.410 ammo

You would want some 7.5's or #8's for quail, find some skeet or sporting clay loads. These will have hard shot in them and pattern well out of most guns.
 
Hunting will be southern NJ and Delaware and perhaps northern Pennsylvania. This will be my first outing with a .410 so I, too, am cureous as regards performance.

The gun was a find at a garage sale ($25.00) and I've spent a bit of post surgical recouping time stripping both stock and barrel. The stock is now complete and the metal work should be done very shortly.

I do wish the chamber was 3 inches, though.
 
The .410 is one of my favorites and I shoot a lot of skeet with one. The .410 has the power per pellet of any of the others, it is just that the shot count is a lot lower per shell and that doesn't allow for longer ranges or somewhat "sloppy" shooting. You will need to get on the birds quickly and accurately to be succesful consistantly. I suppose for a few bucks you could get a gunsmith to lengthen your chamber to the 2 3/4" shells ( assuming the gun is safe for this) which are going to be a lot easier to find. In any event, as posted earlier, find some good hard shot. Best of luck and hunting.
 
Ruger4570.... 2 1/2" and 3" are both the standard sizes for 410. I'm not aware of a 2 3/4". It's not uncommon for someone to think that cause all the othe shotguns are 2 3/4. Sometimes even I forget. Just a quirk of the 410 I guess.
 
Dakotashooter: You are absolutly right, I have to wonder where my head was at to have posted the wrong length,, thanks for the correction.
 
Re:ammocrafter

You need to remember that a .410 will shoot just as fast and just as far as a 12 gauge. The difference is the amount of shot in the pattern.

As far quail go, they are pretty fragile targets. I rarely have found one still alive after hitting it.

Good luck with your hunting.
 
Digger

I saw the Midway ammo, but if you look at the Fedreal ammo they say is 2 3/4 inch, the boxes are marked 2 1/2.
 
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