once popular in NZ they are a 410 pistol known as a "kea" gun ...they were named this because years ago the Kea (a native NZ parrot)was especially in the sth island deemed a pest and in great numbers these were a popular weapon for dispatching them Keas are now a protected species and the infamous Kea guns are a collectors item ,sort after by pig hunters to use with a 410 slug over the top of the dogs...they are now etched into NZ
folk lore...very collectible.Below is a photo and a description as per nz firearms journal
KIWI





Also a pistol under current law but no longer manufactured. The .410gauge smoothbored handgun below has a barrel that is longer than 12" and was therefor not a a pistol under the 1920 Arms Laws. Being smoothbored these handguns were technically shotguns and were sold in New Zealand under the now very non 'PC' name of "Kea Guns"

Pig hunters and other users discovered they would also chamber and fire a popular lever-action rifle cartridge!

When pistols were heavilly restricted in the 1970s special rules permitted the owners of Kea Guns (which being 'shotguns' were exempt from licensing and registration) to be registered to current owners.
As it was when the 1920 Act restricted the possession of handguns - and is always the case when such laws are enacted - large numbers of Kea Guns went underground and were not registered.

moonpie

we had some of these once 410 Single-Shot Shotgun Pistol

Deqlyn

410 bore is great for small game and younger kids and older men. Not much kick, downside is you need a skilled shooter as its around half the shot of 20 gauge. I shot trap with a lefever lrtfg. Was fun and easy to hold 25 shells in ur pocket!

kiwihunter

Thanks for the link ...thats a nice old stevens for sure.

Lethalchem

Yahoo! Video Detail for The Taurus .410 Judge at SHOT Show 2010