Rimfireboy Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) I reckon 7 shot works best in a fourten. The pattern fails more quickly than pellet energy in a fourten. You can get 4's but the pattern is poor at anything more than a few yards. Just my opinion. Edited October 26, 2013 by Rimfireboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayslayer Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 BB shot in 410 does not have the same speed as a 12 gauge they are set a lot slower(about 900 ft per second as apposed to 1090 in a 12 GAUGE CARTRIDGE) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deershooter Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 BB shot in 410 does not have the same speed as a 12 gauge they are set a lot slower(about 900 ft per second as apposed to 1090 in a 12 GAUGE CARTRIDGE) Sorry you are wrong here I have cronoed most .410 including all my home loads most are 1150-1250 FPS it's only subsonic loads that are 900 FPS OR BELOW 12gauge also are not 1090 the last BBload I put through the chrono was 1263 FPS Deershooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddler Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 the speed of sound is 343.2 metres per second (1,126 ft/s)... Above from Google, though actual spped varies according to altitude a nd temperature, etc. Quite a few more heavy duty 410 load offerings to be found abroad...inc buckshot & the like. UK laws state that the cartridge must contain a minimum number of shot: nowhere does it stipulate that all the shot have to be the same size...so you could mix 2 or 3 buckshot with a few #7 or peppershot... Handloading is the best way to get maximum performance from the 410...and also the way to customise payload/velocity requirements Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 (edited) UK laws state that the cartridge must contain a minimum number of shot: nowhere does it stipulate that all the shot have to be the same size...so you could mix 2 or 3 buckshot with a few #7 or peppershot... Handloading is the best way to get maximum performance from the 410...and also the way to customise payload/velocity requirements True - but you could also use 5 LG/000 buckshot in a 3" cartridge - and stay within the law - assuming you have some reloading data to support this Or just buy it: Edited October 27, 2013 by aris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 without being a total numpty...... what is the point of reloading #7 shot and a big shot? it defeats the point of a shotgun, because you are trying to shoot slug type projectile. if you have such a need, buy some slugs? as for the legality of shooting 2-3 buckshot in a cartridge is speculative. say you add 5 #9s, that could be looked at as a bit of grit that ended up on the cartridges. you could even say you loaded #12 as well. its not like the police make up there own set of rules... is it.?? as for the 303 case issue. dont bother. there are umpteen decent .410 hull recipes to load upto / with without messing around. the .410 is not designed to sporting-ly shoot fox, bears, goats, moose, boar, or whatever. it is a tiny gun for little birds. some of you need to realize, it is not a 12gauge or as versatile as a 12gauge. i dont really care how many hypothetical SSG you can stuff in it. or the fact that 3grams of #50 shot can kill pigeons at 1000yards or more. it is a small cartridge "shotgun" always has, been always will be, live with it. if you are adamant to fire SSG / LG etc or whatever at stuff. load up an 8 gauge, and shoot it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Chamber Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 (edited) I hear that 14 gram .410 AAA shells are used in South Africa, to protect fruit pickers from snakes. The armed supervisors fire from horseback when called to a 'spotting'. Edited October 29, 2013 by Floating Chamber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiep Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 My sister - out in Queensland - carries a .410 pistol for snake shooting, loaded with Eley 'fourlong' 2.5 inch with 14g No. 5 shot. Reckons it is the perfect gun for the job, they have become very popular with farmers / smallholders out there instead of a 9mm pistol, which they were all using 15-20 years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangford wildfowler Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 Why not get a .22 rifle it should kill a Fox a 20-25 yards? If you shoot it in the head surely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Chamber Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 My sister - out in Queensland - carries a .410 pistol for snake shooting, loaded with Eley 'fourlong' 2.5 inch with 14g No. 5 shot. Reckons it is the perfect gun for the job, they have become very popular with farmers / smallholders out there instead of a 9mm pistol, which they were all using 15-20 years ago These snakes in Africa are BIGGGGG snakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00buck Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 I have loaded bb in a 410 and shot foxes at close range with them 3/4 oz of shot in a 3" shell with fibre wad and a rto they work fine in the hushpower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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