bunny_blaster Posted May 8 Report Share Posted May 8 I’m after a subsonic .410 load using 2, 2.5 or 2 3/4” cases. Doesn’t need to be a particularly heavy load as it’s just for shooting rats out to 7/8 yards in the garden mostly under that range. 12/14 grams of 7 or 8 shot would be ideal. I have tubs of SP3 and Alliant steel powder so was wondering if that would be of any use. Can be either plastic or fibre wad. Thanks Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted May 8 Report Share Posted May 8 2 inch 9 gram loads will kill rats a lot further than 8 yards. Use 9’s if you can get them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunny_blaster Posted May 9 Author Report Share Posted May 9 9 shot is fine. I just need some load data for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted May 9 Report Share Posted May 9 Perhaps a 9mm garden gun would do the job and it’s an excuse to buy another gun!! This was my choice around the chicken pen many moons ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted May 9 Report Share Posted May 9 obvious question...why not use an air rifle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minky Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 (edited) On 09/05/2024 at 09:48, old'un said: obvious question...why not use an air rifle? You Can't pack shoot the blighters with an air rifle. AND with the price of pellets it might be cheaper to pack shoot them with a 12 bore. Edited May 11 by Minky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olddogfox Posted July 31 Report Share Posted July 31 http://www.####.co.uk/loads1.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted August 1 Report Share Posted August 1 (edited) To the OP. I am at postcode LE9 2BN and have one box of twenty-five, at least, of 2" #9 Lyalvale .410". If they would like them come over, collect....with valid SGC...and dash me £5.00. The 9mm RF I found with Eley were useless as they used # 7 1/2 shot so the pattern was poor. The other suggestion might be to look at using cut down rimmed all brass cases...such as .45 Colt and use a cut down plaswad and over that a thick card wad them form a crimp in the normal .45 Colt crimper die. The only problem is, now, getting pistol primers if you do not have a valid FAC. I also have one of the Henry Krank plastic bottles of #9 shot that I'd be happy to sell at what it cost me which was £42.00 some time ago. Edited August 1 by enfieldspares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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