I have an over under 22/410, was my gramps. Starting to feel old that I own a weapon that's hard to buy ammo for... shot ground hogs with it growing up.
What is the deal with NO .410 Shot Shells.
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GunBroker is full of what you want !!
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My wife told me not to try shooting armadillos because many people have been hurt by the projectiles ricocheting off, and you can't kill them by shooting them. So, I set out live catch traps in an elaborate set up after hours of study from trapping experts. I'm not as patient with trapping as I used to be. With all the reloading testing that goes on, I had to apply my curiosity to test the ricochet theory…. It is not true. I also chose the .410 with 6 shot. Works great!
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22LR doesn't ricochet
,410 scarcity started to show about the same time that .22LR got scarce. 22LR has recovered but not .410 Years back I tried reloading some for my son and I could not get one good crimp out of 100. Ballistic Products sells reloading components for .410 if you are interested.
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It's the same where I'm at. I now work at a hardware/gun/gas/liquor/etc store (small town, one stop shop haha). I have had to tell probably two dozen different people in the last month that we have no 410 and no idea when they'll be sending any our way.
Prairie Sasquatch
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Save your .410 hulls. They have a lot of value. If you shoot any amount of .410 it's pretty easy to pay for a loader pretty quickly. They don't use much powder or shot which is the expensive part.
iShoot17
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Last I was in one of the LGS, they had cases of 410. I do not recall the price. I'm happy to see what the price was if it would help some folks out. They also had a BEAUTIFUL Rizzini 410 O/U.
I enjoy my little NEF .410 single shot but its use is certainly limited and more novelty at this point (it was a gift many years ago from my father as my first shotgun). It'll go out in the field for some backyard clays or occasionally on a squirrel hunt if I feel like giving the rimfires a rest. I've kicked around picking up an O/U 410 though for some more fun on the five stand and trap fields.
I enjoy my little NEF .410 single shot but its use is certainly limited and more novelty at this point (it was a gift many years ago from my father as my first shotgun). It'll go out in the field for some backyard clays or occasionally on a squirrel hunt if I feel like giving the rimfires a rest. I've kicked around picking up an O/U 410 though for some more fun on the five stand and trap fields.
Plenty available in my area
I've thought about buying a 410 for dispatching snakes, but had no idea of the high cost of shells. Armadillos are a real problem where I live. A 22LR will do the job effectively. As Len mentioned, they do jump like a spring when shot. The buzzards really like them after a couple of days laying dead in the woods.
Look at those prices. Maybe GOLD Shot in them.
There are some 3" in stores, but no 2 1/2". This LGS is gouging becase of availibty. All the boxes are OLD and $65.00 for .410 and $29.95 for a box of 17HMR????
