I PM'd Fireball2 about his need for .410 ammo, and am the guy with the steel. I stumbled upon a gun store that was closing and bought 40 boxes of 410, 30 of 16ga and 40 of 28ga.
The 16 and 28 were Fiocchi golden pheasant, which I know work well, but I had the same trepidation about the Federal steel loads in .410
I set my notions aside and just started using it. It broke clay and quail just like lead. I think a big part of this is that with a .410 in hand I don't feel comfortable taking long shots, so I don't. I never really gave it a chance to fail keeping my shots inside 20 yards or so.
I wish I had found a screaming deal on the same loads in lead, but I'm pretty pleased at the way it has played out so far.
