Underdog Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Or rather smoothbores! Just how quiet is a 20g compared to a 410 with standared ammo not subbies? Do the singles shoot nice or feel awkward? U. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted May 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Sorry. May of asked in the wrong section. U. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubris Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 I find my moderated .410 produces about the same level of noise as my air rifles without their mods. Never played with the moderated 20's. If you're near Dorset feel free to come have a play with the 410. I find it fine to handle as the mod brings a bit of size and weight to an otherwise 'puny' tool. Just beware, you can (or used to be able to) buy the mods separately, so there are some poorly done DIY examples out there with 'interesting' barrel porting. That said, whoever built mine did a decent job, even if I've never worked out what brand the foreign gun is! Hubris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted May 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Thankyou. Dorset is a long way away from me but thankyou. U. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00buck Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 (edited) The 20g is ok I use it in a field of horses But the 410 is ok to but think the 20 is better more range But at night they sound loud Edited May 16, 2013 by 00buck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 You can have the best of both worlds if you choose carefully. Despite what is printed on the box some of the heavier 20gauge loads are actually reasonably slow thru a ported fully moderated barrel and therefore don't give off the sonic crack we are trying to avoid. Problem is that various guns are ported to a greater or lesser degree so you have to experiment with the gun you intend to use. My old moderated 20gauge would fire gamebore traditional game 28gram quietly but my new gun that is ported less wont. I believe it will fire lyalvale 32gram fibre in 20gauge quietly though. Nonetheless a moderated 20gauge wont generally be as quiet as a .410 but it's so much more versatile the extra noise is very much worth it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brin Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 i use a 410 baikel first time i fired it i thought i had a missfire hushpower with subsonics love it to bits but ime not confident over 25 yards but that is proberly me whould highly recomend got a 12 gauge aswell that soinds like a 410 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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