Let's stir the hunting with a .410 pot again

[DaMadman]

I personally love to see the opinions on this subject. They vary so widely it really can be interesting

Lots of people that are totally for throwing a .410 in the river and say it is a no good gun, while others think it is the "bees knees"

Personally I like the .410 I think as long as you stay within the range limit the small bore produces a nice tight patter and it is a great little shotgun to start kids hunting with.

I killed quite a few squirrels with the .410 bolt action that my dad had when I was 6 or 7 years old. Then I got a .410 of my own and killed a a lot more squirrels with it. I am definetly more accurate with m break action single shot than I ever was with Dads Bolt action from Western Auto

I like to try to put the majority of the pellets in the head of the squirrel and you just cant do that with the bigger gauges.

Also think it is a great rabbit gun.

Turkeys???? They are some tough birds and I am not that patient so I probably would be the prime candidate to turkey hunt with one either, I probably wouldn't shoot past my range limit but I would be so frustrated by the time the turkey got close enough it just wouldn't be a fun thing to do.

If I think about it the next time I go to the range I am going to take my .410 and a few turkey head targets and pattern some loads just for curiousity. I would almost bet that I could get 10 - 12 pellets in the head area up to 30 yards with my .410 and the shells I use the most. Of course I don't know for sure but I think there is a good chance. Maye I'll give it a try this weekend and post the results.

BTW None of this is going to make any difference in whether I hunt turkeys with a .410 or not becaus I have never Turkey Hunted and probably won't anytime soon and If I do it will be with my 870 in 12 gauge.
I just thought it was a interesting article and I know the subject brings up lots of opinions here at huntchat. So I posted it.

Thank for all the opinions guys, it's an interesting topic to me