I could not agree more. But a lot of folks would disagree very strongly

Skeet,

8-9 boxes an hour on a Mec 600 is more impressive than the guy shooting doves with a .410 and limiting within 20 shells. Well, almost. Quite honestly, I don't mind standing next to guys like that because they are done with their limit so quickly that I can actually shoot mine without having to shoot at birds that are darting all over God's creation because 6 people tried to tag them on the way in.


DaMadman,

Imagine shooting those little targets at the sporting clays tournament with a .410. Most people couldn't break them with a 12 ga. full choke, including you, and they are about the size of a turkey head. Okay, I guess they were on edge and they were moving directly away from us, but the 12 ga. pattern wasn't all too good for that one either. I wish I had a 10 ga. for those.

DMM 410 and wabbits
 

A 410 for wabbits is the cat's meow...and what i use for those wascally wabbits all the time. I have an ol Stevens 311 in 410..opened to light mod/ light mod. It's a weal wabbit slayer!! And I don't have to worry about scwatching up the M-42. In fact we be going next week for a day or two. Have 5 farms to hunt before the foxes get 'em all. 8 boxes an hour on a 600 Jr is not too hard to do. I was loading all the time too...remember. Just have to lay out all the stuff in advance. The 410 is a fun gun fer skwerls too. :D

Well I did part of what I said I was going to do this weekend.

I took a remington Turkey head target to the range and shot it at 25 yards. All I had in the way of shells were some
3 inch Remington express #4 Well at 25 yards there were a few more than a dozen pellets in the head.

Our phone line was out this weekend so I couldn't post the target, but I will scan it in and post it for those interested.

I really wish that I had a few of the 2-1/2, #6 shot that I occasionally use for trap. I think they would have done real well also, the only other shell I had were some #9 shot and some russian #3 and they patterned terrible, but the #4 express wopuld have killed the turkey very dead from 25 yards

www.airgunhunters.com those guys shoot them with their pellet guns.
410 fine just limit your shots

Dropping big birds
 

I think a .410 has plenty of pop at 25-30 yards to kill a turkey. Sounds like these two guys have been doing it with success. I think it maybe a option for older hunters to continue hunting after the recoil of the larger gauges becomes a problem, or for the hunter who just likes a differant challenge.

I just picked up a .410 for Pheasant hunting and love it.