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It seems there's more positive answers than negative ones I've already started to look about and see what's about but not going to rush into buying anything until Xmas but please keep the comments coming good or bad also cartridge recommendations etc thanks Andy

 

Part of the problem with 410 is also the lack of decent, well engineered guns that handle well. This is easy when it comes to 12g as you can pick up potentially world beating guns 2nd hand for under a grand but almost all the offering in the tiny calibre almost seem to be an apology for a gun. True you can get nice Remington semi's or pay through the nose for a top flight long barrelled thoroughbred but generally the £500 offerings have horrid looking wood and next to no effort put into making them handle right.

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Absolutely go for it :good: Clays are about fun and with a 410, I think you might just be surprised and put a big grin on your face :yes: I did a High pheasant stand at a local country fair with Bluebarrels last year. A chap came up to me and was ripping my arm off to buy my 410, there and then. He was gobsmacked when I told him it was a cheap Turkish Yilditz :lol:

A lot on here completely under estimate the 410. Great for kids, both small and big :lol: Yes the carts are expensive compared to say a 12g, but a bang is a bang, so not much difference per pop, and if you reload them, they will be dirt cheap :good: Set of scales, de-re-capper, rto....sorted for under a hundred quid :good: Get out there, life is for fun :good::good:

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Any small bore is great fun IMHO. I'm rebuilding my 410 that was bought by my granddad between the wars, and have been for 3 years I'll finish it one day, so don't shoot 410 very much now but I love my 28 bore and will shoot most things with it game pigeon crows rabbits sporting clays skeet DTL I just like shooting them.

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Part of the problem with 410 is also the lack of decent, well engineered guns that handle well. This is easy when it comes to 12g as you can pick up potentially world beating guns 2nd hand for under a grand but almost all the offering in the tiny calibre almost seem to be an apology for a gun. True you can get nice Remington semi's or pay through the nose for a top flight long barrelled thoroughbred but generally the £500 offerings have horrid looking wood and next to no effort put into making them handle right.

I have a REVO .410, I use it for the kids.

Every now and then I have a pop and it is good fun, and those looking on nearly always fancy a go.

As for poor wood and little effort put into them, "what a load of rubbish".

The wood on a Yildiz is normally very good, the wood on a REVO is OK, but you should be looking at the clay when using the gun, unless of course you want to show off what you have "Label Mabel" comes to mind.

As in all things you get pay for.

 

If you can hit a target with a .410, as you more up the gauge, a larger gauge becomes more forgiving.

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I have a single shot bolt action .410 and i must say when you use it, it is good fun.

 

I used to go lamping rabbits with mine in certain areas it was perfect out the window and dropped them everytime.

 

I'm thinking of selling it though since I havn't used it in years

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Paid £40 for my single barrel Cooey .410 and I love it, such a fun little toy to have. Plus it's in spotless condition and I'll never part with it.

Cant agree more.

 

Got one of these Cooey's and it is cracking fun on the clays, for a bit of fun. I was quite shocked how effective it can be. I am going to look out for the skeat size 9 shot.

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I often use the .410 for squirrels, for this you cant beat it! (and lots of other vermin)

 

nice light load, not as loud (so doesnt scare everything in the woods away).

 

Also great for rabbits and Ive shot pigeon and magpie with it too.

 

Ive never used one for game, I can imagine its a good bore for woodcock or snipe but the shot are usually 6s so a bit big.

 

And with regards to DrBlox's recommendation of a Webley & Scott .410 bolt action, I give it a thumbs up, my dad had one and I learnt on it, and still use it on my land (even over the 12 bore, depending what im after), Very reliable but not good for game due to the slow reload time! (and possibly not packing enough punch, wouldnt like to take a pheasant with one, unless i guess it was 25 yards away or less, but even then I wouldn't).

 

As mentioned by others, cartridges are a bit steep!!!

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Well thanks for all the comments both good and bad :) but I've already brought a huglu 410 o/u and a slab of eley trap carts so starting this weekend I'm going to shoot sporting with it at local shoots will post results as it happens could be an interesting couple of months :)

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yeah i bought a Yildiz 410 youth for my nephews to bust some clays with and had a go myself with a butt pad extender and enjoyed it but the fit was terrible i have fires a friends Huglu and liked the feel of it so i have bought one off here, i am looking forward to getting home and putting some expensive ammo through it :) i am thinking with the cost of 410 ammo it may be wise to reload?

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On the plus side I shot a 31x70 with the huglu but on returning home and cleaning it have found the action is cracked through the firing pin holes not sure what to do as I brought it 2nd hand and it was in perfect condition it's only cracked after today's shooting :( any ideas

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On the plus side I shot a 31x70 with the huglu but on returning home and cleaning it have found the action is cracked through the firing pin holes not sure what to do as I brought it 2nd hand and it was in perfect condition it's only cracked after today's shooting :( any ideas

 

Do you mean the metal has fractured ? If it's the wood then most can be repaired quite cheaply.

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