A long while back, I had a Mossberg 183 bolt action .410. I shouldn't have sold it, but I did. I almost immediately regretted it. Sold all my reloading components and reloading press too.
Fast forward a few years and my son wanted a shotgun. I got him a Mossberg 510 Mini. He loved that shotgun. I put out feelers to buy a reloading press and got a response. I bought it, and to my surprise, it was the exact same person I had sold mine to years before - He had never used it!
Well, my son outgrew the 410. We sold it. Didn't sell the press, components, or shells with it. I keep looking at the press sitting beside the 20 and 12 gauge presses. It's making me itch to buy another .410. Then I came across the box of shells today. Yeah... a BIG box of shells. There's several hundred sitting in there. A quick look through the reloading components shows that I have enough sitting in boxes to reload another 250 or more.
Why did I keep all of that? Probably because I knew I'd be right where I'm at right now... considering buying a .410 again.
Yeah, I already know what many will say. "Buy a 20 gauge" (I have several... along with a 28, and several 12's). I just like .410's. I like being able to carry a whole box worth of shells in my front pocket.
And although I like popping squirrels with my .22 rifles or .17 pistol, i've also enjoyed easily knocking them out of trees at close range with the .410.
I had the Yildiz single shot in my hands two days ago. $130. I almost bought it. But I didn't. I'd really like to buy another Mossberg 183 with the adjustable choke again (or find the one I sold and buy it back for the same price!).
I'm working at Bass Pro Shops tomorrow for 8 hours, and working at Cabelas on Sunday for 8 hours. It's going to be difficult to keep from walking out of one of those stores with a .410.
Maybe I'll get a double barrel this time.... Over / Under. No! Side / Side! Well...Oh, heck... I don't know.
All the best,
Glenn
Fast forward a few years and my son wanted a shotgun. I got him a Mossberg 510 Mini. He loved that shotgun. I put out feelers to buy a reloading press and got a response. I bought it, and to my surprise, it was the exact same person I had sold mine to years before - He had never used it!
Well, my son outgrew the 410. We sold it. Didn't sell the press, components, or shells with it. I keep looking at the press sitting beside the 20 and 12 gauge presses. It's making me itch to buy another .410. Then I came across the box of shells today. Yeah... a BIG box of shells. There's several hundred sitting in there. A quick look through the reloading components shows that I have enough sitting in boxes to reload another 250 or more.
Why did I keep all of that? Probably because I knew I'd be right where I'm at right now... considering buying a .410 again.
Yeah, I already know what many will say. "Buy a 20 gauge" (I have several... along with a 28, and several 12's). I just like .410's. I like being able to carry a whole box worth of shells in my front pocket.
And although I like popping squirrels with my .22 rifles or .17 pistol, i've also enjoyed easily knocking them out of trees at close range with the .410.I had the Yildiz single shot in my hands two days ago. $130. I almost bought it. But I didn't. I'd really like to buy another Mossberg 183 with the adjustable choke again (or find the one I sold and buy it back for the same price!).
I'm working at Bass Pro Shops tomorrow for 8 hours, and working at Cabelas on Sunday for 8 hours. It's going to be difficult to keep from walking out of one of those stores with a .410.
Maybe I'll get a double barrel this time.... Over / Under. No! Side / Side! Well...Oh, heck... I don't know.
All the best,
Glenn
. You'd be surprised how fast you can slam a 2nd shell in the chamber if you keep one in your left hand while shooting the first. That action slams shut with the flick of the wrist. Makes me focus more on the shot too. 
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