henry c Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 Hi, I have just bought an over and under 3 inch .410 and am wondering what ammo would be best for general rough shooting, Eley do a 18 gram load in 5, 6 or 7's in fibre wad, im not really sure what other manufacturers do? am i better off with the bigger pellets and less of them, or more number 7 shot? - mostly for pigeons and such like Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveB916 Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 My young son (10) is using Fiochi 6's, 19 grm 3" mags to very good effect, dropped 3 pigeons, a rabit and a squirrel with them no issues. Dave B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonySmith Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 The best we found are Fiocchi Magnum 19g - 6, good for range. we also have used Lyalvale 2.5" 14g-6, but not at 'range' ATB Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s horsfield Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 hi lads i've just got a 410 (bikel fully mod) i know they say use 3'' subsonic's ,but i was wondering also if i could use other 's with it being moderated and if so what ? which would be the best ones for distance ect. thanks sorry for sounding a plank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humperdingle Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 hi lads i've just got a 410 (bikel fully mod) i know they say use 3'' subsonic's ,but i was wondering also if i could use other 's with it being moderated and if so what ? which would be the best ones for distance ect. thanks sorry for sounding a plank You can use any .410 cartridge, but obviously the super sonic ones won't be moderated properly. The Hushpower mod will take the edge off the bang, though. For distance, I'd be sticking with the no. 6 shot. .410s tend to be fully choked, so the narrow string should still put a few pellets in the right place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utectok Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 killed a couple of pheasants the other day with viri? 20gm 5s really pack a punch and pattern well in my gun to about 3o paces (30 yds?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farm boy Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 hi lads i've just got a 410 (bikel fully mod) i know they say use 3'' subsonic's ,but i was wondering also if i could use other 's with it being moderated and if so what ? which would be the best ones for distance ect. thanks sorry for sounding a plank Unless you have too be ultra silent , normal 3 inch will do ,or close range work 2 inch , the sub sonic's are hard to get I have the nine inch moderated model and in open space's it is fairly quiet with the 3 inch , but makes a bit of a bang near buildings .best of luck FARM BOY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rascal Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 If you need fibre wads then Eley are the only fibre .410s available. The 2 1/2 and 3" 6's or 3" 7's work a treat for rabbits out at 30-35 yards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse James Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 I agree with Rascal, My son uses Eley 3" 6s @ 30 yards as said works a treat. the only thing is price of course around £7.00 a box. He's 410 is currently un- moderated and using the Gamebore version carts seem to be much much more quite...... We gave our friend a Eley to try and a Gambore in there O/U 410 and the difference was un real in noise level. Is would appear Gambore was better for noise levels with the same load and size etc. There you go my penny's worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerseaDavid Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 I always use Eley 3" 6's when I am out rough shooting with my .410 and they work great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollysp2 Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Well i just got 1 box mind eley 3" magnums from banbury guns he pulled my pants down for £8.53 robbin xxxxxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerseaDavid Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Today I tried out a box of Gamebore Traditional Hunting cartridges 6 shot 16 gram 76mm and these worked well on the pigeons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry c Posted October 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 I went for the Eley 3 Inch in the end, seemed to get the job done out to 45 yards on Pigeons! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 (edited) . woops sorry Edited October 19, 2009 by chrispti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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