Don Fischer
New member
I find myself shooting at more pigeons over the dog's with my 410 anymore. Gonna try it on grouse this year if I can find some. But something I think is probably more fact is that a 3/4oz load from a 12ga will give a better pattern, if you check them, I don't, than a 28 with the same 3/4oz load. What the 28 will do far better is carry all day! When I shot a 12ga the heaviest loads I ever used the last ten years or so were 1 1/2oz target's loads, I adjusted the size of the shot! In my 16ga, I like 1 oz target's loads with heavier shot. I don't shoot and haven't in a lot of years a 20ga, just never turned me on. My 28 get's 3/4oz loads of either 7 1/2's or 6's.haven't started loading the 410 yet but use a lot of 1/2oz #6 loads and they work fine! If I were to hunt pheasant with my 28, never know, I might jump up to 5 shot. Less shot but heavier takes less shot to make a clean kill! Oh, and I only shoot birds over pointing dogs!