How many of y’all use a .410 for dove hunting? I’ve got a friend that gave me a Yeildz o/u 20 gauge. And I just messing around with him said “man when I get used to this thing I’ll have to get a .410.” And just started laughing and said “doves & .410’s Dont go together”. I’ve only been dove hunting once with him & really enjoyed it. But I think it would be a blast to shoot doves with a .410.
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My Dad and I have had several contests over water tanks through the years with his two LC Smith 410 SxS....one of which I will inherit one day. It a fun shoot but you do have to pick your shots...well ....at least i do... I was quite surprised at how lethal they were honestly. We have shot limits...he's beaten me to limits and I him....but it's always been a fun shoot. Sadly its been awhile since we have done that. Probably because the older I get the worse I am shooting..
It was probably just me but Abby brought back a lot of head pullers when we did it. They weren't flyers. Just alive. I wish we had more waterhole shoots but our tanks just don't get near the birds they used to compared to our corn fields. Somebody must have put in some water closer to their roosts we are guessing. Hard to sit at a tank and get a few shots when folks are melting barrels in the food fields.
Don't have any pics of me as we were "competing" lol, but I did find a couple of him trying to make it work out in the corn fields. I prefer a 20 ga with 20 ga shell prices out there.... I had a Fausti 410 for a while and I just didn't like the gun. Sold it and never bought a replacement. Need to tell him to bring the 410s this fall for old times sake.
Last edited by Smart; 03-16-2019, 08:01 PM.
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Originally posted by bk_tradguy88 View PostIf the shells weren’t so high I would, I’m not set up to load .410, I shoot 28 instead. Don’t miss the heavy weight shell bag of a 12. But I do like .410 and it’s plenty to get it done. And the range is impressive with the right load and choke.
pricing it out I think I can load for a little over $3 a box better shells than you can buy.
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