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Ever get a question stuck in your mind that won't go away? I know the answer is out there but I have googled until I am blue in the face and can NOT find the answer. Neither is it in my reference books.
What GAUGE is a 410 shotgun?
A 32 gauge is .526 but that is as small as I can find.
Anyone know the answer?
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How heavy is a 410 diameter ball? How many of those balls per pound?? That would be the gauge.
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I was sure someone knew. Thank you Sir. And thanks for the interesting reading. I never found that google button.
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.410 shotgun. The most useless firearm ever?
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.410 shotgun. The most useless firearm ever? Not hardly. They tend to be great for rabbit hunting the thick stuff or in semi-urban areas. Lots of fun on the 5 Stand course as well.
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Scott; Thank you so much for that link and thanks to Boggy Creek Ranger as well for the thread! Every year - well it seems like every year - since I started teaching our provincial Hunter Safety course, some student wants to know why the .410 isn't a gauge and what gauge would it be if it was a gauge? I found a bit of information on it, but seriously this is the proverbial �mother lode�! I must go back now to see why those .410 shells are in what has to be a military tin. Thanks again to both of you gentlemen � the stuff one can learn here is amazing. I will now be prepared for next spring�s class. Have a good weekend gentlemen. Dwayne
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.410 shotgun. The most useless firearm ever? Not hardly. They tend to be great for rabbit hunting the thick stuff or in semi-urban areas. Lots of fun on the 5 Stand course as well. Might have its shortcomings, but when I take it out of the safe, it brings back memories of Dad and a simpler time - the day he brought it home for me, the magic of the paper-hulled shells that I was allowed to handle whenever I wanted (the gun was strictly off-limits unless supervised), the two-month-long exquisite misery of waiting for opening day, the first pheasant that I shot, and his happiness at my success.
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Might have its shortcomings, but when I take it out of the safe, it brings back memories of Dad and a simpler time - the day he brought it home for me, the magic of the paper-hulled shells that I was allowed to handle whenever I wanted (the gun was strictly off-limits unless supervised), the two-month-long exquisite misery of waiting for opening day, the first pheasant that I shot, and his happiness at my success.
5sdad; Amen sir, my memories as well, but I couldn't have put it so well or succinctly. My first shotgun was a bolt action Mossberg with the adjustable choke - a club if there ever was one. But it opened up the world of bird hunting to a Saskatchewan farm kid that somehow just had to hunt everything and anything. I traded it off when I was maybe 13 or 14 for a Russian single shot 12 gauge, but I still fondly recall the outings for ducks with that little .410. I hope you and yours have a good weekend sir. Regards, Dwayne
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Dwayne - thanks and back at you. The weekend looks good - son, daughter-in-law, grandson, and his sibling-to-be are coming for a couple of days. My .410 is an H&R Topper. It is the one firearm that I have managed to not trade off and wish that I hadn't. Best, John
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.410 shotgun. The most useless firearm ever? No way. They make great rabbit and squirrel shotguns. I have a 870 Remington in .410 and I love it. It also makes a great late night armadillo terminator in the yard etc....
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It isn't for armchair shot gunners..thats for sure.. Actually thats exactly what it's for.Because it's useless in the field.As for a armchair anything you've got the wrong guy.
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I suck with a shotgun, but I"ll never forget last summer when we were in AK and I wanted a Ptarmigan, and all we had was a 410 contender... I managed to take one on the ground of course, that was a pot shooting gun and the reason for it being along, and then one took flight right to left.... Carolyn has a photo of it in the air and I brought it down... the only problem with the photo is you can see a puff of feathers but the Ptarmigan is behind my body when she clicked....
They are HARD to shoot but a ton of fun. They are NOT a beginners gun. Once many years back I was ok with a shotgun and started hunting dove with a 410... you better be decent to do that and expect success......
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i always wanted one in an 870... would be a good learner gun for my son.
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It isn't for armchair shot gunners..thats for sure.. Actually thats exactly what it's for.Because it's useless in the field.As for a armchair anything you've got the wrong guy. Not useless at all. You've just got to be really good at what you're doing.
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